Offering accommodation near Florence, this B and B in Tuscany, Italy is situated on the green hills of Montalbano, in a clean, fresh environment.
The house has nicely furnished bedrooms with colour TV, hair dryer and heating. On sunny days visitors are served breakfast on the terraced mansard, with superb views of the surrounding landscape. Nightly prices are as follows. A double room with bathroom is €58 in high season, €52 in low. A triple room with bathroom is €65/€58.50. A quadruple room with bathroom is €74/€67. A single room is €30 throughout the year. High season is April-September, 23 December-8 January, and Easter; low season the remainder of the year. Children of six and below stay free; seven to 12 years at 50 per cent normal rate.
Atop the Montalbano hill sits Il sasso del Diavolo or “the devil’s stone”, in the natural park, some 400m above sea level. This is the land of the Renaissance and the ancient Etruscans, and is surrounded by typical landscape of Tuscany: silver olive trees, pines, cypresses, oaks, acacias and serried grapevines. Empoli is 8km away, San Miniato 10km, Vinci 10km, Cerreto Guidi 10km. Florence is 30km, Siena 60km and Lucca 45km. Pisa is 45km, Pistoia 35km and Arezzo 77km. The coast at Versilia is 50km, Livorno 47km.
[ View on Google Map | map of region ]Right in the heart of Tuscany, you are superbly situated here for the historic sights. And nearby are Pistoia and Montecatini Terme (famous for its thermal waters), Collodi (Pinocchio’s town), Montelupo Fiorentino (famous for the ceramics), and many more. After a day in the green hills or discovering the cities, you can relax in the swimming pool, or take a horse ride, or enjoy a typical Tuscan dinner here. Specialities include Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Panzanella, or minestra di pane (Ribollita), finishing with Cantuccini with Vinsanto. At the end of the day, you relax in comfortable and finely furnished bedrooms … in perfect silence.
Ask also about the special art holidays, including courses on fresco making, ceramics decoration and more. There are excursions discovering the flora and the fauna of the ancient marshes of Tuscany. Art and wine courses combine a visit to the Empoli Collegiata museum and to a local wine cellar with wine tasting. And there is a host of special fairs and festivals to enjoy: the truffle festival at San Miniato; the summer folk festivals in Vinci; the Chianti wine festival in Cerreto Guidi; the ceramics markets and fairs in Montelupo Fiorentino. There is the historical regatta on the Arno River … and countless other fairs and feste.
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