La Casina and its guest cottage, nestled in the lovely lower-Chianti countryside amongst rolling hills of vineyards, olive groves and cypress trees, is strategically located halfway between Florence and Rome. It is the lovingly-renovated property of an Italian architect and his American wife.

From the villa, walking distance from the village of Palazzone (San Casciano dei Bagni, province of Siena), it is less than an hour drive to the spectacular towns of Orvieto, Todi, Perugia, Pienza, Città della Pieve, Siena, Montepulciano, Cortona, Bagni Vignoni and many others you can discover on your own.

La Casina is an easy 90 drive (A1 highway) from airports in Rome and Florence and also 15 minutes from the city of Chiusi, from where trains part for all major destinations.

The main house is furnished in a casual country style. The ground floor has a large living area with a fireplace on one side and fully equipped kitchen on the other, with a dishwasher, fridge with a spacious freezer, oven and an American coffee maker. On the same floor there is a storage room, a double bedroom with fan, wardrobe and bedside tables, a bathroom with bath and its shower, and a small single bedroom. Most of the furniture is antique. Connected to the house is a small laundry room with washing machine and a sink.

The master bedroom on the floor above is furnished with Liberty furniture, and has a king size bed, a private bathroom, ceiling fan and a veranda.Next to the master suite is a bedroom with a pair of twin beds and a bathroom. All bedroom windows are equipped with bug screens.
The guest cottage, very close to the main house, is a large open space with a living area, a queen bed area and a private bathroom with a shower.

A lovely new private pool is located in the midst of an olive grove, overlooking vineyards, forests and the distant towers of the medieval town of Citta' del Pieve. There is also dining porch off the guesthouse and several furnished living areas in the gardens around the villa.

Thermal spas and beauty treatment centers abound. The charming historic town of San Casciano dei Bagni (5 miles away) has a thermal, hot water spa with mud and mineral water treatment, both in the countryside and at the recently opened and luxurious Terme di Medici.

One can go horseback riding in the stables at nearby Celle sul Rigo mountain biking or hiking through the Tuscan hills, or take the train to see the splendors of Rome and Florence and the many jewels in between. Sarteano (8 miles away) is another famous spot given its cool mountains air and lovely fresh mineral water pool, not to mention the many establishments in Chianciano.

There are many superior restaurants in the area serving some of the local Tuscan specialties, including the "ribollita" soup (vegetables and bread) and the "bici all'aglione" (homemade spaghetti made of water and flour in a tomato garlic sauce). Be sure to top it off with local extra virgin olive oil and Chianti wines!

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