tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59309952009-02-21T12:41:56.090+01:00Welcome in the Blog of Piè di Costa! Here you will find all the news about what happening in Piè di Costa and surrounding. Here will be posted all useful information for your stay and to better organize your travel in Tuscany. Stay tuned! ;-)))Filipponoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930995.post-27004516014951469352008-06-18T18:52:00.002+02:002008-06-18T18:55:25.249+02:00

At Piè di Costa we always keep in mind needs of those who want to spend their holiday in Tuscany with the family. We also keep attention to the budget of families that has to be cheap but at the same time ensure all services and comfort necessary for an holiday. For that reasone we have decided to re-present the Happy Family promotions for October.Spend and holiday with its family represent a

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Few apartments and family management in Piè di Costa, give us the opportunity, to have the maximun care for our guests trying to satisfy all their needs. In fact this is the philosophy that since 1999 has always made the difference.For that reason, to keep the high quality standard of our apartments, we personally take care of everything we give you at your arrival, taking care to repair or

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Every year, Easter holidays represents the right time to take a short break far from the daily stress and city traffic.Piè di Costa is ready to welcome you with a special offer for Easter holidays especially prepared for those who want to spend and holiday during the weekend or the hole week for Easter time.Piè di Costa’s apartments are located just 50 meters away from Montaione, where you will

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The first post of the year represent for us the right time to wish everybody our best greetings for a happy new 2008, to thank all our guests that have spent their Christmas Holidays and new Year’s Eve in one of our apartments in Piè di Costa, and to thank all those who have already reserved their summer holidays.See you soon in Piè di Costa!

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It’s a pleasure for us to welcome the last news about on line communications, to give you the opportunity to better plan your holidays in Tuscany.To meet all our guests wishes about Piè di Costa and the territory of Montaione, we have set a special stuff: a live chat.With Piè di Costa’s Live Chat it’s possible for everybody to find tourist information or to solve doubts in an easy and fast

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Autumn with its shorter days and warm colours, is not only the end of the summer, but represent as well, the start of a new season.In autumn, when nature offers lots of fruits, trees loose their leafs and cover the roads with warm colours and the fresh evenings, are the right moments for romantic dinners to let hearts fall in love again.All sensations, emotions and flavours that autumn offer us

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Maybe most of you, don’t know that in Piè di Costa we have a mascot: it’s name is Pallino.Pallino is a sweet and loving cat that spend its days running in our garden, lying under an olive tree or a cypress or below the deck-chairs at the swimming pool.But above all it likes to welcome all our young guests.In fact, Pallino, like to be cuddled by people better if children. He can stay hours letting

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It’s well known that holiday home Piè di Costa is the right place where to spend an holiday in Tuscany, to visit Florence, San Gimignano and Volterra, to play Golf or to ride a Mountin bike.However, what’s better than the true relax.During the hottest days of july and august, relaxing at the swimming pool is the definite proof of a true and authentic satisfaction that our young and kind guest

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We have just received the shopping vouchers that supermarket Coop of Montaione has decided to offer since july to all tourist that will stay in the farmhouses or holiday homes of the territory.Also at Piè di Costa are available the shopping voucher for a value of 3,00 euros that will be given in the number of 1 per family.The initiative of supermarket Coop is much more convenience for Piè di

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After 14 days a long travel of 1789 km, our heroic guest Mr. Louis Linders, is arrived at destination: his home town Someren in The Nederlands.Even if with some difficulties - actually the weather has not been very fine the firsts two week of june - he say he has made an unforgettable experience insomuch that he has offered me to stay few days in Someren there and to come back in Tuscany by bike.

