Situated in the heart of the city, the NH Excelsior is elegant and pleasant, and has easy access to the city’s main attractions.?The hotel, recently completely refurbished, has 129 rooms all of which offer comfort and a modern design. The design features warm colours, natural materials and wood furniture. The pleasant atmosphere within the NH Excelsior is evident in our lobby area which comprises a spacious foyer and a bar, where you will be warmly welcomed.?The hotel restaurant, Al Rastrello,
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In Pienza, a place that preserves unaffected atmosphere of a time back, a few steps from the famous Piazza Pio II, is the Hotel Ark of Pienza. A little and precious hotel that has its unique, because behind a door of no particular architectural prominence lurks a real home: family hospitality, a corner to sit in front of the fireplace. A corner bar, with a family atmosphere that welcomes guests to taste a glass of wine or sipping a coffee; a breakfast room where breakfast and a buffet prepared with sweets, fruit,
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Castel Bigozzi, one of the oldest and embattled castles of this area, rises in the land of Strove. In the Middle Ages this castle belonged to the ancestors of the ancient noble Montanini Family. Its coats of arms well relates its history: a red shield, like the earth that surrounds it, a black lion, symbol of courage and battles, glory and defeat . Historical chronicles in fact report that it was a place of refuge and protection for Ghibelline troops. The double room, with its beamed ceiling and spectacular views
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Fattoria La Palazzina in Val D’Orcia – of distinctive fashion like the charme of a distinctive lady – standing nicely on top of a gracious hill glancing over the soft hills of Tuscany. All rooms are furnished with late 1800′s and early 1900′s antique furniture 9 rooms on first floor, all with a nice view to the gardens and the valleys – fully furnished private bathroom in each of them, with shower??Chalet. La Limonaia with two interconnecting bedrooms, both with private and fully furnished bathrooms,
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We decided to re-structure an antique building from the 1300 century in the small square of the Bagno Vignoni village, mantaining the characteristic wooden beam ceiling and the antique floor in terracotta. The welcoming loft has just six double rooms, each one with a special touch, an old coat of arms, a tester bed or the splendid view over the misterious and mystic water-filled square of Bagno Vignoni. Each room has air conditioning and a particulary bathroom. Our guests can relax
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Torre dei Serviti is a wonderful little Medieval Tower in Toscana, at Siena, in Casole d’Elsa village. The architectural complex of this AncientResidence has the most various and less known past of all the Medieval Village and it’s situated in the northern extremity of the town, where in the past existed the Gate said “ai Frati”, “to Friars”. Casole was an outpost of big strategic importance for the Republic of Siena, that acquired definitively the dominion after the victory of Montaperti in 1260.
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Borgo Santinovo is an old medieval village that has been renovated and preserves all the charm of the typical architectural structures of that period: staggered roofs, porticoes, terraces, stone walls, practicable spaces scattered through the buildings. The park spreads among the farmhouse units and includes a nice swimming-pool (11×8 m.), a solarium (10×10 m.), and a green lawn shaded by mulberry-trees, pines, oaks and cypresses. The whole village is surrounded by vineyards and
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Spending a holiday at Borgo della Meliana means breathing in the history of the place and the landscape; it is thought that the original core was already present in 1200 on the Via Francigena, the route of the Pilgrims, the most ancient hilltop route between the Val d’Egola and the Val d’Elsa which connects the ancient parish church of San Pietro e Paolo in Coiano and the parish church of Santa Maria in Chianni located in Gambassi mentioned
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Hotel Santa Caterina in Siena is a small cosy hotel located in a restaured 18th century patrician villa, just a few metres away from one of the medieval gate entrances to the historical center of Siena. The wide and luxuriant garden where breakfast is served in the veranda offers a beautiful view over the splendid sienese landscapes. The refined but homely atmosphere and its priviledged location, make this Hotel the ideal place for a romantic and pleasant stay in Siena. Continue reading…
