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Christmas in progress…
I don’t want / to dive / into a ball / of roads./ I have a lot / tiredness / on my shoulders./ Leave me like this / as a / thing / placed / in a / corner / and forgotten. / that the good heat. / I am / with the four / somersaults / of smoke / of the hearth. Giuseppe Ungaretti. The cold air, the lit fireplace, the desire for pampering and the intimacy of the home and the family atmosphere that the Christmas period brings… we are entering a magical, indispensable time. The days outdoors, around the narrow streets and the beautiful buildings of the…
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The rest of the Val d’Orcia
The Val d’Orcia rests in the winter months. The fields breathe, the country roads free from tourists regain their identity, as well as the splendid towns, the small villages perched around the valley. It is the season with the most beautiful colors, a palette of ocher, brown, yellow, the turquoise of the sky. And it is certainly one of the best moments to visit Monticchiello and its surroundings, in the quiet and tranquility to take a bath in one of the many spas, an e-bike ride without having to book in advance, walks in the most beautiful paths of the Val d’Orcia without meeting anyone, only the splendid nature. …
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Reaching for the stars
Palazzo Strozzi a Firenze. 04 Mars – 18 June 2023 A journey that begins in the splendid courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi with the monumental first work GoNogo, by the Japanese artist Goshka Macuga, and continues in the Renaissance rooms of the palace built by Benedetto da Maiano in 1489. The artists on display are among the most representative voices of the international contemporary art: Cattelan, Hirst, Sherman, Lucas, Favaretto and many others. A perfect marriage between ancient art and modern installations, visionary, questionable, provocative, which will not be able to leave you without the need to reflect on the concept of the Art of the new millennium. We’ve been there!…
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Welcome to CasinaBonari
Dear children, we present the corner dedicated to you little guests, that of Casina Bonari, built by grandfather Albo for all those who will come to visit us. A small nest where you can play, cook, prepare a snack and relax in front of the beautiful panorama. Casina Bonari is equipped with a sink, an iron, a kitchen, a washing machine, a mini-bookshop, gardening tools and many objects with which have fun like in your own home. It is truly… full-optioned, like that of adults! Around this, a large garden awaits you where you can run at will, have picnics, play hide and seek, chase the cats Pippo and Meo…
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The beautiful season
Summer song Wanderer moonsmiling afaintly ironical smileat thisbrilliant, dew-moistenedsummer morning,-a detachedsleepily indifferentsmile, awanderer’s smile,-if i shouldbuy a shirtyour colour andput on a necktiesky-bluwhere would they carry me? William Carlos Williams, 1917 In Tuscany, the summer is that of walks, bike rides, sunsets over the valley, toasts on the terraces, immense views of the countryside. It starts in March and ends in October. It is the season in which our countryside shows itself in all its beauty. These are the reasons why our guests have only one desire when they leave: to return. Our recommendations: For the most beautiful excursions, the experience of the people of Monticchiellohttps://www.narraterra.it To…
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Smart-Working in covid time
For a Covid free stay Casa Bonari offers you the ideal solution, being in a small village isolated from large urban centers, in the open countryside where you can spend your days almost forgetting about the international health emergency. We have taken every necessary measure provided for by the anti-covid regulations precisely to guarantee our guests stays without worries and in total safety: Sanitation of the environments before and after guests’ access, through the use of appropriate disinfectant products. Check-in in total safety: we welcome you using the mask and gloves while maintaining the necessary social distance, preferably using the areas outside the house, such as the patio or…
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AUTUMN at Casa Bonari
The most beautiful season in Val d’Orcia is approaching: thousand colors, warm atmospheres, intense flavors. The magic of autumn is upon us, along with the many occasions when our countryside will appear beautiful to you and fill your gaze with intense variations of light. The climate is still mild and perfect for taking long walks through the fields or long e-bike rides, the season is the best to discover our beautiful area out of the crowd of tourists and to dedicate yourself to the discovery of the villages finally surrounded by quiet. Beautiful walks await you on Mount Amiata, in the beech and chestnut woods and the season opens in which…