Posts Tagged ‘Tuscany’

Parco Benestare: last hidden treasure for holidays in Tuscany

The Parco Benestare is an area in Tuscany situated between the two villages of Montaione and Gambassi Terme,and it rapresent the last treasure discovered for holidays in Tuscany where you can admire many nature’s beauties and historical sites.
There are two loop trails within the park, along which you can see thermal springs, geological sites and wonderful views. Along the trails you can also stop and enjoy historical and artistic sites such as the chapels and the monastery of San Vivaldo, the small Jerusalem in Tuscany

Riding holidays in Tuscany through the Parco Benestare

The landscape around Montaione is varied: woods, hills, lakes, rivers and picturesque villages, all surrounded by paths, roads and tracked trails, very important resources for mountain biking holidays in Tuscany. The two trails of the Park are the latest in the reality of Montaione. Read the rest of this entry »

Mountain bike holidays in Tuscany.

Discovering  holidays mtb traks of Montaione (Florence) countryside.

Hello, guys, how re you? Long time I do not write in Belmonte’s blog  and I am sorry for this but I was doing a very interesting activity that can be nice for you. I am tracking the amazing tracks of Montaione countryside. As you well know Montaione countryside is one of the most typical part of Tuscany, and it is known all over the word for its countryside, the real Chianti style. Here around Belmonte there are a lots of paths that develope themselves around woods, hills, rivers and lakes. Most of them are highlithed in some local maps. Mostly during the paths it is likely to find also some historical hits, like the Roman cistern or the abandouned castle of Vignale…. Belive me, it is very amusement to ride down these tracks.

Tracking with gps.

My idea would be to track these paths with my new gps garmin h-trex legend. It is very easy since I need just to ride down Read the rest of this entry »

Holiday in Tuscany: where children have fun!

Holidays are the best time of the year and all of us always look forward to leaving for next destination. Expectations are even stronger when it comes to children. We must think of a nice holiday place for them,  where they don’t get bored, a safe place which can give the parents the opportunity to relax and enjoy their well deserved holiday.

The holiday farm Belmonte is a residence in Tuscany for children and it offers them many opportunities to have fun in holiday.

Here you are a picture of Belmonte welcome gift for children: the blue Belmonte baloon!

Holiday for children in tuscany

The “cloud swimming pool”

The first thing that attracts the attention of children newly arrived in Belmonte in Tuscany is the amazing cloud-shaped swimming pool . Indeed they will spend there the most part of the holiday. It’s 340 m2 and it has a beach-type entrance where the water is not deep, specifically designed  for children who can play “on the shore” without any risk. Beside the big pool there is another small swimming pool exclusively for children with a fun water slide. You will find hard to keep them away from the pool!

The game park for kids

Another place of Belmonte that kids love is the playground area which is located near the apartments. There you can find the swings and the slide but also the table tennis, the table football and a bowling green. Read the rest of this entry »

Belmonte Holiday Farm has just inaugurated its new horse riding centre

A few days ago Belmonte Residence welcomed our new special guests…the horses!

horses in tuscany at belmonte

These wonderful animals are all ready to have fun with you riding and doing trekking along the wonderful tracks we have just thought and prepared. We arranged many exciting horseback rides  through the authentic Tuscan landscape surrounding Montaione, Volterra and San Gimignano. Read the rest of this entry »

We all were there like every year to attend the event. In this post I will share with you my experience Montaione on the truffle festival.

a big Truffle on the truffle fair in Montaione

The fair started on Saturday, October the 24th at Villa Serena, with a funny show and a live concert held in the evening inside the theatre of Montaione.

But the real festival day was Sunday the 25th. At 10 am many stands opened their doors, and from that moment we had the opportunity to taste and buy lots of typical Tuscan products such as Extra Virgin olive oil, wine, mushrooms, cheese, chestnuts, different kind of salami and good truffle.

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