Full of character and charm, this fully restored apartment is in the centre of the pretty town of Palaia, with view over the Tuscan rooftops.

The property is accessed by an external staircase to a little balcony, and into the apartment which comprises a lovely sitting room with open fireplace, a well-fitted kitchen with built-in seating area. There is a double bedroom with another room which can be used as a dressing room, or as currently as an additional small bedroom with bunk beds, and a bathroom. The fittings are all of high quality, with handmade cupboards and marble worktop. The beamed ceiling and arched window give an authentic Tuscan feel throughout.

Palaia is a historic town in the area of Valdera in Central Tuscany, steeped in tradition and where you can still visit the old olive press, the antique wine cellars and the rooms where the olive oil was stored in large terracotta vases. Mainly an agricultural area, Palaia has a colorful history which can be seen at the interactive museum in the town. In the countryside around Palaia is grown some of the best produce of Tuscany, with excellent wines, olive oil and the speciality white truffle. The restaurants offer traditional Tuscan cuisine and the markets offer a true feel of the Tuscan heritage. There are shops, bars, restaurants, banks and a post-office in the town.

The town is located in Valdera in Central Tuscany between Pisa and Florence. This colourful landscape of rolling hills dotted with medieval villages, castles and lanes flanked with tall dark green cypress trees epitomise the Tuscan landscape. The area is scattered with historical towns and medieval villages, castles and country churches and a landscape with golden meadows of wheat dancing in the breeze, vineyards, olive groves and fields of sunflowers. Meandering through the countryside of Valdera you feel the vestiges of the mysterious Etruscan civilization. Here Andrea Boccelli was born and bred and it is in the heart of Valdera in Lajatico that the famous Teatro del Silenzio (the Theatre of Silence) where natural landscape creates a breathtaking setting and in the summer months some of the biggest names in opera come for a special performance. Casciana Terme has thermal waters and spa facilities and is a pretty town with piazzas and cafès serving the local wine. The città d’arte (cities of art) close by include Volterra, San Gimignano, Siena and Florence.

Distances : Palaia in the town centre, Castelfalfi (golf course and wine production) 15 km, Pontedera (station and motorway) 15 km, San Gimignano 35 km, Pisa (airport) 45 km, Lucca 45 km, beaches 50 km, Florence 60 km, Siena 80 km.