Hotel Certaldo, Certaldo; Certaldo hotel

Hotel Certaldo, Certaldo

The Hotel Certaldo in Certaldo - this luxurious four-star hotel has been beautifully fashioned from a sixteenth century flour mill. Constructed with the utmost respect to the original shape, architecture and spirit of the old mill, this Certaldo hotel nonetheless incorporates all of the best in modern comfort and convenience. Bedrooms here, either doubles or triples, offer minibar, pay and satellite television, bathroom, air conditioning, work desk, hairdryer, safe and phone. All rooms have LCD televisions and a fast internet connection.

This Certaldo hotel sits in lushly planted grounds, with a swimming pool and solarium and a conference room for business gatherings. Check for special weekend and extended packages, often available. And the town of Certaldo, overlooked by so many visitors to Tuscany in search of the more famous cities, is a real delight. This ancient Tuscan hilltown, divided into the old quarter of Certaldo Alto (traffic free) and the newer town below, was famously the birthplace of Boccaccio, one of Italy's greatest poets and writers, in the Middle Ages. Sights in the town today include the Casa Boccaccio, the Palazzo Vicariale and the Museo d'Arte.

And nearby we have the famed city of San Gimignano, with its dozen or more medieval towers scraping the Tuscan sky. Within an hour are the art cities of Florence, Volterra and Siena. Linking them all is the beautiful countryside of southern Tuscany and Chianti, a vista of rolling green hills, lush fields and serried ranks of grapevines and olive groves. You'll find some of Italy's finest foods and wines here, and this Certaldo hotel makes the perfect strategic base.

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Double room from €100