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Congratulations to our dear dutch guests Hans and Monique that after their last holidays in Piè di Costa last year, they have decided to come back to Tuscany to say Yes!Thanks to an enchanting landscape, the artistic heritage and an excellent cuisine, Tuscany is since always considered one of the most romantic location of Italy. For that reason Hans and Monique have chosen Tuscany and in

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Is well known that Tuscany, and in particular Montaione, is the ideal place for those who love cycling holidays. For that reason our guests don’t loose the opportunity to rent our mountain bike and explore the surrounding territory thanks to a wide range of country tracks for more than 50 kilometres.There is no bounds to the sportsmanship of Piè di Costa’s guests. In fact Mr. Louis Linders, one

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In agriculture, every period of the year is important to make different works to get a good crop. In particular, march is the best month for pruning olives trees. Pruning consists in cutting branches that has already made olives the year before. In this way the olive trees will grow up better and stronger, and after the blossoming (between may and june) the plant will make olives until the

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Spring is finally arrived also this year!The colours and flavours of the Tuscan countryside offer you a enchanting feelings. A longer daylight and warmer temperatures give you the opportunity to enjoy the countryside by foot or by bike. In addiction to flavours, colours and the incoming of swallows, spring is without doubt the ideal time to visit the cities of art like Florence, Siena, Pisa,

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Piè di Costa wish all its guests a very happy 2007! ;-)

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Like every year Piè di Costa is in full swing for Christmas holidays. To make more fascinating and unforgettable your holidays we have prepared a big Christmas tree in the garden in front of the house. Christmas time is always an occasion to spend a short break to visit the most important cities of art and medieval hamlets like San Gimignano, Volterra and Monteriggioni that our guests can get in

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After the grape’s harvest, it’s the time to harvest the Olives. At Piè di Costa, where there are approximately 500 olive trees, has beed harvested 4000 kg of Olives. Andrea and his staff are working hard to make an excellent Extra Virgin Oil of Olive.

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At the end of October with the first cold weather of the season, when the trees start to strip a of its leaves, it feel us that Christmas is coming. This period represent more or less officially the end of the summer season.A season in which Piè di Costa has consolidate its success thanks to a better presence on the web and confirmed by lots of visitors and guests from many European and

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Like every year, in the period between September and October, in Piè di Costa is usual to harvest. Piè di Costa is an estate of 12 hectares cultivated with Chianti vineyards and olive groves.This year, a sunny climate and high temperature, - in particular during the months of June, July and August - has advantaged the growing of grapes with an excellent level of sugar (from which depends

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Autumn is arrived, with its flavours, its deep and warm colours, that make a relaxing and magic atmosphere, ideal for a short break in the Tuscan countryside.This is the time of the harvest of grapes and olives, truffles and chestnuts. There are lots of festivals and outdoor markets, like the one in Montaione, the last weekend of October, called Mostra della Castagna e del Tartufo, where

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Piè di Costa is delighted to announce the cooperation with the restaurant De' Mannaioni.Managed by a new staff and recently renovated Restaurant De' Mannaioni is located in the historical centre of Montaione, inside an old Palace of the XVI century.Restaurant De' Mannaioni is renomated for the charming atmosphere and the genuineness of the dishes, prepared according to the traditional Tuscan

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A new version of our .it website is now on-line. Hope u like it!Stay tuned and visit www.piedicosta.it

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The new grafic layout of Piedicosta.com website is having success.The website has been mentioned in the most important grafic websites like www.cssremix.com and www.cssmania.com a collection of Css and Xhtml base websites.We are happy for this acknowledgment and we thank cssremix and cssmania.

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This summer the weather in Tuscany, seems to be very hot, with temperatures above the seasonal average.After many days of sun, with some troubles in agriculture, today, the plants of our gardens seems to be very happy of few hours of rain.Don't worry, tomorrow the sun will shine again!

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For all those who need to surf the web, download emails or get information, is available an internet point at the Montaione's Public Library in Piazza Branchi.You can have access at the Internet Point the following days:Tue: 9-13 and 15-19; Wed: 9-13; Thu: 15-19; Fry: 9-13; Sat: 9-13; closed on Sunday and Monday.

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