Description

Agriturismo Il Rattoppo is situated in the Val di Chiana in Tuscany, in the Province of Arezzo, on the borders to the Province of Siena, only a few minutes from Cortona away.

Agriturismo Il Rattoppo consists of an antique typical Tuscan farmhouse with annexe, restored in 2002. It is situated on the top of a hill (300 m above sea level) with an allround view over the marvellous Chiana Valley. The panorama is different in every season and the colours seem to change in every hour. In the middle of the green of the valley and the fields are rising medieval villages and Montepulciano. At the guest's disposal the antique annexe building, once a pigsty (it. porcilaia) which has been changed into a lovely apartment, equipped with every comfort.

From the living-room and from the bedroom one enjoys a beautiful view over the Val di Chiana. In the well-kept garden there are tables, chairs and a barbecue for outside eating, deckchairs for sunbathing and from summer 2003 on a panorama pool. Even if the farmhouse is quite isolated on the hill, only 400 m away there is a supermarket. The Abbey Abbazia di Farneta, founded by the Benedictines between the 9th and 10th century distances only 3 km and can be reached on foot, enjoying the clean air of this uncontaminated area.

Cortona, the gate to Umbria, of which is said to be the town with the most beautiful panorama of Italy, can be reached within 10 minutes by car. Arezzo, famous for the production of gold jewels, the antique market and the Giostra del Saraceno (every 1st weekend in september), Pienza, the ideal town of Pope Pio II. also renowned for the delicious pecorino cheese, Montepulciano the town of the red wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Siena, the town of the Palio and Perugia, the town of chocolate and pottery can be reached within approximately half an hour by car.

Agriturismo Il Rattoppo is the ideal place for those who are longing for a holiday of complete relax, nature and culture.

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