Overview
Luxury villa with stunning design
At the end of white unpaved road, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside south of Siena, just outside the charming borgo of Sarteano is La Dimora, an 18th century farmhouse, now converted into a high tech luxury villa of refined quality.
Located between Val di Chiana and the Val d’Orcia La Dimora is the perfect location to explore Montepulciano, Chiusi, Pienza, Montalcino, Chianciano Terme, San Casciano dei Bagni and many other places of timeless charm. Sarteano, with its old medieval town walls, is just ten minutes away.
The respect of Tuscan traditional materials like stone, wood, and terracotta combined with modern design offers guests all they need for a perfect stay. The adjoining annex features a fitness area with a gym and a wellness room, equipped with sauna and Turkish bath.
The bedrooms are spacious with large windows and private bathrooms. The green space outside (25 acres/10 ha) features a panoramic swimming pool, a tennis court and a bowling green.
To maintain the taste of authentic tradition La Dimora is committed to organic farming: excellent extra-virgin olive oil, wine, along with other products like Vin Santo (sweet white dessert wine), organic preserves and jams can be tasted in the fabulous multi-function room next to the house. Cook service cooking classes or additional domestic staff are available upon request.
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Amenities
HOLIDAY HOME AMENITIES
- Pool: 17 x 4.5m, depth from 1 to 1.40m / infinity pool
- Air conditioning
- Internet WIFI connection
- Fireplace
- Satellite TV in the common areas and in the bedrooms
- DVD player
- Sound bar and Netflix
- PC, fax and printer, telephone
- I-Pad home control system of lighting climate
- Music/video projector in the living area
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Large fridge with freezer
- Stove with oven
- Dishwasher
- Professional laundy with washing machine and dryer
- Mosquito screens in the bedrooms and in the kitchen
- Safe in every bedroom
- Complimentary toiletries in the bathrooms
- Barbecue grill
- Wood oven
- Bikes
- Gym equipment with cyclette tapis roulant and multi-function bench
- Wellness area with sauna
- Turkish bath relax room and massage area
- Tennis court
- Bowling green
- Shaded parking
DISABLED FACILITIES
One cottage is wheelchair suitable.
RENT INCLUDES
Daily breakfast
Touring ideas
Supermarket 2 km
Restaurant 2 km
Sarteano 5,6 km
Chiusi (train station) 8 km
Cetona 11 km
Therme di Chianciano 12 km
San Casciano dei Bagni 22 km
Montepulciano 24 km
Bagni Vignoni 32 km
Bagno San Filippo 34 km
Rapolano Terme 50 km
Perugia 76 km
Siena 79 km
Saturnia 95 km
Assisi 107 km
Florence 121 km
Rome 210 km
Pisa Airport 124
Florence Airport 135 km
Roma Airport 210 km
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Activities
The property's location makes excursions to Siena, Assisi, Orvieto, Perugia, Arezzo and Florence an easy day trip.
Florence and Rome can be reached by train in one and a half hours from the nearby station Chiusi.
Sarteano fits our picture of an unspoilt Italian village. The main square has a nice bar where you can sit outside. On the square below, in the afternoon a different bar serves excellent take away pizza.
Chiusi is one of our favourites because of its unpretentious liveliness. Compared to Montepulciano it is uncontaminated by tourism. Chiusi has a railway station - from here it is a quick ride to the city center of Rome.
Montepulcino is a graceful Tuscan hill town, best known for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which was being praised by connoisseurs over 200 years ago and can certainly contend with Italy's best today.
Monticchiello is a pleasant walled village, whose crooked watch-tower is visible from afar. Next to the church is a small shop which sells local linens (towels, bedspreads) and materials in pure linen. They use traditional methods and patterns and the results are extremely attractive.
In San Quirico d'Orcia make sure you see the Horti Leonini, an early Renaissance garden, as well as the western door in the city wall and the Collegiata (main church).
