Relais Villa Petrischio

115 kms to the nearest airport (florence regional airport). Relais Villa Petrischio is situated at Farneta di Cortona, in the heart of the Tuscany countryside. It is surrounded by a 3 acre park of pine and Cyprus trees of more than a hundred years in age. It enjoys the enchanting view of the Valdichiana area. 50kms away to Sienna. The 18 bedrooms, with names of female mythological characters, are all different from each other and are situated within the Villa and the Borgo which stand around the garden with its Japanese atmosphere. They have been furnished with extreme care with priceless period furniture, which have been matched together with today?s modern day comforts: from satellite TV to baths and showers and hydro-massage, from fridge-bar to internet connection. All of the bedrooms look out onto a huge park and swimming pool which has been built on a natural terrace dominating the whole valley, offering an unforgettable spectacle of Tuscany?s sunsets. The wrought iron beds have been hand-painted in a local handcraft style which dates back to the end of the 1700. A suggestion of an atmosphere which started with a fascination for the antique habitations. The restaurant at the Relais Villa Petrischio is situated on the side of the swimming pool on a natural terrace area with breathtaking glimpses of the Siena hillsides and the suggestive olive groves of the Relais holding. All of this creates an unique reality of the Tuscany countryside where you can taste typical regional food dishes both traditional and historical. The Valdicchiana is part of an area rich and historically important for the culinary culture belonging to the Etruscan civilization. Today our philosophy of restyled dishes is proposed by Cavaliere Rodolfo Mencarelli, an historical representative of the National and International restaurant sector, with the Mencarelli Group. He proposes recipes which preserve the use of fresh products from the Cortonese region. It is possible to agree on menus for events, dinners with themes, romantic meals, anni