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 At 'Le Terre dei Cavalieri',you will enjoy dinner in a kitchen that used to welcome more than thirty people at a time, relax by the fireplaces in the converted spaces where farmers used at the time to spend their own nights watching over the cows delivering their calves. During warmer months, the inviting swimming-pool with whirlpool bath will invite you to spend more and mores relaxing hours in one of Tuscany's most kept setting. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Cooking Courses | Internet Point | | Italian Language Lessons | Parking | | Shuttle To / From Airport | Small Pets Welcome | | Swimming Pool | Wine Tasting | | |
Our superb resort is situated at the slopes of the medieval towun of Cortona. In addition to the better known Tuscan cities, such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Arezzo, Perugia and Assisi, there are many minor towns and places which are well worth a visit and which can be easily reached by car from Le Terre dei Cavalieri. These include:
- Cortona: This town is the summer centre of antiques fairs, well-known for its magnificent painting of Beato Angelico and its famous Etruhian Museum.
- Pienza: Founded by Pope Pio II and realised by Piccolomini, this is the city "born from a love of thought and a dream of beauty", a jewel in Renaissance Art. Pienza is also well-known for its typical food shops, full of Tuscan specialities.
- Other beautiful places to visit: San Quirico d'Orcia, with its marvellous 13th century Roman Collegiate Church and the 16th century Horti Leonini; Sant'Antimo, with its charming Abbey, founded by Carlo Magno; Montalcino, kingdom of Brunello wine; Banfi Castle, ancient fortress on the way to the sea, recently-restored and now museum of the most refined glass-making techniques for wine bottling. |
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