Golfing
Golf Courses - In Grassina (www.golfugolino.it), 18 holes and in Poppi (www.golfclubcasentino.it), 9 holes, both 30km away.

Horse Riding
Horse-riding at 1km

Mountain Biking
Mountain bikes for hire from the local shop in Pontesieve, for €8 per day

Tennis
Tennis at 9km

Seasonal Info
At our reception you will find lots of information about the surrounding areas, train and bus timetables, local restaurants as well as reservations for museums, opera & ballet or other requests.
Nearest shopping facilities, Borselli (3km), Diacceto (7km) and Consuma (9km) with small grocers, supermarkets, bars and restaurants, post office, local shops and bus service to Florence. In Pelago (10km) and the larger town of Pontassieve (13km) you will also find larger supermarkets, banks and a regular train service to Florence and Arezzo.

Tuscan Cultural Centres

Florence (28km), Arezzo (50km), Siena (90km), San Gimignano (75km), Lucca (95km), Pisa (100km)

Farmhouse Local Places of Interest

Monastery and Nature Reserve of Vallombrosa. The monastery founded in 1036 is still in use today and the monks conduct guided visits. The impressive nature reserve with acres of age old fir and beech trees has numerous marked trails to explore, popular with the Florentine people at the weekend. Nearby restaurants serve local specialities such as Porcini mushrooms and truffles.
Just over the Consuma pass you will enter the Casentino Valley with picturesque villages nestled in the surrounding hills, to name but a few Stia with it