Podere Leccetro is a farm holiday cottage situated in the natural Park of Val di Merse, only a 30-minute drive from Siena city centre.
Here you can find the quiet beauty of Tuscan countryside without being too far from the city and from many other natural, cultural and historical sites which characterize our amazing province.
The garden is totally fenced so do not hesitate to bring your dog. We love animals.
Guests can also enjoy the whole lawn surrounding the house, to have meals outside using the wooden table and benches we made, relax in the shade of the old trees or to sunbath and cool down with our solar shower.
My name is Francesco and I am a beekeeper. My love for nature made me move here from Florence where I was bo and where I studied Agriculture at the University 30 years ago. My wife Giuliana moved here 10 years ago after giving up her job in Florence fed up with the frenzy rhythm of the city life. Now she lives here growing plants and looking after our pets.
It is possible to organize walking excursions and bicycle tours leading to the Terme di Petriolo with its traces of a Roman settlement and the hot water pool on the banks of the river Farma. You can also visit the Monastery of San Galgano, to the clear waters of the river Merse, to the little Etruscan museum and the miners´ ancient settlement in Murlo.
In half an hour you can reach Siena by car, but also the impressive area of the Crete Senesi and the nearby Abbazia di Monteoliveto, the wine-haven Montalcino, and a bit further away the earlier Popes´ residence Pienza. In an hours drive you reach Monte Amiata, the sandy beaches of the Maremmanian coast near Grosseto or - going north - you can sightsee San Gimignano or Florence.
Come visit us for the Palio of Siena: July 2 and August 16.