Podere Cortinova (loc. Marrocco - SIENA)
The Cortinova resort is surrounded by an olive plant of about 20 hectares of surface, by woods and Mediterranean bushes. The resort looks the fascinating panorama of the Sienese clays and Siena, with its towers (20 km). In 1895, an Etruscan room thumb with wall paintings was discovered, during the plantation of a vineyard. Unfortunately, the location of the thumb is not known, but the historical books remark the importance of the finding.

The house, thanks to its advantageous position, protected by the Northern winds, was already inhabited in the Etruscan period and even before, in fact not far from the farmhouse area (at less than 1 km), there is an archaeological settlement of the bronze period (10.000-15.000 years ago). The main house, probably built on the ruins of the Etruscan villa, is characterised by a wonderful architecture, perfectly moulded with the landscape and its colours. There are two ancient oven for cooking pizza, bread or meat. One of the oven is below a nice shed in ancient breaks and wood, sustained by a traditional round Tuscan column and a stone floor of about 150 m2.

About 50 mt away from the houses there is the large swimming pool (16x8 mt), in the middle of the olive plant, with a direct view on Siena and its "clays". The largest flats (Verone and Scalone) have "piece d'art" in the furniture and much care on comfort (washing machine, dishwasher, etc.). The other flats maintain anyway a high level of comfort, in fact all apartment have independent heater system, satellite TV, burglar alarm, etc. The furniture is in original Tuscan arte povera. Horse riding is available in the farmhouse centre (3 km away), while a wonderful synthetic tennis court is available in Palazzuolo Vecchio. In late spring and summer a garden is available for the guests who can harvest by themselves onions, tomatoes, salad, pepperoni, etc. .