Villa La Tana
Casole d'Elsa (In the hills west of Siena)
Casole d’Elsa (Siena)
FROM FLORENCE
- 1. Get on Florence-Siena highway (The RACCORDO)
- 2. Exit at COLLE VAL DčELSA SUD
- 3. Turn RIGHT a top of exit ramp & proceed to rotary; go straight
through
- 4. Proceed straight through the next two rotaries always following
westerly direction (GROSSETO)
- 5. After third rotary CROSS BRIDGE and stay on SS541 for about 10 Km PAST
FIRST GAS STATION ON YOUR LEFT.
- 6. Proceed on SS541 to SECOND GAS STATION (IP brand) ON YOUR RIGHT.
- 7. Take FIRST AVAILABLE RIGHT TURN just past second gas station
SIGNPOSTED MENSANO & RADICONDOLI.
- 8. Drive 1.6 Km just past two garbage dumpsters ON YOUR LEFT. NOW TURN
LEFT ONTO SMALL ASPHALT ROAD WITH NO ENTRY SIGN.
- 9. Proceed on small asphalt road for about 1.5 Km to SECOND AVAILABLE
LEFT TURN ONTO DIRT ROAD. The first turn has a chain across the road.
- 10. Proceed about 1.5 Km on dirt road to VILLA LA SELVA/LA TANA.
FROM
MILAN (& other points north)
- Take A1 Highway
south and get off at FIRENZE CERTOSA exit.
- After paying toll TURN RIGHT onto Florence-Siena Hiighway)
NOW FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE
"FROM FLORENCE"
FROM
ROME (& other points south)
- Take A1 Highway north to VAL DI CHIANA exit.
- After paying toll TURN RIGHT and follow signs for SIENA.
- Proceed toward Siena and when on the outskirts of town follow signs for FIRENZE.
- Take Siena-Florence Highway and exit at COLLE VAL D'ELSA SUD.
- At top of exit ramp TURN LEFT.
NOW FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE "FROM FLORENCE" beginning with
"Go straight through all rotaries
..."
If your clients fly into Rome they
should take the train to Florence and then the BUS to Colle Val d’Elsa.
No point taking the train to Siena from Florence. Does not help or get anyone closer to La
Tana or La Vigna.
If clients fly into Florence (which is what we ALWAYS advise people do) then they should
pick up their car rental at the airport and follow my directions to the villas. If they do
not have car rental then they should take the bus service from the airport to the Florence
train station, walk around the corner to the bus depot and take the bus to COLLE VAL D’ELSA
(busses almost every hour until 9 pm or thereabouts) where some one should pick them up
(presumably another member of their group OR we can arrange a car/driver service
with ample lead time for around 50-70 Euro). For 100 Euro we can have driver pick up at Florence
airport and drive to either villa. Again lead time helps to ensure drivers are available.
Florence to Colle Val d’Elsa bus takes 50 minutes to an hour and then they are about
20 minutes from La Tana (10 minutes from La Vigna) by car; Florence to Siena bus takes an
hour to 1hr15min and then they are 30 minutes from La Vigna and 40 minutes from La Tana by
car. Florence to Siena train takes up to 2 hours as it goes around a long route stopping
in a lot of little towns on the way.
IMPORTANT: WHEN TAKING THE BUS TO COLLE VAL D’ELSA GUESTS SHOULD GET OFF AT MAIN BUS
STOP IN TOWN CENTER. THE STOP HAS A SPANKING, NEW COVERED WAITING AREA ALONG THE SIDE OF
THE STREET WHERE THE BUS STOPS. MAKE SURE THEY ARE TOLD NOT TO GET OFF AT OTHER STOPS OR
THEY WON’T BE FOUND!!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING WITH A CAR OR IF WE NEED TO PICK YOU UP
AND IF SO WHEN AND WHERE
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see photos of the Villa La Tana please click here.
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For more information or to schedule your stay
please contact:
Small & Elegant Hotels, International
9425 Whispering Sands
West Olive, MI 49460
TEL: (616) 844-6000 / FAX: (616) 844-6042
E-Mail: res@smallandeleganthotels.com
