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Farmhouse |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Buonconvento in Tuscany

From £750 per week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

If your looking for an ideal vacation spot to relax and enjoy the magnificently unspoilt Tuscan countryside while relaxing with a good book by the pool, or if your prefer making cultural excursions to any of the numerous surrounding hilltowns, Castelnuovo Tancredi is the place for families with children, or even groups of friends who want to get away from it all!
The nearest town, Buonconvento, is one of the 200 historical hamlets throughout Italy that are part of the Club of the Borghi Più Belli d'Italia...
This spacious, comfortable and well decorated apartment will make you fall in love with the rolling hills of Tuscany and the medieval hilltop towns, festivals and cultural highlights that this marvellous region has to offer. The Orcia Valley is still quite undiscovered, and for this reason it is the ultimate spot to stay in Tuscany . The hamlet of Castelrotto, or broken castle, is composed of 3 separate and independent accommodations, all with their own private gardens and intimate outdoor eating areas, although they share a pool. Care and attention were of the priority when this property was renovated to maintain the special feel and atmosphere of Tuscany. Family antiques and original tuscan furnishings are what make these accommodations very special.

The Casanova and the Fagianaia apartments are both on the second floor of their respective stone farmhouse. This is typical of the country homes of this area where the animals and stalls were located on the ground level and the families lived upstairs. These spacious and well decorated accommodations each have 4 large double bedrooms with two baths, one of which has a shower only.The large living room with the sit-in fireplace divides the apartment of Casanova into two separate wings, leaving 2 bedrooms on each side, allowing privacy to its guests. This floorplan makes this accommodation suitable for 2 families with children who are vacationing together. The Fagianaia apartment also has the possibility of a 5th bedroom with single beds that is perfect for small children. This apartment has 8 single beds and 1 double bed, and 2 bathrooms, one with bath/shower and the other en suite for 2 bedrooms, with a shower.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Castelrotto is the name of the Hamlet, or Borgo, and is made up of 2 separate and independent farmhouses each with its own unique privacy of a garden and outdooor eating area. Casanova is a very comfortable, cosy and well decorated four bedroom apartment on the second story of its own farmhouse. This apartment/farmhouse ,called Casanova ,or new house, has 2 bedrooms with twin beds and 2 bedrooms with a queen/king size bed. There are 2 bathrooms, one of which is shared and en suite for 2 of the bedrooms.a shower and no bathtub. The other bathroom is large,with bathtub and shower, and is accessible from the hall for other 2 bedrooms.This apartment is divided into 2 wings off the main living area, leaving 2 bedrooms on each side, which allows privacy for its guests. There is a very large eat in country style kitchen with an antiuqe mahogany table, and a spacious sitting room with a gigantic fireplace. Casanova can accommodate up to 8 people very comfortably. Great for friends, or even 2 families with children.
The other apartment, which we call the Fagianaia, or Pheasant house, has 4/5 double bedrooms of which 2 of these have pullout sofabeds. There are 2 bathrooms to be shared , one with bath and shower, while the other one has only a shower. The immense fireplace which dominates the living room next by to the large eat in country style kitchen with a friar's table complete the comfort and the uniqueness of this apartment/farmhouse. The Fagianaia is perfect for 8 /10 people. Please contact us and we will send more pictures and the respective floorplans or visit our website.

Further details outdoors:
The Hamlet of Castelrotto is comprised of 3 separate and independent accommodations , all with a private garden and outdoor covered eating areas. There is a lovely in ground swimming pool that is shared by all the visitors which is on the slope facing the valley of the Ombrone river., and surrounded by olive trees. There is an outdoor shower and loungers and recliners for everyone. When you're sitting around the pool side you'll have the impression of being suspended in time amongst the rolling hills that are not populated by houses like in other areas of Tuscany. Here at Castelrotto you will get hooked on this absolutely breathtaking region and will yearn to come back again and again! Guaranteed! We are awaiting the completion of an 18 hole golf course, visibile from our property, which is scheduled for its first tee off in the Spring of 2010.

Further details

Please bring a photocopy of all of your guests documents with you in order to simply the registration process with the local authorites. We ask for a 30% deposit to secure your booking which can be paid by a bank transfer, and the remaining amount of your rental can be paid upon arival with cash, Visa or Mastercard.

