Casale La Fonte di Barbena

Casale La Fonte di Barbena

Walkable Location and Activities Galore

The allure of life in the bucolic Tuscan countryside is enhanced at Casale La Fonte di Barbena. Not far from the charming village of Mensano, this farmhouse is surrounded by nature and offers a private, rejuvenating retreat. La Fonte’s hillside setting offers one-of-a-kind views of the estate and the medieval town of San Gimignano in the distance. Each returning visit is special, for the approach to the residence is through a long, winding forested drive that opens to a field of wildflowers and seasonal grasses.

Casale La Fonte exhibits traditional Tuscan architecture and materials outside, with expansive interiors designed to take advantage of the legendary views of the Tuscan countryside.

Among the most classically inspired of all the farmhouses on the estate, Casale La Fonte di Barbena is endlessly entertaining and surprising. Spaces open out to the patio, complete with outdoor fire pit, which overlooks the infinity-edge pool. Set within the pool on the main sunning terrace is an inviting hot tub.

As an authentic farmhouse reconstruction, the residence enjoys a grand main living level where kitchen, dining and living spaces flow naturally from one to the next. All are accented by a soaring vaulted ceiling and a classically Italian arched window that looks over the pool and beyond.

Features

• 3 master suites

• 3 king beds

• 3.5 bathrooms

• Traditional Tuscan fireplace

• Laundry room

• Fully air conditioned

• Wifi internet connection

• Barbecue grill

• Glass-tiled infinity pool

• Outdoor hot tub

• Outdoor forno (wood-burning oven)

• Outdoor fire pit

• Outdoor dining and lounge areas

Painstakingly reconstructed and exquisitely furnished, Casale La Fonte features the sought after comforts for which Casali di Casole and Timbers Resorts are known. Furnishings are from the leading houses of Italy. Fabrics are reminiscent of classic tapestries. Kitchens are studies in tradition where families gather. Baths are punctuated with a contemporary flair. This is the cozy country life where a fire in the hearth warms a winter evening, windows swing wide open to welcome a warm spring breeze, and summer on the terraces is spent blissfully watching the sun slip below the bell tower on a distant hilltop.