Location and Surrounding Area. This stunning Tuscan property is located in a panoramic position just outside the gorgeous village of Monteroni d'Arbia. This fabled area of Tuscany offers rolling hills with vineyards, olive groves and picturesque fields full of poppies and sunflowers. Cypress trees line the sun-dappled lanes and there are a wealth of stately homes and castles dotted around. Villa Monteroni is within easy reach of the wine-producing Chianti hillsides, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Siena, the medieval hilltop towns of Montalcino, Montepulciano and the more famous Florence, Lucca and Pisa.
Siena is medieval gem, famous for its architecture, the Campo central piazza and the Palio horse race, which is held twice every summer. The Palio and the Campo piazza bthe featured in the James Bond Quantum of Solace film and as you sip a cappuccino in the piazza, it's hard not to slip into film-star mode as you watch the world go by.
Montepulciano is a stunning hilltop Renaissance town, famed not only for its beauty and car-free centre but also for the quality of its fine wines. The Cantucci family, for example, has been creating fine wines since the 1700s and is considered one of the founding fathers of the exceptional red wine, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Another sought-after red wine, the Brunello di Montalcino, has been produced in the hills around Montalcino since the early 14th century, partly due to the fact that Montalcino has the warmest and driest climate in Tuscany.
For gold aficionados, the international Royal Golf La Bagnaia features an 18-hole course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., which harmoniously blends with the local landscape. You can even gaze out over Siena as you ponder your next stroke.
Villa Monteroni is 1 km from Monteroni d'Arbia, 12 km from Siena, 25 km from Montalcino, 50 km from Montepulciano, 85 km from Florence and 100 km from Florence international airport.
The Property. Villa Monteroni sleeps 12 + 4 guests in three gorgeous suites, three double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms plus additional space for four more guests on two double sofa-beds in two of the suites. All of the bedrooms have air-conditioning. The first master suite is on the ground floor of the main house and has marvellous high ceilings in the double bedroom, en suite bathroom and living room with fireplace. This suite contains one of the sofa beds. The second master suite is on the first floor of the main house and offers a double bedroom, en suite bathroom, walk in wardrobe and sitting room/study area with library. The third suite is on the first floor of the adjacent converted barn and has a double bedroom, en suite bathroom, sitting room with fireplace, a sofa bed and corner kitchen. There is also a double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both with en suite bathrooms on the first floor of the main house and the final double bedroom with en suite bathroom is on the first floor of the converted barn.
The ground floor of the main farmhouse has an enormous living room, an adjoining panoramic sitting room, a splendid, modern kitchen with an original Tuscan fireplace, a traditional cooking area with wood-fired oven and a marvellous interior courtyard with a long table for al fresco meals. There is also a private caretaker's apartment on the ground floor.
The west side of the ground floor of the converted barn offers a large living room with a TV, study area and sofa bed, a corner kitchen and an extra bathroom. The east side contains the pool house and has a sauna, work out area, changing room and bathroom with shower.
The grounds are spread out over two hectares and contain, in addition to the olive groves, a large, heated, infinity swimming pool, a heated hot tub, various outdoor dining areas and magnificent 360° panoramic views.
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