Sleeps 10- Area 294m2

La Gonzola lies in the middle of open farmland, surrounded by wheat and sunflowers to one side and a small wood and the famous crete senesi to the other. As you approach the house from a 1 km long private gravel road bordered by oak trees you will enter into the spirit of the remote bucolic atmosphere which surrounds the house.
Ground floor
Large summer room (70 m2),
1 twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom with shower

First floor
Large central living room with fireplace
Dining kitchen with fireplace
2 double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms with shower
1 double bedroom
1 twin bedroom
1 bathroom with bathtub


Garden:
Pool 12 x 6 metres
Pergola covered in vine and wistaria with large table for meals outside
Pool house with changing room, shower and WC, fridge and washbasin for meals outside

Included:
washing machine, dishwasher, telephone, TV, CD-stereo and central heating.
The rent includes 2 hours help per day.
Extra help as well as a cook are available upon request.

Gonzola is a long rectangular house built in the local stone alberese, overgrown with rambling roses, honeysuckle, solanum and mediterranean aromatic plants such as rosemary, sage, lavender and thyme.
Secular oak trees grow in front of it on both sides of the stream which runs just below the house, but only has water in the winter months.
To the left of the house lies the pool house and, a little further off, the pool itself.
A rambling pergola in vine and wistaria stretches out from the pool house and casts its shade over an old wooden table and chairs. A shady spot exposed to a light breeze, this is where most of the meals are likely to be taken. The lay-out of the house has the main living quarters on the first floor, whilst on the ground floor what used to be the cowshed has been transformed into a spectacular summer living room with 7 large windows.
The stairs, as you can see from the water colour, run on the outside of the house and lead straight into the centre of the building, a large living room with an open fireplace which has been colour washed in a sunny light chalk wash and is furnished with a large sofa and comfortable chairs, as well as a table for family games, writing or reading.
The adjacent kitchen/dining room has a typically Tuscan kitchen range and fireplace covered in local travertine, a stone pinkish-gold in colour. The fireplace has been built at a waist-high level - a local feature which makes cooking over the fire much easier. The walls of the kitchen have been painted with a stunning blue chalk wash which is characteristic of the old kitchens in Tuscan peasant houses as blue was renowned to keep the flies away from food in summer. The hues of the bedroom walls were equally inspired by traditional peasant colour schemes, light pinks, yellows and transparent blues.
The garden of Gonzola was landscaped by Peter Curzon. The plants he chose blend in naturally with the surrounding fields and create a gentle harmony with the pergola for meals outside, the rustic pool house and the pool itself, which is exposed to the sun all day long and has been equipped with sun beds and deck chairs.

PRICE LIST	High Season Jun 14 to Aug 30	Mid Season May 17 to Jun 14 / Aug 30 to Oct 18 Easter	Low Season Jan 1 to May 17 / Ott 18 to Dec 31
Gonzola	6200 euro	5200 euro	3570 euro