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AN OLD FARMHOUSE IN THE MAREMMA, THE ANTICOCASALE HAS REGAINED ITS ANCIENT SPLENDOR AFTERTHE RESTORATION THAT HAS TRANSFORMED IT INTO ANELEGANT AND REFINED HOTEL WITH RESTAURANT.THE ANTICO CASALE IS NOT FAR FROM THE OLD VILLAGEOF SCANSANO, SURROUNDED BY THE ROLLING HILLS ANDTHE DELICIOUS VINEYARDS OF THE TUSCANCOUNTRYSIDE.EVERY ROOM HAS A BATHROOM, TELEPHONE, COLOR TVAND MINI BAR.AN IDEAL PLACE FOR HORSE RIDING HOLIDAYS ANDTREKKING. THE HORSES ARE CHOSEN AND TRAINED WITHCARE BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS BOTH FOR RIDING INTHE COUNTRYSIDE OR IN PADDOCKS. THE CENTER ISEQUIPPED WITH LARGE STABLES, SADDLES AND ALLACCESSORIES.THE MONTH OF DECEMBER EVERY TYPE OF RIDINGACTIVITY WILL BE STOPPED FOR REBUILDING THERIDING CENTER.BEAUTY FARM INSIDE THE HOTEL.
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Hotel Facilities |
Check-in: 1200
Check-out: 1000
Continental breakfast
Safe
In house dining
In house bar
Handicap accessible
TV in room
Dry cleaning
Outdoor pool
Air conditioning
Mini bar
Room service
Car rent desk
Family rooms
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Directions |
BY CAR FROM ROME TAKE THE AURELIA TOWARDSCIVITAVECCHIA. THEN DIRECTION GROSSETO. AFTERORBETELLO TURN TO THE RIGHT TO SCANSANO. FOLLOWTHE SIGN TO SCANSANO. ONCE ARRIVED IN THE TOWNTAKE TO MANCIANO SATURNIA. 2.5 KM AFTER SCANSANOON THE RIGHT THERE IS THE ANTICO CASALE HOTEL.FROM FLORENCE THE HOTEL CAN BE REACHED BY THEA1 MOTORWAY. EXIT FLORENCE CERTOSA. THEN PROCEEDFOR SIENA, SIENA TO GROSSETO. EXIT GROSSETO EASTTO SCANSANO. ONCE ARRIVED IN THE TOWN, TAKEDIRECTION MANCIANO SATURNIA. 2.5 KM AFTERSCANSANO ON THE RIGHT THERE IS THE ANTICO CASALEHOTEL. BY PLANE THE HOTEL IS LOCATED 150 KMFROM THE FIUMICINO ROME AIRPORT AND 150 KM FROMTHE FLORENCE AIRPORT.
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Nearby Attractions |
Area Attractions: Being At Only 100 Km From Siena, It Is Possible To Visit This City And The Famous Chianti Area With The Little Enchanting Towns Of Montalcino, Monteriggioni, And Many Others. Sovana The Etruscan Archaeological Finds In Sovana And Pitigliano. 9 Kilometers From Pitigliano. The Dimension Of This Village Is Particular, The Atmosphere Itself Is Different. It Seems To Live In Another Age Where Time Has Stopped. Its Houses Are Rich In Valuable Works Which Testify The Importance Of The Place In The Middle Age. In The Central Square There Are The Fourteenth Century Palazzo Pretorio, The Loggetta Del Capitano, Palazzo Bourbon Del Monte, The Romanesque Church Of St. Maria With Paintings Of The Sienese School And A Pre romanesque Ciborium. At The Bottom Of The Village There Is The Duomo, In Romanesque Style And A Crypt Of The 8th Century. Near The Village The Ditches Of Folonia And Colesino Dug The Land For Years, Giving Rise To A High Tufaceous Rock Where Has Been Discovered An Etruscan Necropolis, As Testify The Various Monumental Tombs, Some Of Which Can Be Visited. Pitigliano The Village Seen At Sunset From The Church Of The Madonna Delle Grazie That Was Built As An Offering During The Plague Of 1527, Is An Unforgettable Sight. Even The Air Is Permeated With The Civilizations And Cultures That Changed Through The Unpredictable Logic Of Time The Prehistoric. The Etruscan. The Roman That Unified Different Peoples Under A Single Order. The Medieval World Of The Aldobrandeschi, That Ruled Over The Maremma For About Five Hundred Years. The Renaissance Grandeur Of The Noble Orsini Family Of Rome. The Medicis And The Lorraines. Just 3,500 Years The Village Is Dominated By The Orsini Palace Fortress. Inside The Palace There Is A Museum Containing Archeological Finds And Artworks From Statonia. The Sixteenth Century Church Of Santa Maria Is At Capisotto, While The Baroque Cathedral Stands In The Square Named For Gregory Vii. The Jewish Synagogue Is At The Ghetto. The Regional Park Of Maremma Founded In 1975, Has Been The First Park Of Tuscany, Has Rich Pasturelands Ideal For Horses And Cows Of Maremma Race, Always Controlled By The Legendary Guardians, Called Butteri, Famous Because They Won Buffalo Bill. There Is The Green Pinewood, The Typical Mediterranean Vegetation Ideal For Wild Boars, Deers, Roe Deers, Porcupines, Badgers, Martens, Beech martens, Hares, And Wild Rabbits. Apart From The Park, In Total There Are More Than 200.000 Hactares Considered Protected Areas, That Is 44 Percent Of Land Of The Province. All This Classify The Province Of Grosseto As One Of The Most Large Green Areas Of Italy, And Makes It Worth A Tour To Visit This Uncontaminated And Welcoming Land. Argentario Ansedonia, Situated On A Small Rocky Promontory, Is A Modern And Luminous Seaside Resort Facing The Clear Waters Of The Gulf Of Argentario. Above, In The Archeological Zone, Lie The Ruins Of The Roman City Of Cosa. Below, On The Slopes Near The Sea, Lies The Peaceful Residential Zone With Numerous Villas Set In Green Vegetation Offering Direct Contact With Nature. This Town Rises On A Small Peninsula. It Is Surrounded By The Eastern And Western Lagoons And Is Divided By An Artificial Dam Connecting Orbetello To The Argentario Promontory Since 1841. The Two Lagoons Are Enclosed By Two Strips Of Land Called Feniglia And Giannella Tombolos, Here Tourists Find Kilometres Of Enchanting Beaches. Porto Santo Stefano Is The Seat Of Local Government And The Main City Of The Argentario Promontory. Situated On A Picturesque Inlet, Its Harbor Serves Both Fishing And Tourist Boats, And Is A Point Of Departure For The Isola Del Giglio. In The 16th Century, The Spanish Built A Series Of Heavily Fortified Lookout Towers To Defend The Port, Base For The Powerful Mercantile Fleet Not Available At This Time.
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