Casale Rufus, Sarteano – Toscana
Holiday Farmhouse with independent apartments in a widespread hospitality within an ancient hamlet with swimming pool and land on the slopes of Monte Cetona, near Sarteano. In the green of Monte Cetona, with a panoramic view of the Val d’Orcia, about 4 km from the mountain top, this borgo dates its roots in the Bronze Age and later on in was an Etruscan settlement. The current houses date back to the first century of the year 1000 and set their foundations on the rock. The holiday resort, structured like a widespread hotel, consists of six apartments, with one or two bedrooms, furnished in a rustic Tuscan style, located in different spots in the borgo, each unit different from the other in terms of layout and landscape. Equipped with all comforts and completely independent, offer maximum privacy in a village inhabited by about ten residents. The apartments consist of a living room-kitchen, one or two bedrooms and a bathroom. A small restaurant of 80 sq, a tavern with cellar of 65 sq m and an office of 20 sqm are also included in the property. In the large park, overlooking the stunning landscape of Val d'Orcia, a splendid built-in stone swimming pool, table tennis, bowls, archery and barbecue for outdoor dining. The farm includes about 42 hectares of land of which 12.5 hectares of arable land, 17 hectares of forest, 7.5 hectares of pasture, 4.3 hectares of hazelnut groves and the rest are cultivated with orchards.