Conditions

We don't accept bookings for less than 3 days, and do however prefer minimum one week rentals. Thank you!

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the pool at the Hamlet of Castelrotto

 

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A view of the pool and the garden from the Casanova house

 

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Welcome to the Hamlet of Castelrotto at Castelnuovo Tancredi

The Tuscany / Siena Province region

Presently known as an important agricultural centre on the gentler side of the Sienese Clay Hills. Buonconvento already flourished in ancient times thanks to its particular geographical situation; at the confluence of the Arbia and Ombrone rivers on one hand, and along the route of the all-important mediaeval Via Francigena on the other.

Amongst the numerous sights worth seeing are an uncommon number of fine Liberty-style noble farm-houses. that are scattered amongst the hilltops and valleys all around the area. There are many "castles" as well that one encounters enroute while driving around the countryside,such as the fortress of Bibbiano Guiglieschi, over a thousand years old, the Tower of Bibbiano and the great architectural complex of Castelnuovo Tancredi.

Nearby: Montalcino, San Quirico d' Orcia, Vescovado di Murlo

The Buonconvento area

The main tourist attraction (apart from the typical gastronomic delights such as the Val d'Arbia DOC white wine and vinsanto, or the white truffles from the Sienese Clay Hills) is, however, the important Sacred Art Museum, which houses works from the local churches: amongst these are paintings by Sano di Pietro and Matteo di Giovanni, as well as interesting wooden and marble sculptures.
Distances Siena 28 Km - Florence 95 Km - Pisa 140 Km
After Siena town, the most famous places in the area are:
San Gimignano, famous for its towers
Monteriggioni, the walled town, pretty but very small.
Colle val d' Elsa, is a big town divided into 3 different levels, colle bassa, alta and castle
Castellina in Chianti, the heart of Chianti
Radda in Chianti, for me the prettiest town of the Chianti area
Murlo,a very interesting etruscan museum at Vescovado di Murlo
Asciano, the area nearby and the near Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Pienza, the perfect town
Montalcino, the town of the famous wine with many great restaurants
San Quirico d' Orcia ,the door over the Val d' Orcia
Bagno Vignoni ,antique thermal baths
Montepulciano ,beautiful rinascimental town
Radicofani at the foot of the Monte Amiata
Rocca d' Orcia with the imposing tower
Chiusi ,impressive the Duomo and the Etruscan rests
Abbey of San Galgano is definitely worth the visit
Abbey of Sant' Antimo is another must
Twice a year on July 2 and Aug. 16 the famous Palio of Siena takes place and is definitely one of the most popular of italian traditional festivities.
There is a large supermarket in Buonconvento (just 3 km. away ) where you will find everything. In the same town, there is a butcher, a tabacchi shop, numerous little bars and restaurants, 2 different banks, and gastronomically oriented shops. There is a farmer's market every Saturday as well.

How to get there

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Arriving from the North: If you have a navigation system, you can punch in Località Castelnuovo Tancredi, Buonconvento, Siena, and will arrive directly at the property. However, please stop at the first building you encounter once you turn onto the gravel road, and you will be met there by one of our staff.
Travel on Autostrada A 1 until you reach the exit Firenze Certosa, follow signs to the Superstrada Firenze-Siena. Exit off this road at Siena Sud for the Cassia in the direction of Rome until you reach the town of Buonconvento. From the centre of town, at the crossroad follow signs for Bibbiano and Murlo and from here it is approx. 4 km. At the top of the hill, bear right towards Murlo. Our property is at the km. 4 roadsign off to the right. Take the white gravel road just after this road sign and drive up to the cantina which is at the beginning of the cypress lined drive to the main villa. You will be greeted here and accompanied to your house.
Arriving from the South:
Travel on Autrostrada A 1 until you reach the exit Chiusi-Chianciano. Always follow signs for Siena and travel on the Cassia in this direction until you reach Buonconvento. At the crossroad where the newsstand is, turn left and follow signs for Castelnuovo Tancredi in the direction of Murlo. At the top of the hill, bear right towards Murlo and Castelnuovo Tancredi will appear on your right side near to the roadsign km.4. Take the white gravel road that heads off the main road to your right and stop at the cantina which is the first building you find in front of you before the cypress lined drive to the main villa. We will meet you here and accompany you to your house.

