Vacation Rental with Bicycles in Val d'Orcia

San Quirico d'Orcia - RIF. S197

Accommodation Type: Bed and Breakfast
Area: Val d'Orcia   Position: Countryside
Province : Siena  

These wonderful accommodations in the Val d’Orcia are situated in the oasis of the gently rolling hills just outside the medieval village of San Quirico d’Orcia, in the past a resting place for Popes and their legates on their journey towards Rome along the ancient Via Francigena. An overwhelming 180 degrees view over the Natural Park of the Val d’Orcia, embracing also the towns of Pienza, Radicofani and Montalcino, will immediately capture the visitors’ attention. Here, in this Tuscan holiday home, nature, art, history and a particular attention to health and well-being will welcome guests in that perfect balance typical of Tuscan country life. The Residence consists of 70 rooms of various typologies to meet all requirements, each equipped with hair-dryer, mini-bar, safe, Sat-TV and telephone. The Junior Suites can comfortably accommodate up to 4 people and have a Jacuzzi shower, whereas the Comfort and Superior rooms, with Jacuzzi bathtub, are located in a structure built only with ecological materials and provided with an electromagnetic smog avoidance system. Holidays here are spent in absolute quiet and relax enjoying the treatments of the well-being centre, created to provide the aesthetics, physical and mental welfare for those wishing to retreat from urban chaos and treat themselves to a soothing break. Every effort here is directed towards the guests’ well-being, the care of their body and the rediscovery of their essential beauty. The aim of the thera 
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San Quirico d'Orcia - RIF. S198

Accommodation Type: Holiday Farmhouse
Area: Val d'Orcia   Position: Countryside
Province : Siena  

These wonderful holiday apartments in the Val d’Orcia are situated in the oasis of the gently rolling hills just outside the medieval village of San Quirico d’Orcia, in the past a resting place for Popes and their legates on their journey towards Rome along the ancient Via Francigena. An overwhelming 180 degrees view over the Natural Park of the Val d’Orcia, embracing also the towns of Pienza, Radicofani and Montalcino, will immediately capture the visitors’ attention. Here, in this Tuscan holiday home, nature, art, history and a particular attention to health and well-being will welcome guests in that perfect balance typical of Tuscan country life. The Residence consists of 70 rooms of various typologies to meet all requirements, each equipped with hair-dryer, mini-bar, safe, Sat-TV and telephone. The Junior Suites can comfortably accommodate up to 4 people and have a Jacuzzi shower, whereas the Comfort and Superior rooms, with Jacuzzi bathtub, are located in a structure built only with ecological materials and provided with an electromagnetic smog avoidance system. Holidays here are spent in absolute quiet and relax enjoying the treatments of the well-being centre, created to provide the aesthetics, physical and mental welfare for those wishing to retreat from urban chaos and treat themselves to a soothing break. Every effort here is directed towards the guests’ well-being, the care of their body and the rediscovery of their essential beauty. The aim of the t 
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Pienza - RIF. S285

Accommodation Type: Villas
Area: Val d'Orcia   Position: Countryside
Province : Siena  

This magnificent holiday villa with a heated swimming pool sits on one of the knolls at the foot of Pienza (3km) with a breathtaking 360-degree view over the Val d’Orcia countryside. The villa, 480 sq m, is a tastefully restored stone farmhouse, beautifully furnished in a fine country style, and can comfortably accommodate up to 12 people. It is surrounded by a large garden with gazebo, where one can relax at the lovely eco-friendly salt-water (not chlorine) swimming pool (18mx4, depth 1,4m – 1,5m, pool can be heated:fees applied for heating the pool), filtered by silver stones (a natural way of filtering); the liner is a dark grey which helps to maintain a warm temperature.

On the ground floor there is a kitchen (gas hob, electric oven, filter coffee machine, microwave oven, fridge-freezer, dishwasher) with outside a large patio, 30 sq m, for al fresco dining while enjoying spectacular views of the pool and surroundings. A winding staircase leads up to a mezzanine with additional seating area over the kitchen.
Always on the ground floor, there is a double bedroom with private bathroom, with a rectangular Jacuzzi, just outside the room, a comfortable living room with fireplace and pool table, a double bedroom (which can be twin) with en-suite bathroom with shower, a living room with fireplace, TV Sat and CD/DVD player, library, games and another well equipped kitchen (electric oven, washing machine, fridge-freezer) accessed via a covered veranda and concluding a double b 
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Pienza - RIF. S247

Accommodation Type: Villas
Area: Val d'Orcia   Position: Countryside
Province : Siena  

This lovely holiday home in Val d’Orcia in the Middle Ages was probably a resting place for pilgrims travelling on the Via Francigena, that passes nearby. Furthermore, opposite the property is the 13th century Castello di Spedaletto, one of the most important monastic granges of the Spedale Santa Maria della Scala, the key religious and political foundation of the Republic of Siena which assisted pilgrims. The castle gave hospitality to many famous personalities, such as Charles II of Naples in 1289 and Pope Pious II in 1460 to name a few, as well as brought prosperity and development to the area, creating reception for the many pilgrims passing by and places where they could buy supplies.
This villa near Pienza is elegantly furnished, in a perfect combination between comfort and tradition, with modern amenities such as internet Wi-Fi and Sat-TV. On two floors, the house can host up to 10 people. On the ground floor there is double bedroom with a bathroom fitted out with a shower, the reception and some service rooms. By means of an exterior staircase one reaches the first floor which consists of an entrance, large living/dining room with kitchen, another living room with two sofa beds, 3 double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms fitted out with showers, of which one hydromassage. A ventilator system is very efficacious during the hot season.
This holiday villa in Tuscany is part of a semi-detached structure but has its own large garden, with a children 
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