Family Holidays in Tuscany, on a farm

Fattoria di Marena
self catering accommodations, apartments and detached houses, sleep 2/4/6| pool, horse riding for joungsters, mountain bikes, foothpaths and more| Casentino Valley, Tuscany: Foreste Casentinesi national park, poppi, la Verna| reach us with google maps|
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Casentino is where the Arno river is born: the valley is shaped like a basket, with mountains all around. Here the peak of Monte Falco reaches 1658 m (5440 ft). Casentino is a deep-green land of Castles, romanesque Churches, Sanctuaries. The National Park "Foreste Casentinesi" lies on the northern Appennine crest between Tuscany and Romagna and covers an area of 36.000 hectars, mainly covered with woods of firs, oaks, beechs and chestnunts. Istoric roads, climbing Appennines recall closeknit ties between the valley and Florence, Romagna, Arezzo

Everywhere in Casentino valley you will find invaluable signs of history and art. All Villages scattered in the valley have either a castle, a square, a church, or walls which are the magnificent heritage that the middle ages and reinassance left in these lands.Some of the castles lie in ruines, but some are magnificent, like Poppi Castle: the Castle of the Guidi Family in Poppi Village was built in the XIII century. Everywere you can find masterpieces of Della Robbia school and of famous painters like Sandro Botticelli, Cola da Camerino, Domenico del Ghirlandaio and Bicci di Lorenzo. The landscape is great, breathtaking. Village and sites are not overcrowded, actually, and that make siteseeingh enjoyable expecially if you are travelling with children for your family holidays.