Farm holidays in Tuscany
Tourism and travel
Holidays in Tuscany travel package Le Sodole country resort & golf standard
Farm Holydais in Le Sodole country resort & golf superior
Borgo di Alica Nido aparment
Borgo di Alica La Torre apartment
Borgo di Alica, La Colombaia apartment
Borgo di Alica La Canonica apartment
Il Chiassetto farmhouse, Mimosa appartment
Farmholiday offer : Mimosa apartment 7 nights, 4 persons
Farm holidays in Tuscany
Guests who appreciate the finer things find here everything are looking for. Companies modern wine cellars and traditional Tuscany. Robust reds, whites elegant, regional and world famous rarities as Sassicaia, Brunello di Montalcino. Explore the most beautiful wine regions in all of Tuscany, with their rich rural culture and traditions, it indulges in the enjoyment earthy and warm hospitality of the earth of Dante and Leonardo. Take a stroll through the vineyards, learning how the vines are pruned back in winter, and how the grapes are harvested in the fall. Take a look around the whole operation. In the evening comes the wine tasting. In the brand new tasting room or in the vaulted cellars dark. The owner will tell his farm winery and its vineyards, on his work and life. And you savor every moment.
Here you will find what you need for a real vacation: nature with the campaign knows that countless moods and the time playing a myriad of roles. Farmers who are people, and who treat you as a person, too. Holidays that reach deep within you and affect you deeply.
And no matter what season you come in, or which province you choose. Tuscany is so different, a land of farms with living traditions and folk customs, traditional products and idiosyncrasies. Spring arrives with a flourish and gets wet with warm rain. Summer is radiant and cool in occasional thunderstorm. Autumn is wrapped in silence and comes to life through culture. Winter comes and brings warmth to your heart.
Open yourself to surprises. For farm they are always very individual. And they are always different. And there are also sharp. All this goes to make your holiday fun. Genuine, in other words.
You can also have the opportunity to partecipate the great historical events and commemorations that are celebrated in Tuscany , like:
La Giostra del Saracino takes place every year on the Piazza Grande, in the heart of the citadel of Arezzo , the event is the main reenactment of the city it takes place twice a year: the second Saturday of June and the first Sunday in September.
The game of bridge of Pisa is historically evocative event, which is divided into two phases: the historical parade that winds along the Arno, a huge military parade, and the battle itself, which is fought on the Ponte di Mezzo, where the teams Mezzogiorno and Tramontana feel the texture of their own physical strength in a surreal and exciting atmosphere . The event is traditionally held on the last Saturday in June and provides, as part of the wider program of events take place in June Pisano.
The Palio of Siena
The Palio horse race takes place twice a year on the famous Piazza del Campo: two dates in July 2 and August 16. The whole city of Siena is involved and participate in this event, fighting for a victory to celebrate, despite enemy Contradas, for the rest of the year.
Among the treasures not much known of Tuscany stands the Badia, or Abbey of Morrona, founded by Count Hugh Gherardesca, in 1089. three decades later the Count donated to the monks Camaldolese the church and the monastery. The monks preserved the property of 'Abbey and its territories until the year 1482, when ,with an act of military force, the vicar of the Bishop of Volterra, Bartolomeo Soderini, heading 200 armed mercenaries, besieged the Abbey and took possession of it on behalf of the Bishop . The abbey houses a air of mysticism and peace thanks to its location nestled in the hills of the Valdera and the isolation it enjoys. Remarkable is the church that existed before the abbey. Now privately owned and home to a renownedPARISH CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA ASSUMPTION AND JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND THE BELL TOWER OF CASCINA PISA
Located near the center of the ancient medieval walls, the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Giovanni Evangelista is mentioned in documents dating back to 750. The current arrangement dates back to the eleventh century,the church made of blocks of verrucano presents a gabled facade.
The interior, with basilical layout , is punctuated of monolithic columns to form the three aisles. To the north, adjacent to the church, there is the Sacrament Chapel built in the late seventeenth century in late Baroque style. The chapel was initially separated from the church by a cemetery area. Inside the Chapel, is a nice painting by School of Lucques dated by end of XVII century representing St. Catherine of Siena .
The importance of the church and its rectory function is mentioned in a document of 876, which speaks of the plebs baptisimalis Cassina.
The façade made of Verrucano stones is punctuated by five arches and enriched by cruciform and square inserts in slate and Carrara marble .
The church contains several valuable works. These include a terracotta sculpture of the Madonna and Child attributed to the artist Benedetto da Majano and two frescoes, both dating from the fourteenth century.
Of particular interest is also a baptismal font of white marble embellished with rams' heads. Separated from the church stands the massive square bell tower (XII century).