Casa Menchetto - Country house with garden

Spacious and sunny 19th century family house, with large panoramic terrace where have lunch and dinner, sunbathe or contemplate the starry sky at the chanting of the crickets. Surrounded by a large fenced garden with wood burning stove, barbecue and small pool, it is ideal for relaxing in the nature; but also a great base for hiking to the villages of the Pistoia hill, the most important Tuscan art cities, Montecatini's thermal baths and the Grotta Giusti of Monsummano Terme. You can access to the apartment (90m2), located on the first floor of the building, via an external staircase with covered landing. There are two very spacious bedrooms, one double (19m2) and one with twin beds (19m2), in this room is possible to add an extra bed. From the living room (19m2) you access directly to the terrace, (6m x 5m), equipped with table, chairs and with deckchairs; complete the house a large bathroom (5,5m2) with tub, a storage room and a kitchenette (4m2) with cooker, gas oven and dishwasher. All rooms overlook the south except for the kitchenette, which looks out to the north, and the bathroom to the east. You can access at the fenced garden (2 hectares) surrounding the house, at the wood oven and barbecue area equipped with table and chairs, at the pool area (aboveground freestanding pool 2.50m x 4.50m, 1.22m deep) equipped with sun loungers and deckchairs, shared with the other guests of the house. I'll be here during your stay. On the top of the hill, between Montecatini and Pistoia, Casore del Monte is a pretty circular village with a small Romanesque church and a museum of peasant traditions that can be visited on request. The road around the village offers a spectacular 360 ° view over the plain between Serravalle and Pescia and the Pistoia mountains. In the village you will find one of the rare woody ovens still active in the province of Pistoia, which produces daily bread and the characteristic "schiacciata" Tuscan. Easy to reach on foot, 1 km away from the house, you will find a Agriturismo that offers menus with typical Tuscan dishes and a Agricampeggio with farm animals, her you can also find cultivation of blueberries. At the entrance of the village there is also a bar. Close to the village you can buy honey and local produce oil. During summer season in the village there are some country festivals, the most characteristic is on the 24 August for the patron: San Bartolomeo. From Casore, by car, you can easily reach Pistoia and Montecatini in 20 minutes. In 2017 Pistoia was the Italian capital of culture and proposed a series of new initiatives in addition to those already consolidated, among which the most famouse during the summer months are: the Pistoia blues Festival and on July 25, on the occasion of San Jacopo's patron saint of the city, The Giostra dell'Orso, a re-design of the ancient Berber berth that has been held in the city since the 13th century. If you want to organize a day trip, in 30 minutes from Casore you will be in Lucca, in one hour you can reach Florence, Pisa, Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, Abetone, San Miniato; in an hour and a half you will be at Carrara and the marble quarries of the Apuan Alps, Arezzo, San Gimignano, Monteriggioni. Starting from Casore you can organize trekking through the woods of the Pistoia mountains, and wander around the characteristic villages and surrounding villages. If you are a nature lover we suggest to visit the natural reserve of Padule di Fucecchio. If you are a lover of art there are numerous museums to visit, typical of the history and culture of the area, we mention the Marino Marini Museum, the Museo del Logopedale Hospital and the Embroidery Museum in Pistoia, the Museo Pecci and the Museum of the Fabric To Prato and the Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountains. If you will be our guest, we will be happy to support you with suggestions and information to organize your stay. The village is 568 meters above sea level, the roads to reach it, both from Pistoia and Montecatini, climb up the hill with some hairpin bends, which offer at times panoramic views of the plain and surrounding areas (Monsummano Alto, Montecatini Alto) . The two roads allow transit in both directions of travel but sometimes they can be narrow and with little visibility in some curves, so it is advisable to use the horn to alert those who proceed in the opposite direction. After sunset it is not unusual to meet along the road from Montecatini or Pistoia to Casore, roe deer, foxes, badgers, martens and even some porcupines. To reach Casore, the road from Montecatini Terme is shorter (12.2 km) but slightly steeper, from Pistoia the distance is slightly greater (14.3 km) but the road is less steep. The house is facing the road that comes from the Nievole, is a road of modest car passage. The pool area, the barbeque area and the oven and the large garden are located on large terraces, connected to each other by lanes and steps that can make it difficult to move for people with mobility difficulties.