If you are in Cortona and want to come to “La Renaia” exit through Borgo San Domenico (by the park) and drive on down the “Contesse” road; at the bottom of the hill take a left and then a right following signs for Perugia, Ossaia, Terontola. You now are in the Val d’Esse, a valley crossed by the Esse stream, a tributary of the Canale Maestro della Chiana. Drive down the long straight stretch of road for about two miles and we’ll be on the right hand side.
The Valdichiana landscape is bright under the summer and spring sun and dotted with churches, enchanting Romanesque parishes, villas, palaces and austere and solid country houses. We are right off the road leading south towards Lake Trasimeno, in Umbria.
Looking to your left you may see the tiny country hamlet of Montalla featuring the nice parish-church of St. John the Evangelist, first mentioned in documents dating back to 1243 and, to your right, the hamlet of San Marco in Villa, whose Romanesque church, dating back to the 13th century, though much remodelled over the centuries, still preserves its typical country-church charm.
Svoltate verso Ossaia: ci troverete sulla destra (avrete percorso circa tre chilometri).
Il paesaggio è luminoso, cosparso di chiese, pievi romaniche, ville e palazzi, case rurali solide e austere.
Noi ci troviamo lungo la strada che conduce a sud, verso il Lago Trasimeno, in Umbria.
A sinistra si trova Montalla. A destra un altro piccolo borgo, San Marco in Villa. Di fronte, il Poggio di Sepoltaglia.
Travelling from north or south along the Autostrada del Sole (A1), exit at Valdichiana and get on the freeway, direction Perugia. Do not exit at Cortona but drive on as far as the Castiglion del Lago exit. At the stop sign, turn right, direction Cortona, drive on past Terontola and Riccio and turn right for Ossaia. Drive through the Ossaia hamlet and as you approach a long, straight stretch of road you’ll see signs for our farm on the left. Total distance from autostrada exit: around 12 miles.
Same route if travelling by car from northern (Bologna-Pisa-Florence) or southern (Rome-Naples) airports. If you are travelling by train you may get on at the following stations: if travelling from north, Firenze-Arezzo, from south Rome-Orte-Chiusi; get off either at Camucia or Terontola station.
| Firenze | Km 110 |
| Perugia | Km 53 |
| Siena | Km 80 |
| Pienza | Km 40 |
| Arezzo | Km 30 |
| Assisi | Km 75 |
| Montepulciano | Km 25 |
| Orvieto | Km 80 |
| Chianciano Terme | Km 45 |
| Castiglion del lago | Km 22 |
| Gubbio | Km 50 |
| Montalcino | Km 60 |
| Sansepolcro | Km 60 |
| Lago Trasimeno | Km 10 |
| Roma | Km 190 |
| Market | Km 3 |
| Riding school | Km 5 |
| Hospital | Km 12 |
| Pharmacy | Km 5 |
| Valdichiana Outlet | Km 18 |
| Golf Club Perugia | Km 50 |
| Golf Club Casentino | Km 65 |
| Golf Club Valdichiana | Km 15 |
| Golf Club Panicale | Km 26 |
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