Montalcino is beautifully situated on a hill inhabited since Etruscan times, swathed in vineyards and olive groves. It is a quiet, affluent, attractive town with pretty buildings and flower-filled squares, and many shops selling the Brunello di Montalcino.
Pienza, the unfinished "utopian” city, was commissioned by Pope Pius II in 1459. In just three years the cathedral, the papal and bishop’s palaces and the central part of the town were completed, but the extensive project ended abruptly when Pius died only two years after the consacration of the cathedral.
Monte Oliveto Maggiore: This abbey was founded by three Sienese noblemen who left the city to live a life dedicated to prayer, religion, etc. and who founded the Olivetan order – an off-shoot of the Benedictines. The most important thing to see at this still active and working Monastery is the cycle of frescoes that decorate the monumental cloister. They describe the live of Saint Benedict and were painted by Signorelli and Sodoma. There are also some beautiful marquetry stalls in the church itself. It is a very magical and serene place set in the midst of exceptionally beautiful countryside. It is home to a dozen monks who specialize in restoring old books, and make wine, honey and olive oil.
Sant’Anna in Camprena is a rambling monastery on the road between Pienza and San Quirico d’Orcia. A very romantic setting which served as location for the film The English Patient. In the refectory there is a fresco by the renaissance painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma.
Sant'Antimo is surely one of the loveliest Romanesque buildings in all of Italy. It is hard to imagine a more sympathetic combination of architectural grace and natural setting. Originally founded by Charlemagne in 800, the abbey was once home to a prominent Benedictine community. Creamy stone bricks, luminous Volterran alabaster, playful carvings and frescoes of animals give it a peculiarly sunny air. A group of French Cistercian monks now runs the abbey, celebrating Mass with Gregorian chants several times a day.
The landscape in this region of Tuscany is spectacular: The Crete Senesi are the eroded clay hills in the Orcia valley. These strange, pale, barren looking slopes, with their bare cliffs, broken gullies and white Jurassic limestone, look altogehter more lunar than terrestial.
Tuscany is famous for its Hot springs, belonging to a geothermical system that more or less encircles Monte Amiata: the most spectacular is Saturnia in the south west of the region. Steaming water collects in a number of white limestone basins - a rare natural spectacle and great fun to bathe in! Swimming possible both in the natural basins and in smart thermal baths. Saturnia offers a wide range of comforts and even a sauna.
Close to the property is Bagno Vignoni which has been popular since Etruscan times. St. Catherine of Siena is said to have appreciated its thearpeutic qualities, as is Lorenzo the Magnificent, whose family built the splendid arcaded pool - a kind of flooded, bubbling piazza, famously used by Tarkowsky for some of the more surreal passages of his film Nolstalgia. Not far from this antique piazza there is a hotel with a lovely open air swimming pool, fed from hot springs. This is also available to external guests.
Bagni San Filippo may go into the books as the world's smallest thermal spa - a telephone booth, a few old houses, outdoor spring in the middle of the woods with glistening limestone formations and one small hotel with a public pool.
Just 12 km from the property you will find the thermal spa Terme di Chianciano with a highly modern health and thermal centre. Those wanting to combine holidays with a wellness break can enjoy fango baths, cosmetic and therapeutic treatments, solarium, massages and hydromassages.
In San Casciano dei Bagni, 22 km away, a few years ago a Medicivilla was converted into a luxury spa center. The view from the pool to the Orcia valley is breathtaking.
Outlet: Fashion addicts can splurge out at the famous Prada factory outlet, which lies on to road to Florence.
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Main Villa for 14 adults plus 2 children
- Sleeps 16 Guests
- Floor area sq m 533 m2 m2
MAIN HOUSE
The main house sleeps up to 16 people in 7 double bedrooms (beds 170 x 190 cm) and one twin bedroom. The villa is fully air-conditioned, measures 533 sqm and is laid out on three floors.
Ground floor:
- Reading room with garden view
- Living room with fireplace and dining area with table for 16-20 people
- Two toilet rooms
- Spacious professional kitchen opening towards a courtyard featuring BBQ and a shaded area for al fresco dining
First floor:
- Suite West features a sitting room with fireplace, two double bedrooms, both with en suite bathroom with shower and walk-in closet.
