Villa Leopoldo B, Montisi

A cozy and welcoming apartment which is part of a small and gracious medieval hamlet consisting of old houses in stone

Apartment

Sleeps 2 + 1
1 bedroom
1 bathroom
60 m² / 646 ft²
Car needed
Winter heating
View of the valley
Swimming pool
Sun deck
Garden
Parking
Television

Beds and baths

Living Room
Bedroom
Bathroom

Villa Leopoldo B is a cozy and welcoming apartment which is part of a small and gracious medieval hamlet consisting of old houses in stone. It sleeps three people. From Villa Leopoldo B you will enjoy a charming view of the Crete Senesi and of the surrounding countryside. Villa Leopoldo B is 60 square meters (645 square feet). It features a shared swimming pool, a shared patio, two shared gardens and winter heating.

You will be at a short distance from the center of Montisi, a few steps from a restaurant and shops.

Villa Leopoldo B is located on the second floor. You will reach it from the garden going up an external stairway which consists of approximately 40 steps.

To stay at Villa Leopoldo B you will need a car. You will be able to park it inside the entrance gate.

Villa Leopoldo B is one of the holiday homes available in a small complex. Please find a general description of the complex below, and please scroll further down for a description of Villa Leopoldo B.

The Leopoldo apartments are part of a small castle whose origin dates back to the fourteenth century. During that century, the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala of Siena, owner of the surrounding lands, built the castle as a fort to keep all the products of the place. The warehouses of wheat and oil, along with the main house and the peasant and artisan lodgings, were enclosed within the crenellated walls and protected by a high watch tower and moats filled with water.

During centuries the hamlet and the nearby land had belonged to the Hospital of Siena. But then, in 1775, the place was sold by the Grand Duke of Toscana, Pietro Leopoldo, to the ancestors of the current proprietors. Unfortunately the elegant medieval crenellated tower was destroyed and knocked down by the Germans during their withdrawal from the Second World War.

The castle still preserves its medieval structure on the inside: still intact are the two small courts around which there were the lodgings of the peasants and the shops of the artisans. And you can still visit the main house. On the walls you can still see the old coat of arms of the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala and of the oligarchs who have succeeded throughout the centuries. Inside the master apartments you will be able to visit the bedroom with the splendid canopy bed where the Grand duke Pietro Leopoldo used to sleep during his visits, the old reception room with its authentic furnishings, the great kitchen, and also a gracious and small eighteenth–century theater.

Right outside the walls you will see a perfectly preserved small church where religious ceremonies and weddings can be held.

The castle is surrounded by lands from which their proprietors still get wine and olive oil: products that you can purchase at the place along with the fantastic creamy Limoncello, which is produced by the owner with the lemons of the garden.

The hamlet is located on a prominent position on one of the sweet hills which are part of the ‘Crete Senesi ’. All around you is a landscape which is the most loved and typical of Tuscany, reproduced by numerous artists and filled with an atmosphere of peace and tranquility to be experienced by all! You will be in the area where the famous Brunello di Montalcino wine is produced.

You will notice a spacious common living area, reachable from the garden. It is an informal and nice room to be enjoyed with somebody else: it features a magnificent vaulted ceiling with bricks, and you will also notice, amidst shelves with bottles of wine and antique objects of the countryside life, a small living–room in wicker furniture, a table, an easel, and a lot of space for you to enjoy your hobbies.

From the garden you can reach a portico under which a ping–pong table and some mountain bikes are placed, all available to every guest.

The swimming pool is 6 meters (20 feet) large by 8 meters (26 feet) long. The swimming pool area is equipped with a table, chairs, sun umbrellas and sun loungers. From the swimming pool you will enjoy a broad view of the greenery and of the hills. You will share the pool with the other guests staying at the complex.

The garden is partly shaded by a porch and by perfumed fruit trees. It is equipped with tables and chairs. Here you will also find a brickwork barbecue. From the garden you will enjoy a view of the valley and of the surrounding countryside. You will share the garden with the other guests staying at the complex, and there will be an area reserved for your exclusive use.

The living room is paved with ancient terracotta tiles. The ceiling is sloped and has characteristic exposed wood beams and terraccotta tiles. The furnishings are warm and welcoming. The furnishings include a sofa , an armchair and a divan bed for one guest. There is a big and age-old fireplace made of bricks. In this room you will find a small television (local channels). The room has three arched windows with a view of the garden and of the hills.

You will be able to enter the kitchen from the living room through a brickwork arched opening. It is equipped with a four-burner gas cooker, a small electric oven, a small refrigerator with freezer, an Italian-style coffee-maker and a kettle. Here you will also find an iron and an ironing board. There is a table to seat four guests. The kitchen has a window with a view of the greenery and of the hills.

You will be able to enter the bedroom from the living room. The bedroom has a wrought iron matrimonial bed (160 cm/62 inches, wider than a queen-size bed). The room has two windows with a view of the greenery.

The bathroom is equipped with a washbasin, a toilet, a fully enclosed shower and a hairdryer. You will be able to enter the bathroom from the living room.

Unfortunately, Villa Leopoldo B can not be booked at this time.

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