Valmora · Field-stone cottage of the 1850s, restored 2018
La Pietraia
A stone cottage at the top of the hamlet, with the woods behind.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Interior
- 170 m²
The house
Pietraia means a place of stones, and the cottage is exactly that: a hundred and seventy years ago a farmer cleared this meadow by hand and built his house from what he took out of the ground. You can still see the sizes sort themselves as the walls rise, big blocks at the base and small ones at the eaves.
It sits at the top of Valmora, the highest hamlet in our collection, with a chestnut wood behind it and a view of the groves in front. Inside, there are three bedrooms, a kitchen with a long scrubbed table, and a stove room where the fire is the centre of the evening. The thick walls keep the house cool in summer and hold the stove’s heat all night.
Outside, a small walled pool catches the afternoon sun but not the morning one, which means it is always a bit of a shock and always worth it. The best thing about La Pietraia is what is not there: no road, no hum, no neighbour. We leave a folder of our favourite walks in the hall and a pair of binoculars on the windowsill.
- Private pool
- Pets allowed
- I
A wood stove and a library of walking maps
- II
A 7 metre pool in a walled garden, unheated and bracing
- III
Four marked walks that start at the gate
Sleeping arrangements
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, up to 6 guests. 3,000 square metres of meadow, orchard and a fenced pool terrace.
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Meadow room
Ground floorDouble bed
Garden door, nearest the pool
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Stove room
Ground floorTwin beds
Next to the wood stove
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Hayloft
First floorDouble bed
Under the roof, with sloping ceiling
What is included
- Private pool
- Fibre wifi
- Underfloor heating
- Open fireplace
- Full kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Stone barbecue
- Shaded terrace
- Garden and olive grove
- Private parking
- Outdoor shower
- Linen and towels included
Good to know
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The cottage has no air conditioning: the walls are 80 cm thick and it stays cool, but heatwaves are warm upstairs.
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The last 800 metres are an unpaved track. Ordinary cars are fine in the dry; in heavy rain we collect you from the tarmac.
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It is the quietest house we have. No road, no neighbour in earshot, a great deal of birdsong.
We walked for three days without taking the car and swam every afternoon in water cold enough to count as a personality. The stove was lit every night.
House rules
- Check-in
- From 16:00
- Check-out
- By 10:00
- Quiet hours
- Quiet from 22:30
- Pets
- Dogs welcome, up to two
- Smoking
- Outdoors only
- Events
- No parties
Where it is
- Valmora (shop, bar, chapel)10 min on foot
- Nearest sandy beach50 min drive
- Airport90 min drive
- Supermarket20 min drive
- Walks from the garden gate4 marked paths, 3 to 12 km
Dates and rates
Select your arrival day, then your departure day.
October 2026
November 2026
- Available
- Not available
- Your stay
Nightly rates and minimum stays
| Season | Dates | Per night | Min. stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festive | 12/20 to 01/03 | €330 | 4 nights |
| Winter | 11/01 to 03/31 | €210 | 3 nights |
| Spring | 04/01 to 06/14 | €270 | 3 nights |
| Summer | 06/15 to 09/15 | €470 | 6 nights |
| Autumn | 09/16 to 10/31 | €290 | 3 nights |
Dates are month/day. Cleaning €150 per stay. Tourist tax €2.50 per guest per night, up to 7 nights. Refundable deposit €500.
Your stay
From €210 a night. Choose your dates to see the full price, with cleaning and tourist tax included.
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