Casa di Pietra - Charming And Characteristic 2 Bedroom Stone-house with a view.

Casa di Pietra is a very charming and characteristic 2 bedrooms stone-house with view of the valley, sleeps 6. Master bedroom with queen size bed, studio-bedroom with queen size sofa bed, living room area with a queen size sofa bed, kitchen and bathroom with shower, bidet, sink and toilette. Patio for nice outdoor meals, shared with our other apartments. The house has been completely renovated in June 2013, taking care of any little particular and mixing the old Tuscan style with a modern touch. NEW!!! Under The Tuscan Kitchen: Tuscan home cooking classes available! Free WiFi! Air Conditioning We also have 4 more apartments right next door, if you see that this one won't be available on the calendar. So, feel free to contact us and ask us about availability and price! LAST MINUTE SPECIAL RATES: from time of inquiry till a month later (if not already rented out). Email us to get a special price! Built on a hill, this stone town house is right outside the old city walls (dating from the 2nd century B.C.) of Historical Centre of Cortona, an old city founded by The Etruscans, the ancient civilization that built Rome. Cortona is conveniently located in a 1,15 hrs drive from Florence, 2 hrs from Rome and Pisa International Airports, 30 mins from Perugia (in Umbria) and Arezzo, 45 mins from Siena, 35 mins from Montepulciano, 1hr from Assisi (Umbria) e Montalcino (where the famous 'Brunello' wine comes from)...all the best sights of the famous Tuscan countryside, with yellow sunflower fields in the summer and multi colored trees in the spring! Cortona is famous as the inspiration and setting for the book Under the Tuscan Sun, (that later became a movie) written by USA writer-novelist Francis Mayes. It also homes a branch of the Georgia University - USA, for artistic matters, since 1970.