Casa Ranieri is the only place south of Siena that is a recognised Coni Fise centre with pony school and federal horse riding instructor, able to offer you real holidays directly in touch with nature and horses.

An elegant Sienese agricultural village that maintains architectonic patterns of the Tuscan country house intact, offering three buildings, with seven double bedrooms with bathrooms and one apartment.

In Casa Ranieri you are just stuck for choice as to how to spend your holidays. You can choose between nature and sport: inside the farm there are 8 horses and 10 ponies available to ride among rural churches and castles of Val d’Orcia (for a few hours or for days), accompanied by an expert horse riding instructor who will also offer lessons in the covered riding school.

Alternatively, you can choose to visit villages and castles that alternate on the hills of the entire valley: from the fascinating and mysterious fortress of Radicofani, to the inextinguishable beauty of Pienza or choosing a relaxing soak in the thermal waters of Bagni San Filippo and Bagno Vignoni.

If on the other hand you prefer a holiday of total relaxation … then you just have to sink into the wonderful view you have from Casa Ranieri, between a dive in the pool inside the farm and a ceramics lesson, or gardening, bridge or cooking under the guidance of Nadia, a qualified cook as well as owner of the farm, who will reveal the secrets of Val d’Orcia’s ancient traditions.

And if you are still not convinced, the cost will dissipate any doubt. Overnight stay is an average 77 euro per room, whereas an hour’s horse riding lesson costs 15 euro, but choosing among the many school packages for children and adults the prices go even lower.

For information call number + 39 0577 872 639.

Casa Ranieri
E-mail: Casa Ranieri
Val d’Orcia Park
Province of Siena
APT Siena