Location.The Relais Alla Corte del Sole is located on the border between Umbria and Tuscany in Petrignano del Lago, within 16 kilometres of Montepulciano city centre. It is 17 kilometres from Cortona city centre, and Terontola train station is 10 kilometres from the hotel.
Hotel Features.The Relais faces Lake Trasimeno and is set amid a park with roses, an orchard and olive trees. Built on a monastic settlement, this three storey hotel features decorative beams and stone and terracotta tiled floors. There is a room service menu, wine cellar and canopied bar, and the staff at the concierge desk can organise excursions. The hotel also offers a heated outdoor swimming pool.
The Relais serves a complimentary buffet breakfast daily. The onsite LEssenza restaurant serves homemade pastas and baked bread. Restaurant closed on Tuesdays
Wine tasting, cooking courses and guided tours of the area are offered from the hotel. Bicycles are available to rent at the Relais, and running paths surround the hotel.
Guestrooms.Relais Alla Corte del Sole offers 18 air conditioned guestrooms with antique furnishings, canopied beds and separate living areas with armchairs and dressing tables. Bathrooms are frescoed with art inspired by history, and all guestrooms extend to patios and include satellite television, minibars and complimentary newspapers.
Expert Tip. The Chianti wine tour, available in Siena and the Montepulciano and Montalcino wine tour visit the regions castles, villages, cellars and farms that produce the famous red wine. Siena town, 78 kilometres away, and San Gimignano town, 122 kilometres away, offer some of the best art in Italy.
Rates:
227 - 396
Number Of Rooms: 1
Number Of Floors: 1
Check In Time: 2 PM
Check Out Time: Noon
Amenities:
In House Dining
Children Allowed
Meeting Rooms
Car Rent Desk
Family Rooms
Relais Alla Corte Del Sole
Localita I Giorgio
Castiglione Del Lago, Italy 06061
Driving Directions:
From Florence Vespucci Airport (FLR):
Distance to Relais Alla Corte del Sole is 130 kilometres, approximately 80 minutes drive.
Getting there. Taxis into Petrignano del Lago cost approximately 160 EUR. An airport bus departs for Florences Santa Maria Novella Station, where trains run to Terontola train station. Single tickets cost 6 EUR. Terravision coaches travel to central Florence and Pisa Airport. Tickets cost 12 EUR, and the price includes a one day pass for Florences city buses. Prices are all subject to change.
Getting around.The Umbrian and Tuscany regions are served by an extensive transportation system. Buses and trains traverse the area surrounding Petrignano del Lago and Castiglione del Lago in Perugia. A car is useful for exploring more of the wine regions in Tuscany and beyond.
Driving directions.From either Milan or Rome take the A1 motorway and take Exit 28 for Valdichiana.
Turn right and follow signs for Perugia.
After about 12 kilometres, after the second exit for Cortona, turn left and follow signs for Montepulciano.
After six kilometres turn left and pass through Petrignano.
After Petrignano the hotel is a little further on the left.