Villa ref: YPRA

Nearest town: Contignano (5 min), Pienza (15 min), San Quirico d’Orcia (15 min), Montecatini Termi (15 min), Montepulciano (20 min), Montalcino (35 min)

Tuscan country house, located in arguably the most picturesque setting of Italy – the Val d’Orcia area of Tuscany. The setting is ripe with the astonishing rolling hills and the wine country that Tuscany is so well known for. Set on a wonderfully private piece of land, this area was the exact setting for the Oscar winning movie The English Patient and the breathtaking panoramic countryside scenes from the Gladiator.

The entrance to the property brings you up a private driveway, through a large, iron gate, and into a parking area that can easily park 4 vehicles. The driveway continues to the back of the villa where there is another parking area for another several cars. The Villa can be entered through several access points, but the main entrance to the property faces west and takes you along its wonderful garden filled with lettuces and vegetables that can be picked and used during your stay. The Villa is a two-story building, with the ground floor encompassing the main entertainment area: living room with several couches and various seating areas, a reading room with a large fireplace and large, leather reading chairs, the dining room, with a great, rectangular wood table for up to 14 people. The main entertainment area on the ground floor is a large, open space, divided into various areas, allowing the group to all be together or independent, as they prefer.

The dining room bleeds into a spectacular Tuscan kitchen equipped with all the modern comforts, but keeping the aesthetic of what you would both want and expect in a Tuscan property. There is an open fire grill wonderful for cooking meats and fish, an 8-range stovetop, a large, double oven, and as if that were not enough, an external wood fire grill area as well.

There is a lovely external, covered dining area facing the back garden off that extends outside, off of the main, internal dining area as well as a half bath off of the dining area.

The first of the 6 bedrooms is a suite, located off of the main living room on the ground floor. The bedroom enjoys a separate, small study and living room area, while the bedroom enjoys a large double bed, hidden closet area, and full bathroom with shower.

The second through fifth bedrooms are located on the second floor. The first is a lovely, large suite with a rainfall shower, a separate bathtub, a king size bed, and the most amazing panorama available.

The second and third are in a large suite, sharing a common living room with a beautiful fireplace and flat-screen T.V. The first bedroom is a double and the second a twin, both with en-suite bathrooms with showers.

The fifth bedroom , also on the second floor, is a double with en-suite bath with shower. The sixth and final bedroom is a dependence with a double bed and en-suite bathroom, located next to the external dining area in the back garden.

Annex. A two story annex with three bedrooms (double/twin), all en suite accommodations, at the ground floor and gym, relax area, lounge, bar and kitchenette in the loft.

The external area of the property is absolutely breathtaking. There is a large heated, infinity pool and a lovely 8 x 8 foot Jacuzzi overlooking the rolling hills. The pool deck is dotted with sun lounge chairs for comfortable reading and relaxing. The main patio terrace of the house has several seating areas, covered and uncovered, with chairs, large daybeds.

- Heated jet-stream, infinity swimming pool 

- Jet-Stream Jacuzzi 

- Wireless Internet

- Built-in Air Conditioning in the bedrooms

- IPod Attachments for your IPod

- Laundry room with Washer & Dryer

- Safe

- Continental Breakfast (cheeses, salamis, orange juice, milk, coffee, cereals)

- Maid Service (morning room cleaning, bed making, weekly bed and bath linen changing and final cleaning)

- Electricity, firewood supply for fireplaces & barbecue, garden, and pool maintenance

- Bathrobes & Slippers

- Bottled water on arrival

- Satellite TV, VCR, DVD, CD player

- Vegetable and flower garden

- 3 acres automatically watered lawn, orchard and vine groves

- The external lights are on a timer (they automatically turn on at night and off in the morning)

- Fresh flowers in bedrooms upon arrival

- Hairdryer in each bathroom; cots, cradles, high chairs, wheelchair, can be easily provided

- Basic supplies always available for free as mineral water (sparkling and still) balsamic vinegar, various spices, various English teas, Italian roast coffee,

paper napkins, tissues, toilet paper, soap, candles

- Produce from Tuscan estates as extra virgin oil, vinegar, season crops from vegetable garden and orchard, various jams (plum, fig, apricot, quince), honey

- walkie-talkies upon request