| | Facilities within the Property |
 - Restaurant open upon request by our guest
- Visit to the cellar & wine tasting (upon request)
Swimming Pool: Unless otherwise stated, al pools are open from the end of May until mid October. If the weather is nice, most pools will be open in mid May.
Linen: All bedroom and bathroom linen is provided and changed weekly. The swimming pool areas are furnished with chairs, tables and beach towels.
Furnishings: The houses are all completely furnished and equipped. Kitchens have gas ranges, refrigerators fridge, electric ovens, dishwasher and washing machine. |
 Heating: Italian law states that a house must not be heated for more than 12 hours per day and only from mid October to mid April. Please be careful in using house heating.
Maid service: available upon request and extra charge.
Cook service: available upon request and extra charge (to be reserved in advance by paying the 30% of the hours requested).
Pets: Pets are allowed in the houses, under your complete responsibility for any damages, bites or scratches proffered. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Banquets | Barbecue | | Child Friendly | Groups Allowed | | Home Produce | Ironing | | Ironing Equipment | Oven / Stove | | Private Parking | Swimming Pool | | Towels for Swimming Pool | Tumble Dryer | | Washing Machine | Wine Tasting | | Wine Tours | | | |
 Montalcino: It's easy to see why the Etruscans settled Montalcino: The town is perched on a gently sloping hill, now dotted with olive groves and vineyards, which would have been easy to defend, and high enough to offer some respite from the heat that blankets Southern Tuscany during the summer. In 814 it was given to the Abbey of Sant'Antimo by Ludwig the Pious. It later became a free commune; following the Florentine defeat at Monteaperti in 1260 it allied itself with Siena, and was the last holdout of the Sienese after Siena itself fell to the Florentines in 1555.
The easiest way to reach the town is to take the Cassia (S.S. 2) south from Siena, past Buonconvento, and then turn right. The road winds up the hill, and you can park directly under the Rocca that the Sienese withdrew to. Begun in 1361 by Mino Foresi and improved upon steadily until the time of the siege, it is an excellent example of early Renaissance military architecture; the ground floor now houses a wine cellar, while one of the halls above has the Sienese Republic's battle standard. The view from the walls is beautiful on a clear day.
In general:
Bank: 0.5 Km (Castelnuvo dell'Abate)
Post: 0.5 Km (Castelnuovo dell'Abate)
Minimarket: 0.5 Km (Castelnuovo dell'Abate)
Supermarket. 10 Km (Montalcino)
Chemist's: 10 Km (Montalcino) |
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