Ecoturismo La Casa Gialla - Chiusdino, Italy

Info & Description

Ecoturismo la Casa Gialla is in Cetine, 20 km from Siena on the country side (30 min by bus).
Mandatory requirements: arrivals must be before 9 pm.
To reach us you need a car or take a bus(Tra-In lines)in Siena train station to Chiusdino- Cetine bus stop.Then you have 1 km walking to La Casa Gialla No bus are coming here from Siena on saturday and sunday.

The farm house, restored with simplicity for hospitality, can accommodate 25 guests
It has a floor space of 400 m2 on two levels.
There are 8 rooms with their own bathrooms, a central kitchen, a dining room, music and reading rooms, a group activities room, a terrace and the pottery and painting workshops. The house itself is a gallery of Clelia’s work.

Behind the house is a forest of oaks and Mediterranean scrub with many species of plants, animals and mushrooms. Other outdoor spaces include a large lawn, the organic vegetable garden and a wisteria pergola.

The stone walls of the house ensure coolness in summer. The house has central heating for the winter
and a large fireplace.

Cetine is situated in the hills around Siena, in an area with a big natural, historical and geomineralogical importance.

The antimon mine, abandoned fo over 50 years, it's still famous for the peculiar minerals found only here. In the medieval village of Chiusdino, there is a little museum about the history of the mine and Siena university is preparing guided tours.

The area is rich of paths and tracks that you can discover by mountainbike, riding a horse or simply going for a walk, you'll see castles, old villages and pure nature. You can also find a swimming pool at two km distance.

In the rivers Merse (at 10 km) and Farma (at 35 km) you can bathe in clear water.