| | Facilities within the Property |
In the house is possible to use the kitchen, in the livingroom you can relax in reeding a book or consulting a travel guide and organize your itineraries. In winter time you can stay around the fireplace. The staff will happy to organize some tours in Val d'Orcia for minimum 4 persons, but our staff we also will happy to help you in organizing your personal tours and itineraries or suggest you the good restaurants and "osterie". |
| Property Facilities Summary: | Afternoon Tea | Fridge | Fruit Basket | Guided Tours | Hairdryer | Hoover | Kettle | Kitchen | Microwave | Parking | Satellite/cable TV | Sightseeing Tours | Tea/Coffee Making Facilities | | | |
Monticchiello rises in the council of Pienza, at the border with that of Montepulciano, in province of Siena. The castle, or better walled town, of Monticchiello, fief of the local family of the Lambardi, was thickly strengthened from the Senesis at the to end of the 12th century, when it became an important frontier fortress. Monticchiello was the center of the defensive organization of the oriental Senese border and for this motive during its history was often object of wars and assaults, destruction and occupations. In 1229-35 it was destroyed by the Orvietani, was twice occupied on the to end of the 1300 first by the Florentine and then by the Montepulcianesi and suffered others serious devastation in 1553, found itself on the road of the march of the imperial army during the 'War of Siena'. |
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