Residence in the land of the Etruscans
- Countryside; Country house; Volterra and Valdicecina
Description
The residence offers comfortable, well appointed apartments beautifully restored in traditional Tuscan country house style.
Ideally located in the peace and quiet of the countryside amidst ancient olive groves and shaded by trees, the villa is just a short walk from the historical hilltop town of Volterra and the Etruscan tombs.
ACCOMMODATION:
All the apartments are completely independent, stylishly furnished, with a kitchenette and an outside private area to sit, eat or simply relax and enjoy the landscape.
APARTMENT A 35 sq.m.
A two roomed apartment with a double bedroom, bathroom/shower and living room with a kitchenette. This ground floor apartment has a small private terrace with tables and chairs shaded by wisteria where you can relax and enjoy its sweet aroma.
APARTMENT B 35 sq.m.
A one roomed recently renovated apartment located in the area which was once the stables with a large arched window looking out onto the garden with a double bed, en suite bathroom, kitchenette and table and chairs in the garden.
APARTMENT C 40 sq.m.
A two roomed well-appointed apartment on the first floor with a double room, bathroom/ shower, a living room with a spacious kitchen and windows looking out over the valley offering a beautiful view of Volterra on the hill. There is a sofa bed in the living room to accommodate two children.
APARTMENT D 38 sq.m.
A two roomed apartment on the first floor, a double room with a charming Tuscan vaulted ceiling, living room and kitchenette, bathroom/ shower.
APARTMENT E 43 sq.m.
A two roomed apartment with a spacious living room, kitchenette and two windows overlooking the olive grove and a bedroom upstairs in the tower with a romantic wrought iron bed. There is a sofa bed in the living room and the apartment is air conditioned.
APARTMENT F 32 sq.m.
A small comfortable air conditioned two roomed apartment with a double room, bathroom/ shower and kitchen.
APARTMENT G 57 sq.m.
A three roomed apartment with two double bedrooms each with an en suite bathroom and a kitchen. The apartment is on the ground floor with a private garden area with tables and chairs to relax after a day excursion.
FACILITIES:
free wi-fi internet access in all apartments
private car park
barbecue
washing machine in the utility room
heating
air conditioning in some of the apartments
bed linen
a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom
pets are welcome
For stays that exceed the one-week (7 days), there is a 10% discount on the current price
the shops, restaurants and museums are about 700 metres from the farm house,
TO VISIT:
VOLTERRA: From the 9th to the 7th century BC Volterra had been an important centre of the Villanovian civilization. A powerful Etruscan lucumonia (city state), called Velathri, that reached its highest political, economic and cultural development in the period from the 4th to the 1st century BC.
In this territory "Val di Cecina", the hills are scattered with medieval villages, military strongholds, parish churches, abbeys and other settlements born to exploit the underground resources that resulted in the reconciliation of the inhabitants with nature.
To visit: Montecatini Val di Cecina, Pomarance, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina
Pisa
Volterra is just an hour by car from the important cultural centres of Tuscany (Siena, Pisa, Florence, Livorno, Lucca) and just half an hour away from the beaches of the Tyrrhenian coast and from San Gimignano.