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Villa Strega, Siena

The 9 x 5 m. pool offers a cool retreat from the summer sun.

Breakfast in the sunny kitchen is a good way to begin the day.

Original tiling and a touch of romance in the master bedroom.

This double bed is a bit cosy, so some guests prefer to utilize the single bed in the study as well.

One of the twin bedrooms off the sitting room overlooks the rose garden

Many of the bedrooms connect to this comfortable upstairs living area

A very large bathroom with romantic touches has two means of access.

This bathroom on the upper floor is off the main corridor.

A treat for many guests is having a meal cooked by the owner and served in this lovely dining room

A wide terrace to the side of the house overlooks the rose garden

An excellent place for an evening glass of meditational wine

The welcoming entrance hall has a table with House Notes and many leaflets about things to do locally

Though it is partially above ground this well-tended pool gives the feeling of spaciousness

There are plenty of umbrellas and lounge chairs for guests

The back gate to the property has a road that will get you to the heart of Siena even faster.

At Villa Strega there is even a chapel where weddings could be celebrated

View of the limonaia at the end of the rose garden

View of Siena, drawing by Dan Wrightson

Looking up to Villa Strega from the pool

Towers of the cathedral and the town hall just beyond the hedge and across the valley

Shade and summer geraniums outside the main entrance to the Villa

Roses of every hue are just off the side terrace

A spacious well-furnished kitchen makes catering or family cooking a pleasure

Old world touches in the upper sitting room that also offers satellite TV

Large living room of Villa Strega

Comfortably furnished living room with doors to the terrace

This large bathroom is ensuite to the master double bedroom.

One of the spacious double bedrooms in Villa Strega

One door in this large twin bedroom leads to an equally large bathroom.

Small study that allows a quiet place for reading or correspondence, and which can become a single bedroom, when requested.

Driving up along the quiet lane approaching Villa Strega, past vineyards and olive trees, it is hard to believe how very close this prestigious villa is to Siena, and yet, when you arrive, drive through the gateway flanked by two palm trees, and step out onto the broad terrace at the side of the villa, there is Siena across the valley - you can almost reach out and touch its evocative silhouettes! In an airy position on the edge of Chianti countryside and with possibly the best view of Siena, La Strega is a large, elegant villa in ample grounds, including a pretty, walled, rose garden. It has a wide terrace overlooking Siena, with a well and a private chapel. Built in the 16th Century, the villa has been carefully and totally renovated, and provides an high class accommodation.

Accommodation

Entrance hall, drawing room, large dining-kitchen with excellent equipment including a dish washer, study/single bedroom, shower room, separate WC and wash basin, boiler and laundry room, underground wine cellar. The gracious dining-room has glazed doors leading to a terrace where one can dine outside, overlooking the walled rose garden with lemon trees and a lemon house at the rear. A marble staircase leads to a sitting room on the first floor, off which are two twin bedrooms, two double bedrooms, and a bedroom with a small double bed. There are three bathrooms and a dressing room on this floor.

Around Villa Strega

Villa Strega combines by-gone elegance with modern fist class equipment. As may be imagined in a villa of this nature, the rooms are beautifully proportioned, large and very light and airy. The furniture includes many antiques and there is an Art Nouveau atmosphere, enhanced by prestigious draperies and decorative granite flooring. Every room has a TV point and a telephone plug. The ground floor of the lemon house holds sun furniture for the swimming pool set in the olive grove below the house. The pool, in contrast to the house, is simple and unadorned; but it has a wonderful view of Siena, and serves its purpose for swimming, cooling off and having fun after a long day's sight seeing. A lane nearby leads onto the Chianti road, for exploring the castles and famous vineyards, while the main arterial roads from Siena, less than a km. away, allow easy access to Florence and San Gimignano, Arezzo and Assisi. You can drive to shops and restaurants nearby, and take a bus or even walk the 2km to the historic centre, with all Siena's wonderful museums, art treasures and fascinating streets and shops to explore.

Prices

Prices are in British Pounds Sterling or Euro per property per week. Dollar prices shown are indicative only and will vary with the exchange rate.

* This property rents at Mid Season prices for Christmas, New Year and Easter.

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