Tuscan Farmhouse Near Pisa And Siena With Spectacular Pool. Ideal For Family Holidays
Rural Retreat 1 Hour Away From Florence, Siena And The Beach
2 independent flats - 3+2 bedrooms - sleeps 7+4
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Monna is an ancient Tuscan farmhouse sitting in a completely unspoilt valley on the river Cecina, less than an hour away from Siena, Pisa and the wonderful Thyrrenean coast, making it a perfect base for exploring the 3 provinces. At the same time Monna offers its guests a perfect base for a truly relaxing holiday thanks to a most charming swimming pool, great breeze throughout the Summer and very welcoming live-in hosts.
Monna offers its guests 2 independent apartments, a 15x8 mt swimming pool, a large open air BBQ and wood oven area for your parties and a playground for your children.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 2 October 2010 - 30 October 2010 | 550 | 5 | ||
| 7 May 2011 - 25 June 2011 | 600 | 5 | ||
| 25 June 2011 - 3 September 2011 | 690 | 7 | ||
| 3 September 2011 - 1 October 2011 | 600 | 7 | ||
| 1 October 2011 - 28 October 2011 | 550 | 5 |
La Quercia (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6+1) Prices
| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 2 October 2010 - 30 October 2010 | 690 | 5 | ||
| 7 May 2011 - 25 June 2011 | 750 | 5 | ||
| 25 June 2011 - 3 September 2011 | 950 | 7 | ||
| 3 September 2011 - 1 October 2011 | 750 | 7 | ||
| 1 October 2011 - 29 October 2011 | 690 | 5 |
Changeover day
Preferred changeover day is Saturday.
Check in time is after 4 PM and check out time is by 10 AM.
Please do contact us if you have different needs, if we can, we'll be happy to please.
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La Quercia (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6+1)
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| La Quercia sits on the first floor and develops over two floors. The first floor is made up of a welcoming kitchen/dining room with a large fireplace and a dining table seating 8, the kitchen has a fridge/freezer, oven and gas cooker, toaster, coffee machine. A nice double bedroom with a full bathroom and a cosy little lounge with sofas, satellite TV and board games. The second floor has two double bedrooms, one with an extra bed on request. On this floor there is one full bathroom with shower. Outside the front door there is a lovely pergola with a small table and chairs. | |
Outside
The house has a laundry room with washing machine, sink, iron and ironing board. Washloads are charged 3 plus 1 for soap if needed.
Coast/Beach
The nearest beach, Follonica is a mere 45 km away. 10 kms further away you have the beautiful Castiglione della Pescaia, with its long sandy beaches and wild vegetation.
Special interest holidays
The rural/mountain position make it a perfect base for walking holidays and horse-riding is available 2 kms from the house.
Travel
Car hire is essential for this part of Tuscany. We suggest you fly to either Pisa (90 km) or Florence (80km). The nearest motorway junction is Cecina coming from Pisa and Colle val d'elsa sud coming from Florence. The nearest ferry port (To Sardinia and Isle of Elba) is Piombino, at 60 kms.
Distances
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina is 5 minutes drive from the house. Here you can do all your shopping.
Further details
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina is a small village in the Colline Metallifere, sitting on the offshoots of the Maremma overlooking the Tirrenean sea and the Isle of Elba. Its origins date back to the Lombard period (VII c), witnessed by a number of fortresses - still standing in the area - which the Lombards built when opening new roads in search for minerals between Volterra and Massa Marittima. The area around Castelnuovo is rich in archaeological sites of the neolithic, etruscan, barbaric and medieval periods. The land is also marked by stunning millenary parish churches witnessing the rooting and spread of Christianity in the area. The landscape is characterized by gentle hills, about 500-600 metres high, except the Devils Yard reaching 875 mts. Besided the River Cecina, the region is crossed by the Cornia stream that springs here and by tributaries of the Cecina, the Pavone and the Possera being the most important ones. The woods are thick and the vegetation ranges from the Mediterranean scrub pine trees, junipers, English oaks, strawberry trees to the typical Appennine vegetation with turkey oaks, hornbeam, ashes, chestnuts.
The area offers wonderful walks through centenary chestnut groves towards the Appennines, where you can enjoy stunning views of the Cornia Valley, The Tyrrenian sea with the Isle of Elba and on a clear day even Corsica. Other walks take you through the valle del Pavone in deep woods and moving towards Sasso Pisano you can take a fascinating walk along the fumaroles and sulphureous exhalations characterizing the area. The land around Castelnuovo is very rich in thermal baths and springs, making it an ideal destination also in Autumn and winter. Petriolo and Galleraia are but a few. Worth visiting around the area are the villages of Sasso Pisano, Montecastelli Pisano, Radicondoli, S. Galgano a unique Romanesque church not far away. Massa Marittima, Volterra, S. Gimignano, Siena, Florence are all less than an hours drive away.
Booking notes
To confirm a booking we need you to pay a 40% deposit via bank transfer (plus 10,00 Euro for the bank charges if you live outside Europe).
The remaining balance is due in cash upon arrival.
A security deposit of 200,00 Euro is due upon arrival, it will be returned on departure.
Guest comments
Thank you Marcello for your kind hospitality, the lovely courgettes juicy tomatoes, peaches you gifted us with in the mornings were just superb, the children had a fabulous time, so did my sister and I - it was lovely to finally find a child and mother friendly property where we all had a relaxing time. A presto! Jackie N.
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Our holiday at Monna had everything we were looking for - friendly hosts, a beautiful apartment traditionally furnished in a wonderful old Tuscan house, lovely peaceful rural location, nice garden and pool. We alternated lazy days with other days when we visited Monday Volterra, Wednesday Siena, Friday Massa Maritima. Penningtons 2009.
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