Farmhouse in Siena, Tuscany:

The surrounding landscape consists of incredibly pretty rolling hills and vineya

Docciola, the farmhouse and the converted barn, are a few minutes' walk from the historic medieval town of San Gimignano, situated in the very heart of Tuscany, half an hour away from Siena, an hour's drive from Florence.

The main house: The main house: The main house was built in the 19th century and is a picturesque, typical Tuscan farmhouse. The farm is still called by its original name of 'Docciola', which refers to the spring ('doccia') in the middle of the land which in all weathers produces pure and cool water. The living-room (30 x 20 feet) has an open wood-beam fireplace for burning wood in winter and spring, and is furnished with sofas, chairs and a large dining table. There is also a good-sized kitchen (24 x 15 feet) and an outside terrace where it is very pleasant to place one of the tables for dining in the summer, with views across the valley and rolling fields.

Bedrooms: Bedrooms: Upstairs in the main house are four bedrooms, two have double beds and two have two single beds. On the same floor there is a large bathroom with bath and shower and toilet as well as a separate wc. There is additionally a double bedroom reached from the outside at the side of the house.

Barn: Barn: The barn has just been converted to a high standard. It is a traditional Tuscan building, restored and converted into extra self-contained accommodation. It consists of a kitchen, a sitting and dining-room, and two bedrooms. The smaller bedroom is on the ground level near the bathroom which has shower, basin, bidet and loo; the double bedroom, reached by a pretty spiral wrought-iron staircase, has a particularly lovely outlook across the fields.

The rental rates for this property are quoted in GBP per property per week.

One important note: all utilities are included in the prices, so there's nothing extra to pay.
Normal availability: The lets do not have to be Saturday to Saturday.

The second house, the newly converted barn, has beautiful views and is altogether charming. It is cheaper if rented with the main house. When rented with the main house, the barn is £300 per week until the end of May; £400 per week from May 28th to October 2nd 2004; and thereafter £300 per week again until March 27th 2005.
On its own it's more expensive: £500 per week from May 28th to October 2nd 2004; £400 per week again until March 27th 2005.