Villa Sambuco – 6 bedroom luxury villa in Valdorcia, Tuscany

Details

Type:
Villas
Area:
Valdorcia
Bedrooms:
6
Bathrooms:
6

Features

  • Air Conditioned
  • BBQ
  • Daily Cleaning Service
  • Dishwasher
  • DVD Player
  • English Speaking Concierge
  • Gardener and Pool service
  • Luxurious
  • Pizza Oven
  • Washer and Dryer
  • Weekly Stay
  • Wifi Internet

Property Description

We are excited to present our newest Valdorcia luxury villa: Villa Sambuco, a 19th-century farmhouse stylishly turned in a luxurious private villa. Furnished with unique pieces of contemporary art from the owners private collection, this 6 air-conditioned bedrooms villa is the perfect venue to immerse yourself in the heart of the Tuscany.

Private gym, solar-heated infinity pool edged by the breathtaking valley named as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004… we can’t think of a better escape than this exceptional villa for 2022 summer!

Imagine enjoying a glass of Brunello with a view over the magical landscape of the Val d’Orcia.

The Val D’Orcia, located in southern Tuscany, is an unspoilt area that extends from the hills south of Siena to the cone shaped Monte Amiata, once a volcano. Characterized by gentle, rolling and cultivated hills and fields in the midst of which you find the characteristic clay colored crete senesi, that create pale, strange and lunar landscapes. In 2004 The Val D’Orcia has been included in the Unesco World Heritage Sites of the World for its cultural and natural beauty.

The landscape of the Val D’Orcia was created by the merchants of Siena during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was carefully planned and designed to be efficient, functional and beautiful. The fields according to the season offer a wide variety of colors that vary from different shades of green, yellow and brown dotted with brush and poppies and together with the vineyards make up what seems a grand wild garden. The tradition of planting roses to embellish vineyards started then as well as planting cypresses to mark routes, homes and hills. The result was strikingly beautiful, their dark color contrasting the pale landscape and their shape marking the territory.

The most striking example of a new town that was planned is Pienza named after its founder Pope Pius II who commissioned in 1459 Bernardo Rossellino to enlarge his village and create an ideal city with the cathedral and civic palaces surrounding a central piazza.

The strategic importance of the area, its connection with Siena, are all intertwined with the Via Francigena. Since late Medieval times, the route was used by pilgrims and merchants who traveled from Rome to the north and into France. The route helped the development of churches, monasteries such as the Collegiata of San Quirico and the Abbey of Sant’Antimo.

Imagine staying at Villa Sambuco, able to enjoy the landscape where people were shown living in harmony with nature, celebrated by painters from the Siennese School and have influenced the development of landscape thinking.

 

6 double bedrooms each with private bath, one of which with fireplace, 2 downstairs ones with small private garden 

2 large living areas, one of which with fireplace

 Patio outside dining room for dining   

Patio near pool and pizza oven

16×5 meter sun panel heated infinity pool

Wi-FI access

Satellite TV

Automatically watered garden

Vegetable and flower garden

Orchard

2 washing machines and dryer

Modern kitchen with 2 dish washers, 6 large burners, large oven, microwave, large fridge, separate freezer, ice maker

Hairdryer in each bathroom

The 2.2 hectares large garden is surrounded by fences. It has a terraced lawn at the front overlooking Monte Amiata and a very large one flanking the house on which a 300 year old oak tree stands from where there is a spectacular view of the val D’Orcia. Nearby is a bowls field from where you can enjoy the view of Castiglionello del Trinoro, a Medieval town perched on top of a hill. The garden offers a large  and special rose collection made up of  over 40 different kinds, a herb and  vegetable garden, an orchard with apple, pear, cherry, apricot, fig, chestnut, nut and hazelnut trees and many seating areas that allow privacy. A small chicken pen for fresh eggs.  Summer evenings are the best time to enjoy the bright stars that light up the sky  from the ancient watch tower overlooking the unspoilt valley.

DISTANCES:

  • Train station in Chiusi  30 minutes 
  • Rome 2 hours by car ; 1,1/2 by train
  • Florence 1,1/2 hours  by car; 1 by train 
  • Siena, Perugia, Assisi 1 hour by car
  • Montalcino 40 minutes 
  • Pienza 20 minutes 
  • Montepulciano 30 minutes 
  • Sarteano 10 minutes

2023 Weekly Prices

From March 1st to April 6th &  from April 13th to May 27th & Sept 23rd to Nov 10th – 9.800 euros

From April 6th to April 13th  – 10.500 euros

From May 27th to June 24th & August 26th to September 23rd – 11.900 euros

From June 24th to July 8th – 14.000 euros

From July 8th to August 26th – 17.500 euros

Saturday to Saturday Rental 

INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL PRICE

  • Final cleaning
  • 4 hours of daily cleaning (Sunday Excluded)
  • Energy & air-conditioning
  • Daily Gardener (Sunday Excluded)
  • Wifi
  • Linen and towels (weekly)
  • Pool towels

EXTRA 

  • Damage Deposit – 2000 euros