Surroundings and Outside Description
- SAN ELISA-SAN FLORESTANO
Set on a hillside between Volterra and Pomarance there are Sant' Elisa (5 apartments) and San Florestano (7 apartments), two recently restored farmhouses 300 m far from each other. The houses are part of the Fattoria Palagetto nowadays also an organic farm. Both houses are in a quiet position with lovely views over wooded hills and clay outcrops locally called ‘le
biancane’. Not far away is the ancient Etruscan town of Volterra one of the twelve main cities which dominated Etruria in the 17th Century BC thanks not only to its trade in alabaster and
metals but also to agriculture. San Gimignano, Siena, Florence, Pisa and the coast are easily reached by car. Guests can use the many facilities on the estate, two swimming pools
(one 12 x 6 m, depth 1,40 m at the house San Elisa and the other at S. Florestano), a tennis
court (near the house San Florestano), table tennis, mountain bikes, boules rink, outdoor barbecue, playground for children. in another building situated approx. 300 m far there is the restaurant of the farm avaialable for breakfast and typical tuscan dinner. On request, there is a minibus for sightseeing tours to the beautiful tuscan towns, walks in the woods, tasting of olive oil and wine.
Interior Description
- MARIA
Two floors apartment set in the house San Elisa. Ground floor: sitting room and bathroom with shower. First floor: kitchen, three double bedrooms with the possibility to add a single bed in each room and bathroom with shower.
EQUIPMENT: oven, communal washing machine.
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