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From Florence (1.5 hours)
Take the A1 and head South-East direction Roma. Take the Monte San Savino exit through the toll booth and turn right at the stop sign, direction Castiglion Fiorentino.
Continue along this road through Badicorte and turn left at the next stop sign. Follow signs for Castiglion Fiorentino, keep straight through the next stop sin and continue along this road, passing through Manciano, for about 8 kms.
You will arrive at a Castiglion Fiorentino sign, continue over the bridge and turn right at the next intersection. Follow the road around the curve, the train lines should be on your right, and turn right at the first set of traffic lights. Keep straight through the second set of traffic lights and turn left at the third set. Continue along this road following the signs for Citta di Castello.
For Palazzo Terranova from here turn right and follow the windy road for about 24kms, passing through Santa Cristina, Volterrano and Morra to arrive in Ronti. Ronti is very small so keep your eyes open!! Slow down when you see the sign indicating that you have arrived in Ronti.
On your right look for the clump of Cypress trees at the entrance to the Cemetery. Take the small road to the left just before you get to the Cypress trees. At the end of this road turn left and then take the next right at the large tree.
You are now on a dirt road which you follow for 2kms. It is steep and bumpy in parts but keep going. You will catch a glimpse of the Palazzo through the trees.
From Rome (2.5 hours)
From Rome head north towards the ring road (tangenziale) and follow signs for the A1 direction to Firenze. This is 37 kms from Fiumicino
Take exit 9-10 for Firenze and continue in the
direction for Orte. 64kms and takes 35 minutes.
Follow Directions for Citta di Castello, passing through Cinquemiglia. For Palazzo Terranova from here turn left at the roundabout, direction Trestina, continuing along this road you will arrive at a sign announcing you are in Trestina.
Take the middle road of a three way intersection in the direction of Morra. This road takes you through Bivio Lugnano and Badia Petroia to arrive in Ronti and takes about 10 minutes. Ronti is very small so keep your eyes open!! Slow down when you see the sign indicating that you have arrived in Ronti. On your left look for the clump of Cypress trees at the entrance to the Cemetery.
Take the small road to the right just before you get to the Cypress trees. At the end of this road turn left and then take the next right at the large tree. You are now on a dirt road which you follow for 2kms. It is steep and bumpy in parts but keep going. You will catch a glimpse of the Palazzo through the trees.
When you arrive at the top keep to the left, going past the no entry sign. The driveway sweeps around to the left of the house before arriving at the front door.
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