- Suite East consists of a spacious sitting room with study area, double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both communicating with a bathroom with shower.
Second floor:
- Four junior suites, all with large panoramic windows, sitting/TV area and en suite bathroom with shower
26 Apr 2025 - 17 May 2025
20 Sep 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
20190 EUR €
23 Aug 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
13 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
22690 EUR €
14 Jun 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
20 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026
25090 EUR €
Main Villa + 1 Cottage for 18
- Sleeps 18 Guests
- Floor area sq m 633 m2 m2
MAIN HOUSE
The main house sleeps up to 16 people in 7 double bedrooms (beds 170 x 190 cm) and one twin bedroom. The villa is fully air-conditioned, measures 535 sqm and is laid out on three floors.
Ground floor:
- Reading room with garden view
- Living room with fireplace and dining area with table for 16-20 people
- Two toilet rooms
- Spacious professional kitchen opening towards a courtyard featuring BBQ and a shaded area for al fresco dining
First floor:
- Suite West features a sitting room with fireplace, two double bedrooms, both with en suite bathroom with shower and walk-in closet.
- Suite East consists of a spacious sitting room with study area, double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both communicating with a bathroom with shower.
Second floor:
- Four junior suites, all with large panoramic windows, sitting/TV area and en suite bathroom with shower
COTTAGE
A cottage sleeps 2 people and opens towards a patio. Please note that this accommodation although very comfortable is simpler and not of the same standard as the other bedrooms and bathrooms located in the main villa. To ensure full privacy the cottage can be rented only together with the villa.
- Cottage: 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom (shower), living room - TV WiFi
26 Apr 2025 - 17 May 2025
20 Sep 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
23090 EUR €
23 Aug 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
13 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
25890 EUR €
14 Jun 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
20 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026
28590 EUR €
Main Villa + 2 Cottages for 20
- Sleeps 20 Guests
- Floor area sq m 733 m2 m2
MAIN HOUSE
The main house sleeps up to 16 people in 7 double bedrooms (beds 170 x 190 cm) and one twin bedroom. The villa is fully air-conditioned, measures 535 sqm and is laid out on three floors.
Ground floor:
- Reading room with garden view
- Living room with fireplace and dining area with table for 16-20 people
- Two toilet rooms
- Spacious professional kitchen opening towards a courtyard featuring BBQ and a shaded area for al fresco dining
First floor:
- Suite West features a sitting room with fireplace, two double bedrooms, both with en suite bathroom with shower and walk-in closet.
- Suite East consists of a spacious sitting room with study area, double bedroom and a twin bedroom, both communicating with a bathroom with shower.
Second floor:
- Four junior suites, all with large panoramic windows, sitting/TV area and en suite bathroom with shower
COTTAGES
Two cottages sleep 2 people each and open towards a patio. Please note that these two accommodations although very comfortable are simpler and not of the same standard as the other bedrooms and bathrooms located in the main villa. To ensure full privacy the cottages can be rented only together with the villa.
- Cottage 1 (wheelchair accessible): 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom (shower), living room - TV WiFi
- Cottage 2: 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom (shower), living room - TV WiFi
ANNEX
Next to the house there is an annex with a professional laundry, external covered gym and wellness area with sauna, Turkish bath, relaxation area with beds and a massage area.
