Hotel Relais La Solaia, Civitella in Val di Chiana

Hotel Relais La Solaia, near Arezzo

Situated atop a hill, between the Valdichiana and Chianti, the Hotel Relais La Solaia gazes down upon the valley of Monte San Savino, some 6km distant. This is a gorgeous location in Tuscany, south-west of the towns of Civitella Val Di Chiana and Arezzo, and immersed in an idyllic rural setting. You are ideally located here for visits to the many art cities of central Italy's Tuscany and Umbria regions, with Arezzo, Cortona, Siena, Montelpuciano, Florence and Perugia all within an hour's drive.

Rooms at this Valdichiana hotel are doubles, triples, and suites for either two or four. All have bathroom with shower, radio, minibar, phone, air conditioning, television and radio. There is great walking and cycling here (ask about bike hire), you have an outdoor swimming pool and solarium for soaking up the sun. Services at the hotel include internet access, baby sitting, car rental and free parking. There are safe deposit facilities, rooms both soundproofed and prepared for guests with limited mobility. Thee are non-smoking rooms and pets are welcome.

As well as the bigger cities, ensure you check out the local town of Civitella in Val di Chiana. Sights include the castle, from 1048, and used as an HQ by the Germans in the Second World War. Bombed by the Allies, it has never been rebuilt. There is the 14th century Palazzo Pretorio, and the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, begun in the eleventh century and finished in the Romanesque style in 1252, with additions in 1765 and 1865, and some rebuilding after the 1944 air raids.

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Double room from €79