Villa Palmieri is located in the heart of wine country, offering sweeping views of rolling hills, vineyards, cypress trees and the nearby town of Pienza. This fabulous 19th century villa is air conditioned throughout with six generous bedrooms. Split into three different apartments with independent entrances, the villa is the perfect holiday hideaway for families and friends who want to stay together, but maintain some privacy. Inside, the farmhouse is blessed with an abundance of natural light, high, exposed-beam ceilings and arched entranceways. Beautiful mismatched furniture, colourful rugs and tilework create a rustic, refined space that really feels like a home. Stepping outside, the views will blow you away. Take a dip in the pool, lounge on the day bed, take a book to the hammock or enjoy a picnic in the shade. If you feel like exploring the area, there are plenty of tourist towns just a short drive away. #### Features Villa Interior Main House (sleeps 6) Ground Floor - Living room with fireplace, library, hi-fi, TV, DVD - Kitchen - Double bedroom (accessed internally and externally) and en-suite bathroom with double shower (2.1m x 0.75m) First Floor (accessible internally and externally via an external staircase) - Double bedroom with jacuzzi (1.7m x 1.7 m) and en-suite bathroom with shower - Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with double shower (1.5m x 0.9m) - Sitting area with small round table, two chairs and access to a small terrace Annexe 1 (sleeps 3) Ground Floor (split-level) - Kitchen with oven, dishwasher and microwave - Dining room - Glass veranda seating area (internal access to other parts of the villa) - Double bedroom - Bathroom with rectangular whirlpool bath tub Mezzanine Level (accessed via an open, spiral staircase in kitchen/dining room) - Queen-size bed Annexe 2 (sleeps 4) Ground Floor (split-level) - Kitchen - Living room with fireplace and pool/snooker table - Double bedroom with en-suite shower First Floor - Double bedroom - Bathroom with rectangular whirlpool bath tub Outside Grounds - Salt-water, heated swimming pool (4m x 18 m) - Sunbeds, parasols and daybed - Garden - Shaded dining area with cushioned wooden furniture - Comfortable shaded seating area with painting easel - Vegetable garden Facilities - Wi-Fi - Air-conditioning in all rooms - Gym room for yoga, pilates and massages (extra charge, payable locally) - Washing machine and tumble dryer - iPod dock - Nintendo Wii console - Pool/snooker table - Barbecue #### Location This beautiful region has something for everyone with thermal springs, extraordinary scenery, oodles of history and culture and beautiful beaches a couple of hours away. Oh, and did we mention the WINE?? Montepulciano is the top Italian destination for wine buffs with an incredible number of high quality vineyards. Those seeking an active holiday will find incredible hiking and cycling paths to explore. Pienza is the perfect example of Renaissance architecture, rebuilt using a Renaissance Humanist urban design concept. Pienzas creation of the “ideal town” has played an important role in subsequent urban development in Italy and beyond and for this reason is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous for its pecorino, Pienza holds a cheese festival every September with cheese rolling competitions always a mainstay of the program. Bagno Vignoni is the most beautiful of the local spa towns where, instead of a central piazza, theres a massive 16th century thermal pool! A canal flows from the spring over a cliff face creating an incredible warm waterfall that feeds down into a crystal clear pool. An incredible place to enjoy a leisurely dip! San Quirico dOrcia is located halfway between Pienza and Bagno Vignoni and boasts one of the most stunning roads in the whole of Tuscany. The village and the others that surround it, retain a medieval appearance set against the most magnificent landscape of luminous yellow wheat fields and green patchwork vineyards. Montepulciano is a wine town well-known for producing robust Vino Nobile. It sits high on a hill with impressive views over the Val di Chiana and Val dOrcia. Every August Montepulciano hosts the Calici di Stelle market, with vendors lining the streets showcasing wines of the region, traditional dishes and works by local contemporary artists.