Tuscany

Borgo della Meliana is a beautiful property in the heart of Tuscany, one of the very few farm complexes in the area to be "listed" by the Artist and Cultural Heritage Council.

It is situated in a most strategic position: not far from important cities such as Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Siena (50km), Chianti area (15/30 km) and a short distance from the famous medieval towns of San Gimignano (20km), Volterra (30km), Certaldo (8km).

Set in the middle of the countryside, with a spectacular view, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves you will feel in total harmony with nature and the place itself.

Borgo della Meliana offers a total of 21 Apartments and Houses, all decorated in the same style yet each one is unique:

• Beautifully furnished with great attention to detail, with many antique and restored furniture;
• Private outside area (garden/terrace or lodge);
• Fully equipped with all comforts (air-conditioning, heating, Sat-TV, Internet connection, safe and dishwasher).

Available to all guests:

• 2 big swimming pools with childrens pool and whirlpool;
• 2 barbecue areas, 2 laundry rooms open 24 hours;
• Conference Room with projection-screen;
• 3 private internal parking areas;
• plenty of open garden space/lawns for children to play.

At Borgo della Meliana the quality of the apartments is very high.

Rooms have been furnished with painstaking attention to every detail in line with the style and taste of Tuscan houses: the furniture are mostly antique which have been carefully selected and chosen following a long and patient search in the area.

The rooms are tastefully decorated, the traditional materials used and the warm shades of colour are harmoniously combined to give each room a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere. Each room is unique, with its own exclusive charm making the guest feel at home and at ease in an environment which is elegant and comfortable at the same time, in which to live and better appreciate a holiday in this region.

Spending a holiday at Borgo della Meliana means breathing in the history of the place and the landscape.

It is thought that the original core was already present in 1200 on the Via Francigena, the route of the Pilgrims, the most ancient hilltop route between the Val d'Egola and the Val d'Elsa which connects the ancient parish church of San Pietro e Paolo in Coiano and the parish church of Santa Maria in Chianni located in Gambassi mentioned by Sigerio, the Archibishop of Canterbury, in the diary of his pilgrimage to Rome in 994.

Bearing witness to an ancient settlement in the area of Borgo della Meliana are the toponyms "San Michele" and "San Michelino", today the names of two neighbouring farmhouses, which suggest that there may have previously been a church here, the same that is mentioned in archive documents of 1211 and which still existed in 1500 as found on the Guelph Captains' maps of the territory of the Castle of Gambassi.

Gambassi which was a glass-producing centre even before Murano, preserves many memories of the past which are immersed in an extraordinarily beautiful landscape and which can be explored along the many suggestive routes of the area.

Going through these lands, like the pilgrims of times past, in a short time the modern traveller can reach the towns of San Gimignano, Siena, Florence, Pisa, Arezzo and Lucca, well known for their artistic treasures where one is immersed in an atmosphere rich in history and culture