La Loggia - Apartment, sleeps 8 people. Large living/dining room with kitchen and fireplace, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, covered panoramic terrace. The space Montalto in Toscana - La Loggia is a large 4-bedroom apartment that occupies the entire top floor of an old stone building within the castle walls. Access is by a flight of stairs. The large living/dining room has a corner fireplace that can be used to grill meat in the Tuscan fashion, a dining table that can seat up to 12 people and a full kitchen with a dishwasher. There is ample seating space, and glass doors give access to a covered terrace that offers outdoor seating for 8, with sweeping views of the valley and the wooded hills. The 4 bedrooms are in the four corners of the apartment so they all have windows on two sides. Each bedroom has a private bathroom; some bathrooms have shower stalls, some have showers over bathtubs. In three bedrooms, the beds can be united as a queen or separated as twin singles; in the fourth bedroom the bed is necessarily queen. This apartment also has a washing machine. La Loggia is part of the San Giovanni building, which also includes San Giovanni West and San Giovanni East. The outside entrance is shared with San Giovanni East. The three apartments of the San Giovanni building can be interconnected and rented together to accommodate up to 16 people. The castle of Montalto in Tuscany is a medieval hamlet with over 1000 years of history, surrounded by woods and farmland in the lovely and unspoiled Chianti hills near Siena. Ten carefully restored villas and apartments, including a wing of the inner castle, are offered directly by the owner as self-catering accommodations sharing the swimming pool. With its private chapel and banquet room, the castle is a spectacular venue for weddings and events. Guest access The estate has a swimming pool, tennis court, bocce ball court, laundry facilities and private garden areas. Enjoy the independence of a self-catering villa with all the advantages of a concierge's assistance. There are many activities you can do right here at Montalto. Included in every villa rental: •Swimming pool •Tennis court •Bocce ball •Ping pong •Bicycles •Small playground •Barbecue pit •Maps of the many trails through fields and woods around the castle Our swimming pool is 6x12 meters (20x40 ft) and has a deep end. We also have a bocce court for sand bowling and a covered ping-pong table. You are welcome to play tennis on our (old) court, which has a surface of synthetic grass and sand, and if you prefer asphalt or clay there are tennis clubs in Siena that accept temporary guests. For health and wellness, we have miles of trails and dirt roads for walking and jogging, on and around our 700-acre estate, and a small work-out bench with weights for exercising. Right on the border of the Montalto estate is an excellent horse-back riding school and equestrian center, where lessons in English mount and jumping are available, and interesting guided tours on horse-back through the countryside are organized daily. They also have a summer camp for children in June. Registration Details IT052006B4BCMDY7XW