Palazzolo is only 500m from the central La Foce Villa, on the road that leads to Chiarentana. It is the only bed and breakfast of all our ‘Holiday Houses’;  but it can also be rented per week to one family of 8 persons (see prices below).

The house is one of the farmhouses rebuilt by Antonio Origo in the 1930s, designed to hold a large farmer’s family with many animals and fruitful fields. It faces the Amiata mountain, with all the Orcia valley below – a wonderful, sunny, open view. Protected on the north side by the hill and an imposing pine wood, it is the perfect place to enjoy the sun, especially in winter.

Only the first floor has been restored and refurbished, in spring 2009. There is a very large central room for common use, with an enormous farmhouse fireplace, sofas, armchairs, and TV, plus the kitchen, which can be used by the guests, independently from breakfast (which is served 8-9 AM).

The four bedrooms are all very spacious and light, and lead onto this central room. There are two doubles with a shared bathroom (both bath and shower), and two other double bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom. All rooms are painted in cheerful colours, often used here in the country, and the rooms are named after them: Violet, Lavender, Green, Blue.

Outside, trees – plum, cypress, mulberry – shade a long L-shaped table for outdoor dining, and a large flat lawn is perfect for reclining on deck-chairs or playing games (a croquet game is available, as well as raquets and balls). In one of the ground floor rooms there is table-tennis. No swimming-pool as yet: we are still waiting for permits.

For 8

First floor central large living-dining room with kitchen and open fireplace. Kitchen has large fridge, oven, dish-washer, microwave, several electrical appliaces.

On left: Lavender and Violet bedrooms, sharing a bathroom (both bath and shower)

On right: a corridor leading to Green and Blue bedrooms, each with private bath

At the end of corridor: a nook with washing-machine for guests.

RATES
€ 120/day (Lavender or Violet Room)
€ 140/day (Green or Blue Room)

The whole house can be rented by the same family for a minimum stay of three nights at € 1.550 and € 500 for every additional night.