The Villa belongs to Tenuta Larnianone, a family run wine estate of 340 acres, that counts 8 different Villas and Apartments surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, at 5km from Siena. The Estate is completely immersed in the countryside (you need a car to get to the grocery!) but is only 13 minutes to the closest supermarket and about 20 to Siena's city center.
What to expect:
Villa Colombaio is a beautiful countryhouse, with a large living-room at the ground floor and five door windows opening into the portico, an ideal place for relax and conviviality in every season. Villa Colombaio is perfect for families with children, who want to share moments of happiness in the countryside, in a warm and functional environment. The villa (330 mq) can accommodate up to 8 people and 2 kids under 12. It has 4 bedrooms (all at the first floor), 3 bathrooms, a large living room with fireplace, a kitchen, a laundry room and a wide reading area on the first floor with a ping-pong table. It has an easy access to the shared swimming, which is 80 meters far.
FAQ:
There is no air conditioning but fans in all the rooms.
Heating cost is included.
Renting a car is highly recommended (you can't go shopping on foot from the estate!)
In Siena there is no Uber service and taxis are not always available.
The swimming pool is guaranteed from 1st of May to 30th September; it's open from 8AM to 8PM
Only the guests of the Estate are allowed to enjoy the shared swimming pool spaces. Each unit has got its area, with sunbeds and sun umbrella. The pool IS NOT HEATED.
The organization of any event involves extra costs to be defined when booking with the property.
The kitchen is equipped with stove, oven, dishwasher, coffee machine (NESPRESSO), pots, salt / pepper and our extra virgin olive oil. We provide plastic bags, dishwasher tablets, laundry soaps and fabric softener to our guests, as well as some courtesy coffee pods.
The bathrooms have hairdryers and at the entrance we provide a small welcome kit with shower shampoo in paper sachets.
It is possible to request a basic shopping to be found on the arrival, at an extra cost of 50 euros.
GROUND FLOOR
Entrance
Large living room with fireplace and TV set
Kitchen
Laundry room
Bathroom with bath tub
FIRST FLOOR
Reading area with Ping-Pong table
Double bedroom
Bathroom with bath tub
Double bedroom (twin beds)
Double bedroom (twin beds)
Double bedroom
Bathroom with bath-tub
Who will you meet and what do to:
The owners are at your disposal for any information, especially regarding restaurants and activities, or to solve any problems efficiently if needed. During your stay it is possible to organize Palio experiences (2nd of July and 16th of August), dinners in Villa, bike tours, city and surrounding tours, horse riding through the Estate, truffle hunting and of course the visit to the cellar where Lorenzo, will organize the wine an olive oil tasting. All the information to book these activities (and more!) are provided in the Guestbook, once made the reservation.
The Estate is located in a strategic position:
- 20 minutes far from Siena's city center, a go-kart circuit, the thermal baths at Rapolano Terme, an alpaca farm, an adventure park for kids, and the artistic site Parco Sculture del Chianti;
- about one hour away from San Gimignano (where to taste the best ice cream of the world at Dondoli's), Florence, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Pienza (the famous cheese city of Tuscany), Volterra and Panzano in Chianti (where is located the most famous butcher of the Chianti, Dario Cecchini)
- about two hours far from Assisi, Rome, Pisa, Lucca and seaside famous places like Forte de' Marmi and Argentario's peninsula.
The best location to enjoy a true tuscan experience!