OUTDOORS
- Tennis court
- Bowling Green
- Fenced property
- 25 acres of land with olive trees, vines and cypresses surround the garden with fascinating panoramic views
- Large infinity pool with Roman steps
- Travertine-paved sunbathing area, equipped with deckchairs, sunbeds, tables, a hammock protected by large umbrellas
- Shaded parking area is about 100 meters from the house plus a large parking area in front of the house
26 Apr 2025 - 17 May 2025
20 Sep 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
25890 EUR €
23 Aug 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
13 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
28990 EUR €
14 Jun 2025 - 23 Aug 2025
20 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026
32090 EUR €
Weekly rates in €
La Dimora | 15 Mar 2025 - 19 Apr 2025 26 Apr 2025 - 17 May 2025 20 Sep 2025 - 13 Dec 2025 |
17 May 2025 - 14 Jun 2025 23 Aug 2025 - 20 Sep 2025 13 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025 |
19 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025 14 Jun 2025 - 23 Aug 2025 20 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026 |
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Main Villa for 14 adults plus 2 children
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PAX 16
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20190 EUR € | 22690 EUR € | 25090 EUR € | N/A | Request BookingMain Villa for 14 adults plus 2 children | |
Main Villa + 1 Cottage for 18
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PAX 18
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23090 EUR € | 25890 EUR € | 28590 EUR € | N/A | Request BookingMain Villa + 1 Cottage for 18 | |
Main Villa + 2 Cottages for 20
20
PAX 20
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25890 EUR € | 28990 EUR € | 32090 EUR € | N/A | Request BookingMain Villa + 2 Cottages for 20 |
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RENT INCLUDES
- Italian breakfast 7 days per week from 8:00 to 10:30am (service and food included)
- Bed linen is changed on Saturdays.
- Bath and pool towels are changed every morning.
- Daily maid service 7 days per week from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (or other 3-hour time frame - except during the weekend when cleaning can only take place from 9:30am to 12:30pm)
- Drinking water for the first day and water in the mini bar
- Wine tasting of the estate's wines - weekdays, schedule to be coordinated with the sommelier based on availability
- Internet WIFI connection
- Baby bed and high chair
- Final cleaning
- Pool cleaning service
- Garden maintenance
EXTRAS
- Please take note that the owner requires an extra fee to cover utilities costs (electricity/gas/air conditioning) as follows:
High season: EUR 3200
Mid season: EUR 2400
Low season: EUR 1600
The sum of money must be paid via bank transfer directly to the owner at the time the balance of the reservation is paid. - Breakfast extra requests (international food like salmon, packaged free of gluten food ecc.)
- Cooking service
- Extra bottles of water during the stay
- Wine
- Extra cleaning: additional housekeeping, ironing, helping with washing up during/after meals prepared by the guests, also if left to clean for the next morning (EUR 25 per hour).
- Extra change of bed linens on request: EUR 180 per week
- Wood for fireplace: please check price on the premises.
- Additional beds for children:
Max. 4 camping cots (Chicco) for babies up to 2 years: free of charge
Max. 2 wooden beds for children up to 4 years: EUR 180 per week for each bed
Max. 4 beds for children up to 8 years: EUR 150 per week for each bed - Tourist tax: EUR 3 per person per night, children under 11 do not pay.
- Pets allowed: EUR 50 domestic pet supplement per week. If you plan to bring your dog, please send us the completed and signed form Declaration of Accepting Responsibility for Your Pet together with your booking form.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
EUR 3000 cash deposit or via credit card are due on arrival.
SERVICE ON REQUEST (please enquire with us when booking)
- First grocery shopping: EUR 50 plus shopping items
- Chef for cooking (professional or local cook) available: The cost of the service is per person and depends on the type of meal requested, please enquire. It includes shopping, cooking, cleaning and wait at the table (beverages not included).
- Extra domestic help (house cleaning): EUR 25 per hour
- Cooking lessons
- Tennis classes
- Laundry and/or dry cleaning service
- On site massages and wellness treatment
- Nursemaid on request
- Personal trainer
- Nordic walking lessons
- Riding lessons
- Walking tours
- Each bicycle in addition to the ones offered by the estate
- Nursemaid
- Transfer service
NOTES
- Reservations from Saturday to Saturday
- Pool opening dates: May 1st - October 14th, weather permitting
- For more than 3 children, please enquire.
- Upon request and approval of the owner a late arrival is possible after 7pm for an extra fee of EUR 50.
- Please note: For this property the owner has requested that you sign the house rules, please ask for this document when booking.
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