In the middle of the green hills between Cecina, the lovely beach and the medieval town of Volterra, lies the farm Le Tegole. There is plenty to do for all the family including a playground, and a tennis court.
The farm is completely secluded from the outside world. A 3 km long road (partial dirt road, partial paved) leads you up to this lovely place where you can forget the car and enjoy the surroundings, once you have done your shopping that is. If you do not wish to cook, you don't have to since there is a restaurant on site.
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The children will find that this is a paradise where they can swim, run and play ball games far from traffic and noise. Besides the beautiful and panoramic swimming pool with a separate children's pool, there is also a playground and a football pitch which can be used for football and tennis (you should bring their own rackets). Parents need not worry as the entire property is surrounded by a high fence that was put up to prevent the many wild boar living in the woods from getting close to the dwellings.
The apartments are nicely furnished with solid wood furniture and beds. They all have TV, heating control, an iron and ironing board. There is no air conditioning, but the area is quite cool at night because of the dense forest and the cool sea breezes in the evening. In the large garden there is a table and chairs for everyone - some apartments have a private terrace or garden.
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Le Tegole is a really nice place to stay. It is calm, despite a high number of kids on the week days.
In the weekend there is held big weddings, which is a bit fair bit annoying for the gusts who have paid to stay here. In the weekend we were there, there was music and noise until far beyond midnight :(
The pool is really good, fantastic and lovely. It was really nice with a restaurant where you can buy morning bread and get coffee in the afternoon.
The location is good, but it is a really long drive.
There are some amazing walks and some lovely towns nearby, where there is a fair amount of restaurants and attractions.
