TUSCANY: LORO CIUFFENNA - La Stanza degli Ospiti – 2011

(Note:
LAST MINUTE DISCOUNTS, circa 10%, for reservations made for the current or following month)

A spacious and sunny two-room apartment on the 3rd floor of a restored 500+ year old building in the village center, convenient for shopping and services as well as hiking in the woods and fishing or swimming in the river. The narrow street cannot be entered by car, but ample free parking is nearby and available.

The bedroom has a wide [160cm/63”] double-bed; the living room has a queen-size sofa-bed, a fully equipped kitchen (table seats 6) and TV; a folding bed or baby crib or mattress can be added; the bathroom has a bathtub with shower. Self-catering. Any length stay, starting any day of the week.

Sheets and towels are provided every week (extras can be requested )
Hot water, light, gas for cooking included in price
Heat extra at circa €5,25 per week plus €0,35/€1,02 (low/high) per hour of actual use as needed
Use of washing machine for €5,00
Use of telephone for emergencies
FREE wireless internet connection for your laptop computer
Help and information from Canadian-American owner who lives in the same building

PRICES are for 1-2 people, for which the apartment is ideal; up to 3 additional people can also sleep in the living room at €5,50/person/night above the basic price.

Deposit of 1/3 price for reservation, by PayPal, PostePay, postal money order or bank transfer; balance in advance if preferred, otherwise upon arrival

1st 3 days: €52/day from 4th day: €45/day
1st week: €330 extra days €45/day 2nd week: €300 extra days €40/day 3rd week: €270 extra days €30/day 4th week €200. 1 month €1100 2 months: €1600; 3 months: €2100

LORO CIUFFENNA is a medieval castle town of 900 people on the slopes of the Pratomagno (part of the Appenines, peak 1596m) between Florence and Arezzo. The Romanesque Pieve di Gropina and the old bridge date from the 8th-11th centuries, the flour-mill, parish church and other buildings from the 11th-14th. The altitude, ca. 335 m., is perfect all year round: in the winter it’s above the fog and below the snow; in the summer it is cool and breezy in the evening, hot and dry during the day. It is never as humid as in Florence. The Comune (township) comprises other villages as well, with a total pop. of 5000. There's a weekly outdoor market, a monthly summer antique fair, an April Trout Festival, a November Chestnut Festival, in July and August a String Quartet festival, and in September the Festa del Perdono. 10 km. from the VALDARNO Exit [south of Florence] of the A1 Autostrada, it is most easily reached by car. The nearest airport is Florence (then Pisa, Bologna, Rome); the nearest train stations, on the Florence-Rome line, are in Montevarchi and S. Giovanni Valdarno (ca. 13 km). By train from Rome one can reach Arezzo in less than 2 hours, and take a bus from there to Loro (28 km) or continue by train to Montevarchi for buses and taxis.