Well Done
Mrs. Loretta Lalli, owner of the farmhouse Il Pino, offers its customers tastings of farm products and local organic products.
There are oil, wine, jams and sauces produced from the collection of vegetables and fruits.
During the harvest, "From vine to wine" is practiced to help customers discover this activity.
Respect for nature is established by the production of green energy with a photovoltaic system.
The relay was the first to be rated Excellent with 5 daisies, according to the Eco-Bio-tourism standard because it is a biodynamic building.
The organic oasis of the building is certified by ICEA for the treatment of crops.
For Slow Tourism Passport holders there is a discount of 10% on the stay and a bottle of wine and a jam as a welcome gift.
Every weekend there is a different event for guests.
The organic line produced is sold to lovers of Tuscan cooking.
Il Pino is situated between Arezzo, Siena and Florence.
The farmhouse is in a building from the late middle ages, and it is on the edge of the natural oasis of the Valle dell’Inferno. .
The apartments names were chosen by Mrs. Loretta, who was inspired by nature.
The 9 rooms with kitchen and bathroom are Rosehip, Daisy, Sage, Rosemary, Broom House (casa della ginestra), Lilac, Cornflower and Lily. House Anemone is used for people with disabilities.
The villa has 23 beds in total.
The guests have access to the billiard room, which can be also used as a meeting room for 24 people.
To buy organic farm products, including soups and pickles, sauces, olive oil, wine and jams, there is the Bottega of Pino, whose products are used for breakfast.
The outdoor area of the farm includes the garden, swimming pool, bowling green, play areas for children and the herbarium (the herb garden).
Breakfast, upon request, is offered in the "Bottega di Pino", with a tasting of Mrs. Loretta’s desserts, Tuscan bread with Pino jams obtained from strawberries, grapes and wild rose, seasonal fruit produced by the farm. There is also coffee, milk and homemade yogurt.
There is no restaurant but it is still possible to ask for menu made with typical products.
Guests can taste wines produced by the farm, which are:
- IGT White Tuscan Malvasia in purity " Piaggia delle Rose "
- IGT White Tuscan Malvasia pure late harvest “Tardivo delle Rose" ( meditation wine )
- IGT Red Tuscan " Rubis degli Ubertini " ( merlot , cabernet and Malvasia Nera )
- IGT Red Tuscan " Intuito " cabernet in purity
- Chianti DOCG " Carponius " ( sangiovese , malvasia black and white , Canaiolo )
From Il Pino, guests can take excursions in the Pratomagno mountains.
It is easy to reach the historic towns of Arezzo, Siena and Florence, the capital of Tuscany.
For wine lovers, there is the Chianti Road, which leads to the various wineries in the territory.
Other typical Tuscan villages where guests can go are Anghiari, Cortona, Loro Ciuffenna, where they can admire the characteristic Gropina Pieve of San Giovanni Valdarno and the Balze of Valdarno (hills where it is possible to go trekking along the trails and take photos).
- Average season, the apartment price is from 150 euros to 900 euros, two nights, one week.
- high season, the apartment price is from 160 euros to 1,370 euros, two nights, one week.
During winter the building is closed due to the high cost of heating.
For information, about prices, see the website: www.ilpino.com