Activities near Buonconvento

Reviews

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15 Aug 2011

“A unique and enchanting place” We have been going to Tuscany every summer for a while, and are used to renting houses in beautiful properties… We were not expecting to be surprised and overwelmed again by the beauty of a new place. However, Casanova (part of the Castel Nuovo Tancredy property) did just that to us : it enchanted us ! It actually turns out to be one of the best, if not the best place we'have been to. The house is quite isolated (ie you can enjoy a royal peace) whilst being at a 10 minutes drive only from Buonconvento. The setting is beautiful and nature is uncontaminated. You can sit on the terrace to relax and read a book, and you'd see rebooks and hares. The pool is amid the olive trees romsemary and lavend, making the swimming even more relaxing. And most of all, the house interior design is warm and refined. Every detail is thought of and we're very far from the basic furniture you'd usually find in agriturismI. It is a high quality place, with very professional service. We highly recommand it. Response: thank you N. for the fabulous review! Hope to see you and your lovely family again in the future! Best for everything,Lee

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Guestbook for Casanova Farmhouse

Many warm thanks to the team at Castelnuovo Tancredi for making our New Years holiday week the best one ever! Everything was just perfect for our group of friends and we really had a great time discovering the surrounding small towns and especially the marvelous local cuisine. We look forward to coming back in the near future to calm our souls when the big city stress kicks in! Thanks to Lee, Guido and Franco...Sincerely, Veronica F. Jan. 14, 2009
Dear Lee,
A few words from Paris to thank you for the stay at Castelrotto. It is been a great week and we appreciated every minute of it. The house is just perfect and the setting amazing. We are of course already full of nostalgia... and console ourselves by thinking that we'll hopefully get a chance to come back

Thanks again for your hospitality and the remarkable wine (we tasted it back in Paris and really loved it!).

Nada, Rémy and Mauro
July 2011

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Autumn rates	13 Nov 11	7 Apr 12	900€ 900	0-	400400	3 Nights
Hig season weekly	7 Apr 12	29 Sep 12	1000€ 1000	0-	0-	1 Week

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
low season weekly rate	13 Nov 11	7 Apr 12	1750€ 1750	0-	750750	3 Nights
low season spring weekly	7 Apr 12	2 Jun 12	1750€ 1750	0-	0-	1 Week
high season weekly	2 Jun 12	29 Sep 12	1950€ 1950	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Our rates are based on an occupancy for 8,and 4 persons. For smaller groups, please look at our Fienile cottage which accomodates 4/2 people, or contact us directly by phone or email as we have 3 separate homes in this Hamlet and the situation for the rentals changes continuosly. Just one of the apartments is placed on this calendar, therefore the 2° one can be available even if the availability calendar states otherwise.

The final cleaning cost is 75 euros and is paid in cash before departure. Rentals over 2 weeks the final cleaning is included. Linens and towels for the bath and the kitchen are included in the cost and are changed on a weekly basis, usually on Saturday.Each person is supplied with 3 towels (face,shower and bidet).We will supply you as well with a towel to use at the pool . Use of the pool is included in the rental cost. A small supplement of 20 euros is for an extra cot/crib.

Additional maid and cook services are available at an extra cost with prior notice. Contact us directly to organize this for you. we can arrange to have one of our trusted cooks come to you and prepare a special tuscan dinner! Would you like to have a Tuscan cooking class? Ask us about arranging that for you!You can let us know if you need a shopping done for you at a very nominal extra cost. We will prepare you a welcome basket for your arrival, which includes coffee, tea,bread,jam.butter,water,wine,pasta,tomato sauce.if you are staying for a minimum of one week.We can also arrange a first day arrival dinner upon request at a nominal charge.

We request a confirmation deposit of 30% upon confirmation of the booking by bank wire transfer, and when time permits, the remaining amount one month prior to your arrival. You many also pay your balance on site with a credit card. A 200 euro deposit for breakage and damages, upon your arrival will be held in escrow and returned upon your departure if nothing has been broken or damaged naturally!

We accept bank transfers in euros and british pounds.

Check in time is from 4 to 7 pm and no later please

Check out time is before 11 am.

Availability

See below for next 9 months' availability - to see the next 24 months click here

Availability notes:

Please call us or send an email request even if the calendar shows a booking. We have 2 different apartments in this Hamlet, of which only one is visible on the calendar.!

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