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Accommodations
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 Guests who wish to stay overnight in the Castello Il Palagio grounds will be accommodated at Borgo Montefolchi, situated on top of a hill 3 minutes drive from the castle. The holiday home is a portion of the farmhouse that looks on its private garden with its own "aia" (threshing-floor) where you can enjoy the spectacular sunsets while dining outdoors.
The entrance from the garden leads up the stairs to a large kitchen with a large old fireplace. The rooms of the house have been tastefully restored with care for all modern conveniences, but maintaining the original structure of the "casa colonica", in fact roofing-tiles are typical of the tuscan tradition.The kitchen was once the heart of the house, where in winter the whole family used to gather together, not only to have dinner, but also to have a chat, when there was no electricity or tv. That was the room everyone longed for, because there was a fireplace and so it was the only room in the house to be heated. You will have the possibility to use that fireplace in autumn and winter to warm up your evenings or to cook, maybe with the help of a housewife that you can contact through Il Palagio.The living room is where once probably the control tower of the old village was placed. |
 The big ceiling beam witnesses past centuries and the door framed with stone (called "colombino"), which lead into the kitchen, makes us understand that this was not a house for countrymen but it was a very important military building. In this room there is a satellite television, which will allow our guest to follow the news in their own language.
The Bedrooms
Each bedroom of the house, which can accommodate up to 9 persons, has been given a proper name.
- LA PIEVE takes its name from the beautiful parish church of S. Stefano a Campòli, which can be seen from the window in this room.
-LA ROSA takes its name from the rose painted on the bed and from the one outside, right under the window.
- BELVEDERE; from here you can enjoy a wonderful view over the countryside.
-GELSOMINO takes its name from the plant of jasmine , which is outside, right under the window and fill the room with a pleasant smell.
-IL PARGOLO it is the only single room of the house and can be the right room for a child. |
 All around Montefolchi there is a park. Don't expect a typical Italian garden: the park is a wide meadow which runs all around the building. If you have a walk there, on clear days, you will see great part of Tuscany.
West you will see Mt. Pisano the high and sharp peeks of the Tuscan Alps, the Apuane, the tower of the fortress of the imperor Federico II in San Miniato, and great part of the plain and the hills of the city of Empoli.
North you will see the Appennines of Tuscany and Emilia with the high peek of Mt. Cimone, Mt. Albano, the city of Montecatini in the background and all the hills around Florence. |
 Then East there is a beautiful view over the city of Prato, Florence and Fiesole, above which rises Mt. Morello. Always East you will see the chain of the Pratomagno, the Chianti mountains and most part of the Appenines of Tuscany and Romagna.
South there is a beautiful view over the valley of the river Elsa, the hills of the Chianti, S. Gimignano and some of the fumaroles in the area of Larderello.
Pian de' Noci - Country House (20+8 persons) with swimming pool
N.1 1st floor apartment with 4 double rooms + 4 bathrooms with shower + small room with bunk beds + 1 living room with sofa bed + spacious kitchen (total persons 10 +2)
No.2 ground floor apartments with 2 double rooms + 2 bathrooms with shower + 1 living room with sofa bed + spacious kitchen (total persons 4 +2)
N.1 Dependance with 1 double room + 1 bathroom with shower + 1 living room with sofa bed + kitchen (total persons 2+2) |
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