Villas with Cooking lessons in Val d'Orcia

Castiglione d'Orcia - RIF. S196

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

This beautiful holiday home in the Val d’Orcia, surrounded by gently rolling hills, is near Castiglione d’Orcia (12km), just a few kilometres from the famous spa waters at Bagno Vignoni (10km) and Bagni San Filippo (7km). Surrounded by peace and quiet this lovely farmhouse is on two floors and can comfortably accommodate up to 17 people. On the ground floor there is a large hall divided into a kitchen with island, a sitting room with fireplace and dining area. This room has direct access to the garden and a gazebo. On the ground floor there are also two other kitchens with fireplace and sitting room area, with direct access to the garden and four double bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms fitted with showers, of which two have wrought iron staircases leading to a gallery with a single bed. On the first floor there is a fourth kitchen with wood-burning stove and a sitting room area, a double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with shower and another double bedroom with a bathtub in the room, an en-suite bathroom fitted with shower and a wooden staircase leading to a gallery with single bed. There is the possibility of adding 2 pouf beds, suitable for children.
Outside one can relax and read in the large garden, fully equipped with outdoor furniture and barbecue, table tennis table, table football and a wonderful panoramic swimming pool (15x7,50 mt, open May-Oct) overlooking the fields of the farm estate. The owners, in fact, run an organic farm and grow cereals as wel 
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S. Casciano dei Bagni - RIF. S225

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

This beautiful villa for rent in Italy is located on the border between Tuscany and Lazio near the spa village of San Casciano dei Bagni (9km), member of “the most beautiful villages in Italy”, “I borghi più belli d’Italia”, association. Originally the hunting lodge of the lords of the Castle of Proceno, this villa sits on a hilltop overlooking the serene Tuscian countryside, where vestiges of the Etruscans still survive. The house, elegantly furnished, can comfortably accommodate 12 people and is on two floors. On the ground floor there is an entrance with vaulted ceiling, a fully equipped kitchen with contiguous breakfast room, a large living room with fireplace separated by an arch from the dining room, a double divan bed, a bathroom with shower, a double bedroom and another dining room with fully equipped kitchenette. On the first floor there is a living room with open-hearth fireplace, a study with stairs leading to a gallery with twin beds ideal for children, a double bedroom, a bathroom with shower, another double bedroom with en-suite bathroom on two levels (the bathtub on the gallery enjoys a magnificent view from the bedroom’s windows), a double bedroom (easily transformed into twin bedded) with en-suite bathroom fitted out with shower and another double bedroom with mini-bar and en-suite bathroom fitted out with bathtub. Outside a covered veranda furnished with fireplace, barbecue and large dining table offers an ideal location for al fresco dining. T 
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Pienza - RIF. S271

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

This lovely 18th century villa with swimming-pool in Val d’Orcia is located near Pienza, surrounded by the gently rolling hills of this magnificent countryside. This tastefully furnished villa can comfortably accommodate up to 15 people and consists of 2 large sitting rooms, 2 fully equipped kitchens and one dining room. There are six double bedrooms (of which 1 can be made up as twin), 2 single bedrooms and 8 bathrooms (various Jacuzzis in some, 2 with bathtubs, 3 with double shower heads and 3 fitted with showers of which one at the swimming-pool). There is air-conditioning in all the rooms.
Outside there is a large garden (5 hectares) fully equipped with outdoor furniture and barbecue for dining alfresco and a lovely 24x4 m saltwater swimming-pool (open Apr-Oct), of which 6 meters are indoors. This villa is in an ideal location both for those wishing to spend a quiet and pleasant vacation in the countryside, far from the madding crowd, and for those who have cultural and art interests with Montepulciano at 10 km, Montalcino at 15, Cortona at 25 and Siena at 40. Nearby the ancient spa towns of Bagno Vignoni and San Filippo. The surrounding farm estates offer the possibility of cheese, wine and olive oil tastings. The nearest shops and restaurants are in Pienza at 6 km.
In the rental quote are included: a welcome typical dinner with our Tuscan mamma, a maid service 3h each day (common areas, not on Sunday), cleaning of the house on Wednesday and Saturday, change of 
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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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