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 In Italy, especially in Tuscany, of course there won't be lack of a good cuisine! The morning starts with a rich breakfast buffet: coffee, cappuccino, crispy rolls, jam, sliced sausages, cheese, fresh eggs_ For lunch, our guests can eat "à la carte" at the restaurant, under the portico or on the panoramic terrace. In the evening, we serve a vast buffet with national and international dishes, naturally accompanied by selected wines. Furthermore we offer a delicious pizza, cooked in the stone oven. |
Hotel Fattoria Belvedere can organize your perfect wedding party, reception or any other kind of festivity. For your business meetings, we have a well equipped congress room that offers space for 30 to 200 people.
At the hotel it is possible to rent mountain- and touring bikes with which one can discover the nature and characteristic places nearby. On purpose we've created maps with various itineraries for our guests, thus they can use them during their excursions on foot, by bike or on horseback, discovering in a very intensive way the nature we know from postcards: small roads winding up a hill, hills with single cypresses, isolated farmhouses, characteristic towns. |
 Those who love horses can take part in trips on horseback, organized by Fattoria Belvedere. Beginners can do riding lessons. During your holiday at Fattoria Belvedere it is possible to bring your own horse with you and we will accommodate your horse in our stables or on the outside farm grounds. Children are welcome around the pool, in the playground, and there is table tennis, football and bicycles.
During the whole year, we offer various recreational activities like wine tasting and cooking courses, whereas in autumn it is possible to take part in the olive harvesting, combined with a cooking course or, in spring it is possible to make a pottery course. |
 Olive Oil Week and Cooking Course (November): One week stay, which includes the participation of the olive harvest, visit of an oil mill, cooking course (first half of November). During the cooking course the participants prevalently learn how to prepare winter dishes made of truffles, game, mushrooms, handmade pasta, vegetables and desserts.
Cooking Course (March): One week cooking course during which the guests will learn how to prepare delicious plates of the Tuscan cuisine. It is possible to take part in an Italian language course (1 hour/day). The participants learn how to cook typical Tuscan hors d'oeuvre (antipasti), classical tomato sauces, handmade pasta, soups, meat (game and other types of meat), fish, pizza and toasted bread (bruschette).
Wandering in Tuscany (March): One week of walking on the footpaths in the surroundings. The week includes:
- visit of Volterra and San Gimignano
- visit of a typical weekly market
- wine tasting at a farm nearby
- wandering in the nature reserve searching wild-growing asparagus that will be prepared afterwards in a tasty "Frittata di Asparagi" (engl. asparagus omelette), accompanied by local wines.
- coach-tour and in the evening typical dinner of the Tuscan countryside with meat
- one evening "Candle-Light Dinner" with Tuscan specialities and live music
- farewell cocktail
Pottery Course (March): visit of the Etruscan museum - study of the materials - personal pottery creations, the burning in the oven - picknick - Tuscan evening: pasta and wine! |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Audio/Visual Service | Banquets | | Beauty Treatments | Child Friendly | | Children's Playground | Children's Pool | | Computer | Concierge Service | | Conference Packages | Congresses & Meetings | | Cooking Courses | Facilities for Disabled | | Fax Service | Fitness Facilities | | Five-a-Side Football | Guided Tours | | Gym | Internet Point | | Jacuzzi | Laundry | | Massage | Medium Pets Welcome | | Meeting Room | Mountain Bike Rentals | | Newspaper | Overhead Projector | | Parking | Photocopier | | Restaurant | Sauna | | Sun Terrace | Swimming Pool | | Tennis Court | Trekking | | Wake Up Service | | | |
 We suggest you to visit places in the surroundings of Fattoria Belvedere like:
Volterra: a real jewel of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance art, dominates a hill of 550 m above sea level, over the river Cecina until reaching the sea. Volterra is famous all over the world for the alabaster handicraft. It is a unique town, where one can still discover many things. During the summer months there are organized many cultural events.
Pomarance: On the road that leads to Massa Marittima, immersed in a landscape of green hills, we meet Pomarance. In the centre it is worth visiting the parish church embellished with decorations of Roncalli and the Piazza Pretura, all framed by the beautiful 19th century buildings. The whole area around is characterized by the exploitation of the endogenous vapour.
Montecatini Val di Cecina: Is situated on a hillock with a marvellous view over the Val di Cecina. The town is dominated by an imposing tower of the antique noble family Belforti. Montecatini Val di Cecina has a typical medieval centre with characteristic buildings like the Palazzo Pretorio, with its elegant portico entrance or the 13th century church S. Biagio.
Around Montecatini Val di Cecina are rising characteristic medieval villages of rare beauty, set in an enchanting natural context:
Castello di Querceto: A medieval village, surrounded by the Mediterranean scrub-land (Macchia Mediterranea), built around the parish S. Giovanni Battista, a typical example of Roman arts of the 11th century.
La Sassa: Suggestive medieval village, set on a spur of watching east of the Valle della Sterza. La Sassa was mentioned for the first time in a document dating back to the year 1008. It is worth visiting the tower, whose construction goes back to 1100, which at that time was the most impressive part of the antique fortress.
Finally there are the settlements of Casaglia, Gello, Buriano, Miemo and the antique copper mines at Montecatini Val di Cecina which are very interesting.
In case that you already know many places in Tuscany or that you are a lover of sculptures or interested in tarot, we suggest you the marvellous "Giardino dei Tarrocchi" (Tarot Garden) situated near Capalbio, outside Garavicchio (southern Maremma), just more than one hour by car from Fattoria Belvedere. The famous French artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 - May 2002) has realized in this place, together with her partner Jean Tinguely, her dream that was born in Barcelona within the park of the famous architect Gaudi. So, in 1979, after more than 20 years of artistic experience, she started at own cost the adventure of 15 years of work of which we can become witness today. In the park there are 22 tarot cards of about 12-15 metres height, covered with mosaics made of mirror pieces, glass and ceramics. The park is framed by the enchanting nature of the southern Maremma. Further information such as visiting hours you will find at our reception. |
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