Podere Pietreta is blessed with a mild, pleasant climate, largely due to the hundred-year-old oaks and evergreens which grow around it. It is almost impossible not to relax here, strolling in the rose garden or the orchard, exploring the olive grove or having a picnic among the wild flowers and aromatic herbs on the terraces.
There is a barbecue and a big swimming pool (6 x 12 m), which is bordered by a large lawn and is elegantly set out with a pergola, sunbeds, deckchairs and a distinctive shower built into the rocks.
Podere Pietreta is in the Val d'Orcia Artistic and Natural Park, a scenic land of wooded hills and vineyards in the very heart of Tuscany. The area boasts a weath of natural and artistic attractions and there are numerous thermal spas, mediæval villages and historical remains to explore.
[ View on Google Map | map of region ]Make sure you try out some of the area's excellent restaurants, the best of which specialise in fresh local produce: sheep's cheeses and free range meats, woodland mushrooms, extra virgin olive oils and homemade pasta. This part of Italy also produces some top class wines — the famous hill towns of Montalcino and Montepulciano are no distance away, and it is a short drive to the vineyards of Chianti.
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The calendar holds enough historical pageants, food festivals, craft fairs and musical performances to satisfy most culture buffs, but if you want a real treat it is a short trip to the architectural and artistic delights of Arezzo, Siena or Florence.
Sports lovers have an embarrassment of choices: trekking, horse riding, cycling, alpine and cross-country skiing, swimming, car rallies... Lake Trasimeno, just over the Umbrian border and a magnet for bird watchers and nature lovers, offers fishing, sailing and other water sports.
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