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There are many beautiful places to be seen in the area even if a week is usually not long enough to see them all.
I will try and do my best to advise you with tours in the area and, weather permitting, to make you spend lovely days at the residence swimming-pool.
The "Belvedere" is situated in a very central and equidistant position from the main cities of art.
Actually, only 20 km distant there is Arezzo and its historic center ( very easy to get to ), famous for the "Giostra del Saracino" as well as the location of many films such as "La Vita è Bella" by Roberto Benigni.
The first Sunday of the month, still in Arezzo, there is a big Antiques Fair where you can ind all sorts of things.
Only 45 km distant there is Perugia and Siena which is famous for its Piazza del Campo where, in July and August, the traditional "Palio di Siena" takes place. Whereas 12 km away you will find Cortona with its beautiful view of the whole Valdichiana, and its narrow streets full of typically Tuscan antique and craft shops. Besides, at the end of August, there is the oldest tuscan antiques exhibition. About 30 km distant there is Montepulciano ( a beautiful medieval village in the province of Sienna ) and Pienza, while if you go towards Siena you can reach a charming village
called San Gimignano, and then go further to Volterra. At a distance of 40 km there is the most important place in Italy for the wine production :
Montalcino, with all its wineries where you can directly buy the most famous italian wines.
Moreover there are places which are very famous for their old religious tradition : from the abbey " Abbazia di San Salvatore " to the " Abbazia di Sant' Antimo ", and up to North of Arezzo, to the sanctuary " Santuario della Verna "," Monte Fumaiolo" and " Camaldoli ". Further South, towards Perugia you will find the lake " Lago Trasimeno " and its three islands : Maggiore, Minore and Polvese; you can easily reach them with the boat service from Tuoro sul Trasimeno. After Perugia there is Assisi with all its traditions connected to San Francesco and its Basilica, finally there is Spoleto, famous for its festival " Festival dei Due Mondi ". At further distances there is Florence ( Firenze ), ( 70 km ), Pisa and the beautiful Lucca ( 150 km ) and in the end the Eternal City, Rome, ( 160 km ), two hours by car, which

can be partly visited in a day, at least to get a glimpse of its ancient splendour.
Let us not leave out the Out-Let shopping centers which are quite a few in the area : the Out-Let Village Valdichiana is only 10 km away ( there you can find Levis, Nike, Puma, Calvin Klein stores etc..), other Out-Lets like " Space " and " the Mall ", 50 km from here, South of Florence, deal with brand names which are famous and glamorous all over the world, from Gucci to Prada, from Ferragamo to Louis Vuitton, from Tod's to Hogan. The nearest supermarket is at 1,5 km from the residence but the best-stocked one ( which I strongly recommend ) and where the service is excellent is the Eurospar of Castiglion Fiorentino, 10 km from here. The nearest restaurant is at 1,5 km from here, it's called " Il Filo "and it is run by Samuele, Daniele and PierLuca; there you can eat good seafood and Pizza too.
There are other restaurants nearby where you can taste specialities from the best Tuscan tradition as well as the famous " Bistecca Fiorentina " ( thick cut T-bone steak ) which comes from this area. At the wineries of Lucignano you will be able to experience excellent wine tasting. Moreover there are many wineries between Arezzo and Siena where you will find the most famous local wines.
For those who love sports there is:
A riding ground, 12 km away, from where you can ride a horse to unforgettable scenic places. One of the most famous Golf course in Italy, near Florence. A tennis court, 10 km from here. Sports fishing at our private lake, only 800 meters away. Paths for Trekking and Jogging on our estates, rides on Mountain-Bikes.
At Foiano della Chiana, only 6 km away, there are Chemists', Newsagents', Bars and Tobacconists' ; whereas the nearest hospital is 8 km distant.