Casa Amici

Would you like to holiday in Italy for a reasonable price? Discount on longer stays again in 2025: 700 Euro for two weeks and only 900 Euro for three weeks. Our house is suitable for people who feel comfortable in an ordinary village and do not need tourist fuss. It is a simple apartment with a nice garden, located on a village square in the car-free old part of Boccheggiano, 35 km from the sea. From the borgo you have picturesque views and all around you will find chestnut forests and rolling hills for wonderful walking or mountain biking. There are electric charging stations within walking distance.
If you don't always want to cook, there is a pizzeria with terrace, a restaurant with traditional Tuscan cuisine and a sunbathing lawn with swimming pool as well as a very renowned restaurant. Furthermore, a supermarket, pharmacy, bakery, post office and ATM. All this can be reached on foot. For stays in the early or late season, the house has electric radiators and a cozy fireplace.
Located in a palazzo built against the hill, the apartment downstairs has a modern kitchen with French doors (2020) in what used to be the stable. From the kitchen there is a spiral staircase to the living room. The apartment shares the stairwell with two other apartments. From the kitchen you walk onto the square with trees and benches.
You reach the first floor and the front door via the stairwell. On this floor the house has a living room with sofa bed, two bedrooms with up to 6 beds, a bathroom and a door into the long corridor with access to the private garden at the back. It is a village garden with seating that exudes a Tuscan atmosphere through the greenery, the cherry tree, the surrounding red tiled roofs and the hills in the distance. Behind the garden there are a number of small pieces of land belonging to the neighbors. A wonderful place to read a book or enjoy dining al fresco with typical Italian neighbors sounds in the background. The garden is completely enclosed with walls and a fence, so it is suitable for dogs.

Until 1994, Boccheggiano was an important mining village where copper and later pyrite were mined. A remnant of the copper mining activities are the Roste, the red-colored hills along the river Merse, and hiking trails cross this area. The village is economically backward. Since the mines closed, it has become more difficult for young people to find local work, some houses are empty and the community and municipality are struggling to maintain facilities. The young people have moved away from the original inhabitants and the elderly have stayed. In recent years, a new type of residents, mainly families from Macedonia and Bosnia, but also Americans with an Italian migration background and retirees from other EU countries, have settled in the village. Children are running around again and a mix of people determines the street scene. With the help of the EU, investments are also being made in public facilities and the renovation of buildings and streets. The theater was recently renovated and performances and films are shown there again.

Boccheggiano is a nice place for people who want to find peace in the here and now and don't want to rush around for a while. There is a lot to see in and around the village and there are many inviting benches to look around contemplatively. The villagers regularly do the latter. We will send you documents with local (circular) walks (from the house or after a 10-minute drive) and cycle routes. For those who want to travel by car to another large Tuscan city every day, this house is a less logical choice due to the driving distances.

There are many interesting places within a shorter drive (maximum 20 minutes): for example a visit to the (organic) vineyards, a tranquil garden, the archaeological park, nice small places such as Montieri or the impressive abbey of San Galgano. Furthermore, one of the most beautiful (and unknown) Tuscan cathedrals in the beautiful medieval center of Massa Maritima can also be reached within half an hour. A little further away: thermal baths (35 km), sulfur fields (35 km), Follonica (several beaches) 38 km, Siena 48 km, Grosseto 48 km, San Gimignano 68 km, Volterra 71 km. Florence airport is 106 km, Pisa is 148 km and Rome Fiumicino is 214 km.
Because the basic facilities are within a 1-5 minute walk, you don't really have to go anywhere by car if you don't feel like it. However, Boccheggiano is difficult to reach without a (rental) car because there is only a bus twice a day. It is a 2-minute walk from the parking lot to the house.

All in all, the Casa Amici from Boccheggiano offers access to all the good things that Tuscany has to offer: culture, nature, beach, archaeology, history and culinary tradition.
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