Your home in Trequanda

Fully equipped and recently refurbished (2016) apartment for up to 4 people overlooking the main piazza in the centre of Trequanda, a typical traditional Tuscan village with less than 600 inhabitants. Perfect setting to enjoy and observe the quiet life of a small village where time seems to stand still, and to set out to discover the surrounding beautiful destinations: Pienza (17km), Montepulciano (20km), Montalcino (30km), Siena (35km), Cortona (37km), Perugia (70km)... The space - Apartment's location - The apartment is located on the second floor of a two-storey house overlooking the piazza, right above the bar. - Apartment's atmosphere - The apartment is very bright and benefits from the natural light thanks to the large windows in every room and the two light shafts in the hall and bathroom. The high ceilings will give you a sensation of space, enhanced with the minimalistic approach in terms of furniture in order to have it cozy and breathable at the same time. As a matter of fact, all the furniture is brand new, following the 2016 refurbishment. - Apartment's setting - ° large hall connecting all rooms ° living room ° 2 bedrooms ° kitchen ° bathroom ° storage room --- Hall --- Where you store your shoes, hang your bags, hats, jackets to the walls, drop your keys and switch on the boombox to have the music float in the apartment. --- Living room --- Two comfortable sofas, a soft carpet hosting a table, two lights (direct and indirect), a flat screen TV with basic cable access, included HDMI cable if you want to wire your laptop to enjoy some movies and the most splendid view one can have on the typical village piazza. --- Bedroom 1 --- Really nice bedroom with a queen bed (1m60 width) two side tables and personal reading lamps, a large wardrobe to fit all your clothes and a mirror to confirm you look amazing. Note that the bed has an excellent high-quality mattress with an even better full slatted base. All bed linens have been thought for Summer and Winter season and will include a choice of thin or thick pillow. --- Bedroom 2 --- Exactly the same but with two single beds and no mirror because you don't need one since you already know you look good. Note that the two beds can be somehow manually attached to each other and that the empty gap between the two mattresses can be minimized with a secret trick. A brand new Chicco crib with top mattress is also at your disposal to avoid bringing yours with you. --- Kitchen --- Kitchen is fully equipped with all the necessary accessories from the classic Bialetti Moka to make yourself an Italian coffee, to the grilled pan that you will use to cook yourself the best Bistecca from the village's butcher. The table is easily extendable to accommodate your feast. --- Bathroom --- Long bathroom with shower and towel-warmer heater. --- Storage room --- Not much in this room but it allows you to store your suitcases away from your sight. It's a psychological support to help you feel on holidays quicker. - Amenities - ° Indecently fast and efficient WiFi ° Rare-to-find-in-Italy central heating ° Kick-ass washing machine (that also dries clothes) ° Quite cool Logitech Bluetooth wireless speaker ° Regular Hair dryer ° Boring ironing board with its iron (What I mean by indecently fast and efficient, is that you can sit on the stone benches across the piazza, while smiling to the sun and enjoying a Spritz and you will still get the WiFi signal on your device) - For you to enjoy - ° Lavazza ground coffee (to enjoy in the aforementioned Bialetti Moka) ° A really cool selection of teas ° Incredible local olive oil ° Scented candles ° A local surprise Guest access The whole apartment is yours. Other things to note - The bar - All the small villages in Italy have a bar and Trequanda is no exception to the rule. Trequanda's bar has a bigger role than just serving drinks or selling tobacco, it acts as the place where everyone gets at least a coffee per day, where people stop to read the newspaper, where tourists get off their bicycle to have a beer, where everyone has an aperitivo before heading back home for dinner or where elders just sit on the terrace and tell the same stories again and again. This means that now and then, you might hear some people arguing about politics or about a football game, you might hear the kids playing in the piazza during warm afternoons and you will hear people chilling on the terrace on those nice summer friday and saturday nights until around midnight. Summer is the only time locals can somehow enjoy the terrace as it's quite chilly the rest of the year and the bar tends to close quite early. Anyway, this is part of colorful Trequanda's life and it wouldn't be the same without it, and to be honest it has never bothered me or the other neighbors leaving above the piazza but if you have issues with noises, you can still buy earplugs at the pharmacy or simply go and sit on the terrace yourself to enjoy a fine summer night. - Bells - Trequanda is an historical village and as such, it has a church. Since locals go to mass on a daily basis, you will hear the bells ringing at 17 from Monday to Saturday, at 10 on Sunday and at 12 (noon) every day to remind you it's time to have lunch. Registration details IT052036C2I2IAU3HP