Tuscany Siena: Accommodation in Apartments in Villa

Villa description

Location: the villa rises in the heart of Montagnola Senese, just 15 km/9 miles far from Siena and 75 km/47,5 miles far from Florence, among the greenery of age-old oaks, holm-oaks and chestnut-trees.
It is an ideal place to take a relaxing holiday far from the city din, among the peace of the country, in contact with an endless cultural heritage within a stone's throw from the sea and the most important Tuscan cities of art.
Description: the building is composed of a mansion built in 1840, that has been recently restored, without altering its original characteristics.
The outside fronts have maintained their originality, while inside the building, most part of the ancient hand-crafted brick floors has been restored, as well as the ceilings with their old wooden beams that had been blackened by the smoke of the mantelpieces, which were once the only source of heating; the old irregular walls and the arched ceilings have been preserved, too.
The old forniture makes the place comfortable and charming, respecting the ancient rural Sienese traditions.
The place is particularly sunny thanks to a wide natural meadow that lays south of the building, alternating with the woods, and that is at the guests' disposal.
The building is divided into two indipendent apartments, all of which have private outside areas.
Environs: thanks to its high position (500 mt./1640 ft. above sea level) you will enjoy a well-aired summer suitable for walks in the nearby woods, crossed by several paths, catching sight of charming landscapes, lots of medieval villages and Romanesque parish churches.
There are thousands of paths through Montagnola Senese, which is a hillock in the heart of the Sienese area. During the Middle Ages, these paths were connected to the ancient "Via Francigena", the important road link between Rome and the rest of Europe, and this is the reason why in this area there are so many old villages and churches.
Sovicille 3178 is surrounded by a natural environment, with tracks that go through the woods and that are ideal for mountain-bike, horse-back riding and trekking excursions, during which, with a little stroke of luck, it is possible to meet fallow-deer, badgers, foxes, porcupines, hedgehoges, dormice.

Facilities

Apartments' facilities: the apartments are equipped with telephone, and related counter-unit, and a heating system.
Electricity, hot water, bath-, bed- and kitchen-linen, towels for the swimming pool with weekly change, use of the equipped laundry situated in the outside area, cleaning of the rooms before the guests' arrival are included in the rate.
On request and paying an extra charge, it is possible to have at one's disposal cooking and housework personnel.
The guests have the opportunity to enjoy the private swimming pool and the related area, some bycicles and mountain-bikes that are at their disposal, and to use the private parking places.
The nearest shops are in these localities: Sovicille (8 km/5 miles), Rosia (10 km/6,5 miles), Pievescola (7 km/4 miles; small food shop).
Restaurants: Pescialembita (4,5 km/3 miles), Ponte allo Spino (7,4 km/4,5 miles), Pievescola, Sovicille, Rosia. There is a bus line from Sovicille to Siena (there is a bus every hour). Moreover you can find nearby: bank, postal office, pharmacy, and a first-aid station in Sovicille.

Gaia apartment

Description: the apartment "Gaia" (about 200 m2 / 2152 sq. ft.) lays on the first floor and has a private entrance. A large stone staircase goes from the arcade to the upper floor leading to a wide portico, furnished with sofas, which is at the guests' disposal as reading area or as an open-air dining room, with a view on the natural meadow and on the age-old oaks and holm-oaks.
Here there are two entrances to the apartment. The front entrance opens directly on a wide living room where you can find a large mantelpiece with two chestnut-wood benches inside, a table in the centre of the room, two sofas, a small cooking area, a wide ancient travertine sink, some pieces of forniture, satellite TV.
On the left side of the room there's the entrance to a gangway that leads to three pleasantly furnished double bedrooms, all of which have a private toilet, while from the right side of the central room a gangway goes to the other two double bedrooms, which have both a private toilet, and to the kitchen with cooking area and dining room. The door in the kitchen leads again to the portico.
During low season it is possible to divide the apartment into two parts: "Gaia I" (composed of the living room with mantelpiece, cooking area and three double bedrooms with private toilet) and "Gaia II" (composed of the dining room, cooking area, two double bedrooms with private toilet), that will share the outside portico.

Valentina apartment

Description: it is possible to enter the apartment "Valentina" (m2 135 / 1552 sq. ft.), that is located on two floors, from the wide garden with an outside balcony which is provided with a roof and furnished with a table suitable for dinner and relaxing moments. The entrance leads to a living room with arched ceiling and wide sofas, tables for reading and playing, satellite TV.
On the right side there are two entrances leading to the kitchen, where there is a mantelpiece, and to the dining room. These three rooms are on different levels and they are connected which each other thanks two one-two steps.
On the lowest floor there is also a small bathroom with shower. A wide stone staircase goes to the upper floor where there are two double bedrooms, one of which has a private toilet, two single bedrooms, where it is possible to put an extra bed, and two bathrooms.