SERVICES

A variety of services are provided at La Foce, to make your stay more enjoyable. You will find:

  • herbal toiletries and hair dryers in the bathrooms
  • free internet service and a cell-phone in the office
  • change of bath and pool towels that are changed twice a week
  • basic grocery items, a complimentary bottle of wine and of home-grown olive oil in the kitchen
  • information on local restaurants, shops, health and sports resources
  • a map of local hikes and walks.
  • daily housekeeping, provided in the larger houses.

On request

  • additional housekeeping,
  • dinner in your house to be heated up upon your arrival.
  • gourmet cookng with fresh seasonal products, every day in the Chiarentana dining room or Tuscan meals prepared in your home
  • children’s activities (games, cooking,arts and crafts), conducted by experienced children’s entertainers

ACTIVITIES

  • All the La Foce houses have pools.
  • A tennis court, a playground for the smaller children and a trampoline are at Chiarentana, for all guests’ use.
  • There are beautiful walks, both up into the oak and beech woods, and down into the crete senesi, the unique clay hillocks that characterize the Val d’Orcia landscape.
  • In late July an outstanding chamber music festival, Incontri in Terra di Siena, is held at the Castelluccio.
  • Benedetta Isidori can advise you on restaurants, shopping, and sight-seeing excursions. Some of the most beautiful Renaissance, Romanesque, Medieval and Etruscan sites are close by, and in summer digs for an Etruscan necropolis are ongoing in the field next to the La Foce villa.

On request

  • Private guided tours of secret, or less well-known, Tuscan treasures
  • Swimming in volcanic hot water pools
  • Wellness and beauty treatments
  • Riding on the Monte Amiata
  • Mountain biking through the woods and the crete senesi
  • Special holidays for families with children (family holidays) are organized for half-term breaks.

At Castelluccio, IL GRANAIO,  an historical Xvth century granary, is 
available for meetings, conferences, brain-storming sessions, or 
exhibitions.

 
Books by Iris Origo
 
Incontri in Terra di Siena
 
   
The swimming pool at Chiarentana Table laid for breakfast at Fontalgozzo A country walk in the valley Our private area for truffle hunting
Relaxing in one of the many spas near La Foce Riding in the countryside Tidy rows of “pecorino” , the famous sheep cheese A bathroom window at Chiarentana
Ancient bottles of wine in a cellar
Typical Tuscan products A nearby Etruscan tomb, with wall paintings Taste a “bruschetta” with our delicious olive oil Bottles of La Foce olive oil