the farm

Poggiacolle farmhouse is in the heart of Tuscany, Volterra is 20 Kms away, Siena is 35 Kms away, Florence is 55 Kms away, Pisa is 80 Kms away and Lucca is 90 Kms away. Around the guest reception villa there are large green areas with chairs, tables, sun loungers and parasols. Our farmhouse in Tuscany has a 7 x 14 metre swimming pool set in a highly panoramic position 20 metres away from the holiday villa, right opposite San Gimignano. The holiday farm offers guests the hire of mountain bikes, the use of ping-pong facilities and a bowls pitch. Just 500 metres away from the holiday villa, there is an accessorised picnic area in the woods. There are trekking paths running through the estate, connected to a circuit of dirt tracks which wind for more than 30 km all around San Gimignano. Near the holiday farmhouse there are tennis courts (about 1.5 km away), a golf course (about 15 km away) and a five-a-side football pitch (about 2 km away). Pets are allowed (dogs, cats). We speak english fluently.

structures

The guest accommodation is a recently renovated eighteenth century pavilioned house.  We can offer rooms with private bath or apartments for 2-4-8-10 persons. All the apartments are equipped with satellite television.Swimming-pool, archery and trekking ways are also available and we have a mountain bikes rental. Our apartments are furnished in Tuscan country style. The ground floor apartments have brick vault ceilings while the upper floor apartments have typical Tuscan farmhouse ceilings made of terracotta and wooden beams.

rooms

The "Girasole" apartment (8 or 10 persons) has 4 double bedrooms, all with their own bathroom, and a large kitchen-living room with a large original century fireplace which dates back to 1700, the year in which the house was built. The apartment also has a TV lounge in the dovecote tower. If necessary, a fifth bedroom can be added on the ground floor. This room has the same entrance as the other 4 rooms situated on the upper floor of the house. Two rooms enjoy a splendid view of San Gimignano. The apartment measures 140 m�. The "Ginestra" apartment (6 persons) is on the ground floor of the farmhouse and has 3 double bedrooms, all with their own bathroom, and a kitchen-living room with fireplace. One of the rooms has a brick vault ceiling. The apartment is characterised by old brick arches, restored to their original state using the sandblasting technique. The apartment measures 115 m�. The "Lavanda" apartment (4 persons) is on the ground floor of the farmhouse and has 2 double bedrooms with bathroom and a kitchen-living room with fireplace. The rooms enjoy a splendid view of San Gimignano. The apartment measures 70 m�. The "Rosa" apartment (2 persons) is on the ground floor of the farmhouse. It has one double bedroom, a bathroom and kitchen with fireplace.

rates

Apartments Low Season High Season Rosa Apartment � 2 persons � 1 double room with bath and 1 kitchen with fireplace 80 Euro 95 Euro Lavanda Apartment � 4 persons � surface of 70 s.m. � 2 double rooms, 2 bathrooms and a big kitchen-living room with fireplace 145 Euro 160 Euro Ginestra Apartment � 6 persons � surface of 115 s.m. � 3 double rooms, 3 bathrooms and a big kitchen-living room with fireplace 215 Euro 250 Euro Girasole Apartment � 8 persons � surface of 140 s.m. � 4 double rooms, 4 bathrooms, a big kitchen-living room with fireplace and a TV room in the tower 290 Euro 325 Euro

surrondings

In addition to the more famous art towns in Tuscany ( Siena - Sienna, Firenze - Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Arezzo and Pistoia ) we would like to suggest some other interesting itineraries: Volterra, the "balze" and the "saline"Certaldo and CastelfiorentinoGambassi, Montaione and San VivaldoVisit to the wineries of Chianti, stopping off in Radda, Castellina and Gaiole in ChiantiColle Val d�Elsa, Casole d�Elsa and MonteriggioniThe abbey of San Galgano and Massa MarittimaThe seaside at CecinaVinci and San MiniatoMontalcino, Montepulciano and PienzaSan Quirico d�Orcia and Bagno VignoniThe Crete Senesi, Asciano and Rapolano TermePitigliano, Sorano and SovanaSaturnia spa

where we are

Poggiacolle Farmhouse di Stefano Bartali Strada di Montauto, 58 - San Gimignano (Siena) Tuscany Italy Tel. +39 0577 941537 - Cell. +39 338 5940118 Web: www.poggiacolle.com - E-mail: info@poggiacolle.com
Travelling down from the north, leave the A1 motorway at the FIRENZE-CERTOSA exit and take the FIRENZE-SIENA link (the entry to the link is right by the motorway exit). Leave the link at POGGIBONSI-NORD and follow the signs for SAN GIMIGNANO. About 500 metres before the walls of the town there is a roundabout, from which you must head for VOLTERRA-CECINA and drive for about 700 metres until you come to the road for MONTAUTO on the left. Take this road and drive along it for about 700 metres, passing a small bridge made of bricks. The entrance to the holiday farm is on the right just after the bridge. Travelling up from the south, leave the A1 motorway at the VALDICHIANA exit and head for SIENA. A few km before Siena you will come to the junction for the orbital road (Tangenziale) heading towards FIRENZE. Take this road and drive towards FIRENZE, taking the exit at POGGIBONSI-NORD. Head towards SAN GIMIGNANO. About 500 metres before the walls of the town there is a roundabout, from which you must head for VOLTERRA-CECINA and drive for about 700 metres until you come to the road for MONTAUTO on the left. Take this road and drive along it for about 700 metres, passing a small bridge made of bricks. The entrance to the holiday farm is on the right just after the bridge.