Belvedere Description:

Up to 8 guests
4 bedrooms
Price from $12,500

Set on a hillside with majestic views of the Chiana valley, this welcoming, renovated farmhouse offers refined country living and makes a perfect base for excursions into both Umbria and Tuscany. Comfort and tradition are perfectly balanced; the house features lovely bedrooms and bathrooms decorated with 18th century tiles and fine Tuscan country antiques. Gather in either the formal living room, the elegant library, or around the farmhouse table and open hearth fireplace in the well-appointed kitchen. In warm weather convene on the terrace overlooking the grounds and surrounding woods.

Four bedrooms sleep up to 8 guests (2 with queen beds, 1 with double bed, 1 with twin beds,) all with ensuite bathrooms. Convertible day beds in conservatory for overnight guests.

Living room, library, large eat-in kitchen, large sunny conservatory.

Pool (18'x40') with sitting area, broad shaded terrace with large dining table and outdoor Italian barbecue.

Well equipped kitchen with large fridge, large capacity clothes washer and dryer, satellite TV, CD and DVD player, VCR (USA and European), outdoor fireplace/BBQ, screen windows on all rooms, AC in all bedrooms except the ground floor twin bedroom.

• Refined decor with art collection.
• Sweeping views of the Val di Chiana.
• Private country setting yet close to town for basic supplies and restaurants.
• Convenient location for touring both Tuscany and Umbria (15 minutes to autostrada).
• Easy train access to and from both Florence and Rome (45 and 60 minutes).

Closest town is Le Piazze (5 minutes),  Cetona, San Casciano dei Bagni, Chiusi, Citta della Pieve, Siena (40 mins.), Orvieto (30mins), Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, Lago Trasimeno, Perugia. Easy train access to either Rome or Florence.

Excellent walking, challenging cycling.