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Am ancient farm complex with four
romantic suites and three elegant apartments as well
as facility for meetings, exhibitions, fashion parades
and concerts in a stunning converted Romanesque church.
 This
beautiful holiday property has recently under gone a
very careful restoration which has lasted fifteen years
and according to the owners has provided them with a
rich occasion to improve themselves, culturally and
spiritually. They undertook the experience with passionate
research, studying other similar sites and making in-depth
comparisons to finish with a historic architectural
gem which will provide a suggestive and enriching back
drop to your Tuscan holiday experience.
Surrounded by a magnificent green
landscape, all the accommodation comes equipped with
fireplace, terraces and private green areas. All of
them are impeccably decorated with the family’s
antiques furniture and paintings, which are in a perfect
harmony with the property atmosphere. (please note that
although authentic, the interiors are in no way fragile).
The sites are differently sized for
2, 3, 4, 5 people,  and all of them have a comfortable
living room, one or two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom
with shower or bathtub.
Private
heating systems and old stone fireplaces extend the
pleasure beyond the summer season when The Tuscan Maremma
reveals its deeper and more intimate secrets.
ACCOMODATION: Click
on the name of each apartment for more information:
- The
School (sleeps 2);
- Teacher's
House (sleeps 2);
- Bifora (sleeps 2);
- La
Foresteria (sleeps 2);
- Sacrestia (sleeps 2);
- San
Romito (sleeps 4);
- Gamekeeper's
House (sleeps 4).
Please note that accommodation does
not have television.  Telephones are also
not provided but there is good reception for guests
own cell phones. If you need to do the laundry, the
maid will take care of it for you for an added fee.
THE
GARDEN AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT: The Pieve
di Caminino is a working farm. All the guests are invited,
if they like, to visit the farm in order to experience
real Italian country life, which is constantly changing
with the rhythm of the seasons: the grape-harvesting,
the olive picking, the cork harvesting.
The property covers an area that extends
for 500 hectares (1236 acres) including: forest, olive
groves, vineyards and arable land. The forest is one
of the most beautiful examples of Mediterranean scrub
that also supports suggestive red and gray cork oaks,
providing a harvest every year of cork used for wine
bottling.
The bulk of the property is mostly
planted with olive groves.  These trees are very picturesque
with all their gnarled and twisted trunks and silver
green leaves. They are often subject of drawings and
paintings by the artists who come and stay at Caminino.
Hundreds
of years old these trees are also the source of Pieve
di Caminino’s exceptionally fine extra virgin
olive oil, obtained from the cold pressing of Caminino'
s olives. The extra virgin olive oil is made from a
careful selection of the Moraiolo, Leccino, Correggiolo
olives and production is limited to just 1,000 bottles
per year.
The Marrucchi have been producing
this oil since 1873. It is considered with pride one
of the strongest traditions of the family.
During your holiday at Pieve di Caminino,
you will be invited to taste this precious natural product
inside the atmosphere of the suggestive 11th century
former church, together with a glass of local red wine
which is perfectly suited to the taste  of this simple
and antique dish of toasted local bread, garlic, salt
and Pieve di Caminino extra virgin olive oil.
Although this property does not have
a pool it has a very romantic pond in a glade that is
perfect for sun baking by, with shady areas for delicate
skins and sun lounges etc. For those who fancy a dip,
the beach is not far away.
LOCATION: Pieve di Caminino is near to the beach as well as with
easy reach of most important Tuscan places of interest.
The nearest airports are Pisa and Florence which are
about an hour and a half by car. Rome airports are about
two and a half hours away.
There is a restaurant with in walking
distance (about 500 meters or yards) and many more with
in a short drive.
Pieve di Caminino is a private property
of 500 hectares (1236 acres), ensuring maximum privacy
and relaxation for it’s guests. Its panoramic
position is breath tracking: located on a hillside resembling
a large natural amphitheater it is surrounded by medieval
castles, offering stunning views till the sea, with
the horizon line marked by the island of Giglio.
It is the ideal strategic home base
for fascinating day trips, from the local medieval centers,
like Massa Marittima, Roccatederighi, Montemassi, Montepescali,
to Siena (50km-31miles) and Florence (130 km - 81 miles).
And just 15 minutes away, the lovely
Tuscan seacoast awaits you for a swim!
PLACES
TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO: The beach of Castiglione,
replete with sun lounges and umbrellas for hire, restaurants
and kiosks selling snack and drinks, the calm lapping
waters of the Mediterranean and of course the beautiful
Italian beach culture to amuse and delight you.
The Cathedral of Massa Marittima:
A multitude of interesting places lie in the vicinity
of Caminino. There are Etruscan and Roman archeological
sites,  the most important of which (Roselle, the Crypt
of S. Salvatore a Giuniano, Vetulonia and S.Galgano)
all are within a 40-minute drive.
There are plenty of medieval towns,
including Sovana, Massa Marittima, Pitigliano and many
more. The National Nature Park of Uccellina is 30 minutes
away; and nearby are the Oasis of Lake Buriano, Mount
Amiata, several thermal baths (among which the world-famous
Terme di Saturnia) or beaches (some of Tuscany's best
shores are only 20 miles away).
Golf courses, tennis courts and horseback
riding all lie within a very reasonable distance from
Caminino, and classes in painting, watercolor and maremmana
cuisine can be organized upon request. At 6km you can
find everything you need, bank, post office, pharmacy,
grocery, shops, together with very nice trattoria restaurants
where you can taste the very good local food.
HISTORY: This is the famous fresco "Guidoriccio da Fogliano
all'assedio di Montemassi",by Simone Martini, XIV
century which resides in  Siena but the battle took place
by Caminino
“Caminino, a perfect marriage
of History and Nature,
the sum of Elegance and Human
Intelligence,
one of those holy places which
You will never forget...”
(Marie-Noëlle Hervé,
Le Monde journalist)
The ages have
passed, but life in Caminino has almost always continued
with the same harmony. Tradition says that the Christian
martyr Feriolo died here, killed by the Roman persecutors,
and as a miracle a water spring came out of the land,
where he lay down. This became an invitation for future
Christians to settle there.
Pieve di Caminino also has much more
antique origins, dating back to the age where the Etruscans
used to work copper mines in the near by Roccatederighi
area. In Caminino different religions were superimposed
one upon each other, first Etruscan divinities, then
Roman and at the end Italianate. For more the two thousand
years people of different origin, culture and tradition
have felt the need to settle in this idyllic and tranquil
spot. By the end of your holiday you will know why and
not want to leave your self.
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