LA LOCANDA DI SAN FRANCESCO

DESCRIPTION

• Rooms : 4, In the heart of Tuscany, Quiescent location, Authentic Italian cuisine, Classic décor, Modern amenities.

• Set in a fourteenth century palazzo in the heart of the old part of Montepulciano, and with breathtaking views over the Val d'Orcia and the Val di Chiana, La Locanda di San Francesco offers an exclusive destination for those who want a holiday with a difference in one of Tuscany's most beautiful hill-towns. La Locanda has just four bedrooms, each of them decorated individually and furnished with fine antiques from the family collection.

• All the guest rooms have spacious double beds, fine parquet flooring and exquisite upholstery, while each room has its own character and style, and is finished and fitted in its own way. The rooms, which are on the first floor of the palazzo, are all provided with such amenities as a flat-screen television with satellite channels, DVD player, telephone and ADSL internet connection. The wine bar and bistrot 'E lucevan le stelle' is situated on the ground floor. A number of small seating areas are distributed around the long brass-topped bar, creating an atmosphere which is both intimate and open, even cosmopolitan, and where everyone can feel at ease. The terrace on the Piazza San Francesco is the ideal place for enjoying lunch in the Tuscan sunshine, or for savouring an apéritif in the warm glow of a summer sunset.

• The town's best restaurants, the shops and the Poliziano Theatre are all within easy reach on foot from La Locanda di San Francesco. In summer a few minutes' walk will take you to the various cultural events that take place in Montepulciano: classical music concerts in the sixteenth century Palazzo Ricci; performances of the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte; the barrel -race known as the "Bravio delle Botti"; wine tastings in Piazza Grande, and so on…