La Foce arranges family holidays during mid-term breaks. The purpose of these holidays is to provide children with fun and creative activities, leaving parents time off to sight-see, enjoy a good restaurant, hike, bicycle, go for a health treatment or just rest.

The following are available:

• care and entertainment of children ages 4 to 14 from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday
• children’s breakfast and/or lunch
• children’s activities according to age groups
• experienced babysitter service

Breakfast: served in Chiarentana dining room. Experienced caregivers will supervise all children’s meals. Example of menu:

• fresh rolls and croissants
• eggs from our chickens
• pancakes
• cereals
• fresh orange juice
• fruit
  

Lunch: a healthy lunch with fresh local products. According to age groups the children will eat together at a big table, either in the Chiarentana dining room or under the linden tree in the courtyard. Example of menu:

• home-made pasta with different sauces (fresh tomato, pesto and meat sauce) or pizza
• a meat dish (chicken, hamburger, meat loaf)
• vegetables and/or salad from the garden
• fruit, ice cream or dessert

Activities: trained carers/entertainers will organize games and activities based on local and natural resources from Monday to Friday. The activities will vary according to the ages of the children and their number.

Children from 4 to 7:

Out of doors:

• playground activities
• games and races on the lawn
• blackberry and fruit picking
• searching for fossils, chestnuts, mushrooms
• football
• jumping on the trampoline
• swimming, in season
• tennis

In bad weather:

• arts and crafts using natural materials from the woods and countryside
• painting
• cooking (making pasta, pizza, bruschette, other Tuscan food)
• baking clay from the “crete”
• roasting chestnuts

Children from 8 to 12:

Out of doors:

• football
• tennis
• ping pong
• swimming, in season
• searching for fossils, chestnuts, mushrooms
• treasure hunt
• truffle hunting with dogs
• fishing in the local ponds
• adventure games in the woods

In bad weather:

• arts and crafts using natural materials from the woods and countryside
• theatrical activities
• cooking (making pasta, pizza, bruschette, other Tuscan food)
• baking clay from the “crete”
• roasting chestnuts

Gourmet Tuscan dinners for the whole family (or only for adults) are available on request in the Chiarentana restaurant or in the houses.

Experienced baby sitters (available on request) can look after children three and under during the day, and all children in the evenings if parents wish to go out on their own.

Activities for the whole family, such as picnics, swimming in hot water pools, bicycling, tennis lessons and riding can be arranged.

Rates for Family Holidays: seasonal price for weekly rent of the house or apartment (see “rates”), plus:

E. 350 for each child (up to two children)

E. 300 for any further child