Print pageResidential complex "GLI INCROCIATI"
GLI INCROCIATI - This ancient building in "Leopoldine" stile completed restoration a few years ago. The main structure is divided into three separate units. The property is entirely fenced in to afford maximum privacy and is set in a magnificent position. A secondary asphalt road that runs at the border of the property reaches it. There is an above ground 4.3 x 10 meter swimming pool for guest use in the garden. All shops and facilities, including public tennis court, are in Sovicille at 8 kms. Siena is at 18 kms, Monteriggioni is at 25 kms, and there is a bus line that runs hourly at 5 kms from the property.
The estate is ideal for taking walks in the countryside and woodlands. Horses can be hired 3 kms away. The area where Gli Incrociati is located, is rich with history and witness are the innumerable churches, abbeys and buildings that are primarily Romanesque, with some dating back to Etruscan origins. The area had several Etruscan settlements that eventually gave birth to the towns and residual architectural traces can be seen in many of the more imposing buildings.
Private access to the property is through a wrought iron gate that leads to the parking area. The three units are situated in the two main structures, with private ground floor entrances and relative private, furnished garden spaces in addition to the common garden areas. There is a ping pong table and an area with volley ball net. The ground in front of the house that runs past the pool and up to the woodlands is occupied by a large grassy lawn.
The building was carefully restored with total respect to its original design and materials. The finishings are tasteful reproductions of the original works. Most of the ceilings boast wood beams and the floors are all in handmade terracotta tiles. The walls in the various rooms have been painted in soft pastels with decorations running along the ceilings and walls in the original style of the building.
There is a telephone, two baby cots, satellite TV, central heating that is charged at a daily rate, together with firewood, an outdoor barbecue and a laundry room with two washing machines, two dryers, and ironing equipment. Maid service is available on request. The house is impeccably furnished with high quality pieces and antiques. Pool towels are included in the price. For clients who book two weeks, a typical Tuscan dinner is included in the price. There is WIFI inside apt Gaia and outside for the other apartments.
Because of popular request over the past couple of years, the ground floor utilities rooms under apartment Gaia have been transformed during 2007 into a modern professional chef's kitchen which is totally equipped to cater to large groups and a professional chef is available both to cook for the guests and also to hold cooking courses. Next to the kitchen is a large 60 SQM dining hall with access to 3 service bathrooms, including a facility for the handicapped. For quotes and further information, please ask your travel agent. This area is for exclusive use by our guests. When the apartments are occupied, it remains closed. Meals can also be prepared and served directly in each apartment should guests prefer additional privacy.
The rental offer of Gli Incrociati is divided into three separate solutions, all of which are designed to provide our guests with exclusive use of the facilities and complete privacy. The first basic offer, that is available all season with the exception of the months of July and August (27/6 – 29/8) is apartment Gaia sleeping 10 persons. If you book this apartment, the other two apartments, Valentina and Camilla remain closed.
The second rental offer is composed of apartments Gaia plus Valentina, and is offered all season through, sleeping a total of 18 persons. In case this is your choice, then apartment Camilla remains closed.
The last rental offer is composed of all three apartments, Gaia plus Valentina plus Camilla together and sleeps a total of 22 people.
In order to separate the descriptions of the apartments, we have listed Gli Incrociati as a residential complex, and each apartment is described separately in our texts. To view the complete offer, please look at the version that includes the entire complex, so that you can see the descriptions and the photos relative to each apartment.
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SOVICILLE |
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R.C. 090101 - 200 MQ
Kitchen - living/dining room with ktichen niche - 3 double
bedrooms - 2 twin bedded rooms - 5 bathrooms
This apartment has its private access (facing Southwest) at ground floor from the front of the building facing the garden and swimming pool. In front of the entrance is a paved terrace that leads, through an open arch, into a covered, furnished loggia with artesian well and an iron gate opening onto the stairs that lead to the first floor where the apartment develops. There are doors in the loggia that lead to the kitchen and dining hall described in the main text and that remain closed if not in use.
At the top of the original stone stairs is a second, covered and furnished loggia (45 sqm) that is identical to the one at ground floor, except for the peaceful view it provides over the surrounding countryside. There are three doors in the loggia that open into the two wings of the apartment. A first door on the left leads into the liveable kitchen with kitchen niche that is fully equipped with gas range, oven, microwave, dishwasher and fridge with freezer. There are two windows in the kitchen overlooking the garden. A door in the kitchen opens onto a hallway.
Doors in the hallway lead to: a double bedroom with, up one step, an ensuite private bathroom complete with shower stall, a twin bedded room (down one step from the hallway with beds that can be connected on request), with up one step, ensuite complete bathroom with shower stall. A second door in the loggia opens into a beautiful spacious (44 sqm) room that was originally the kitchen and heart of the entire building. It is now an open-plan room with formal dining area and living room with large, walk-in fireplace.
In a niche at one side of the fireplace is a small kitchen area with gas range, Carrara marble sink, and fridge with freezer. The third door in the loggia opens into a hallway. The doors in this hall lead into: a double bedroom with canopy bed and ensuite complete bathroom with shower stall, a second double bedroom with ensuite complete bathroom with shower stall, and a twin bedded room (the beds can be united on request) with ensuite complete bathroom with shower stall.
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SOVICILLE |
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SI |
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18 / 0 |
| Description: |
R.C. 090102 - 335 MQ
Kitchen - dining room - living room - 4 double bedrooms - 4 bathrooms
This apartment has its private access (facing Northeast) at ground floor. Private entrance is into a landing that faces the stairs leading to the first floor. To the left of the landing is the liveable kitchen with fireplace. The kitchen is fully equipped with gas range, oven, dishwasher and fridge with freezer. Up two steps from the kitchen is the formal dining room. A door in the dining room opens into a small landing that leads, down three steps, to an open passageway with door to a bathroom with washbasin, WC and shower niche. To the right of the landing is a utilities room created under the staircase.
Through the landing is the spacious and comfortable living room that is divided into two sections by an open brick arch. The ceiling of the living room is vaulted and boasts designs made with the brickwork. A door into the living room opens outside onto a private, furnished, and covered terrace that faces the garden and swimming pool. The terrace is protected by the walls of the building on two sides, rendering it private and ideal for enjoying one’s meals "al fresco". Up one step in the living room is an open passage that leads back to the entrance landing.
The internal travertine staircase leads to the first floor. On the left, up one step and through an open arch, is a hallway with three doors. The first leads, up one step, to a complete bathroom with shower stall. The second leads into a double bedroom, and the third leads into a spacious double bedroom with, up one step, a complete ensuite bathroom with shower stall. The bed can be separated into twins on request. On the right of the stairs and again through an open arch, is another hall with three doors. The first opens into a bathroom with washbasin, WC and shower stall. The second opens into a double bedroom, and the third opens into another spacious double bedroom with bed that can be separated into twins on request.
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