In beautiful Tuscany in the Upper Tiber Valley IL GIARDINO provides farmhouse holiday accommodation, with its own 16x6 m swimming pool and a secure carpark. Situated 1 Km, as the crow flies from Sansepolcro (birthplace of Piero Della Francesca the famous painter and Luca Pacioli, (inventor of double-entry book-keeping ) this spacious 15 th. century farmhouse has been divided in to self-contained apartments, each with its our kitchenette fitted with hob, electric oven, fridge, cutlery and crockery, plus bed-linen, towels, electric iron and hairdryer.
Apart. A: 2 double bedrooms, bathroom with shower and bath, living room with fireplace and kitchenette, 40 metres square balcony, TV.
Apart. B: 2 double bedrooms, bathroom with shower and bath, kitchen, living room with fireplace and foldaway-bed, TV.
Apart . C: 1 double bedroom , 1 double bedroom with 1 double bed and 1 single bed, bathroom with shower and bath, living-room with kitchenette about 16 metres square, TV.
Apart. D: 2 double bedrooms, bathroom with shower and bath, large living-room(40 metres square) with fireplace and kitchenette, TV.
Apart. E: 1 double bedroom, bathroom with shower, living-room with kitchenette, TV.
The apartments have retained the original Tuscan architectural feature from past centuries, arches, vaulting, wooden beams, original terracotta floors .
 
 
The farm consists of 17 hectares under cultivation: orchards of pears, apples, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, sweet chestnuts, walnuts. Also vegetables: potatoes, tomatoes, chard, lettuce, spinach, celery , strawberries etc….) Also chickens, rabbits, geese and turkeys.
Local produce is available . Nearby farms with horses, cows, donkeys, pigs, sheep and goats may also be visited.
The swimming pool has hot showers, with tables, chairs and umbrellas reserved for each apartment, children have their own playground with swings, slides, roundabouts and paddle-pool. Not far away is a field for ball-games and a bowling-alley. Also available free use of bicycles, mountain-bikes(22 and 1 tandem) and canoes (3). Also portable barbecues and outside wood-fired ovens.
In the recreation room there is satellite TV , a fireplace, ping- pong table, table football.
There is also a collection of farm implements and machinery, both modern and antique outside during the holiday season there are many traditional festivities throughout the Valley in the nearby towns and these are well worth a visit.
IL GIARDINO can provide guest, depending on the time of year, with trips to grape-harvests, olive-gathering, oil –presses, chestnut-picking and similar excursions of interest.
Places of cultural or religious importance are within easy driving distance: Città di Castello,Arezzo, Assisi, Camaldoli ; La Verna, Gubbio, Perugia, Urbino, Rimini, Siena,Lago Trasimeno,Cortona and Florence(40 min, by train from Arezzo ).
In the surrounding area there are centers for tennis, riding and fishing.
Tuscany gastronomy can be enjoyed in a wide selection of restaurants and trattorias at all price-ranges. Some of them also provide a takeaway service.
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