The Cerreto farmhouse is a traditional sharecropping house located along the ancient network of small roads laid out by the Olivetan monks.
As you make the short drive or half-hour walk from Pienza to our agriturismo, you follow the same path described by Pope Pius II (founder of Pienza, formerly known as Enea Silvio Piccolomini) in his ‘Commentarii’, after he went to Sant'Anna in Camprena during the second half of the XV century. The traditional Cerreto farmhouse, which seamlessly blends with the harmonious green landscape around it, was first built by local stonemasons in the XVIII and XIX centuries and is perfectly preserved.
Our agriturismo is perched on a hill in the middle of a natural oasis that leads out to the west where the Tuoma stream conceals the ruins of an ancient mill powered by a vertical hydraulic wheel. The Tombolone waterfall is home to a wide variety of wildlife and ancient, water-dwelling ‘divinities’. The area around our farmhouse was cleared from the thick forest by peasants over the last few centuries and is now richly cultivated.

Centuries-old olive trees and rows of grapevines alternate in fields cultivated according to traditional farming practices. The forest lies just beyond the agriturismo’s property, with paths that wind over the stream and through the surreal Crete landscape in the distance. This is the classic landscape of the Val d’Orcia, where the golden calcified rock and tree-covered hills rise up from the poetic solitude of the clay badlands of the valley floor.

Our guests can enjoy living in the traditional ways of our past, close to historical town centers yet far enough away from the bustle of modern life. The farmhouse is characterized by a simple, rustic style and is divided into separate units along with common spaces built around structural emblems of traditional farming life: the fireplace, kitchen hearth and loggiato. These elements are integrated with other features that combine traditional and modern comforts.
Our apartments accommodate 2 to 7 people each. The agriturismo’s maximum capacity is 22 guests. Cerreto is surrounded by small roads and paths that are ideal for walking or mountain bike rides that start right outside
the farmhouse.

When you first open the windows each morning, you will feel you’ve stepped into a different world. Breakfast can be enjoyed in your room or in the garden outside, savoring Nonna Lorena’s homemade jams made from fruit lovingly grown by Cerreto’s owner Umberto, along with pastries made fresh every morning by Monica.

Services offered:
- Picnic breakfast consisting of homemade jams and pastries, served in your room or in the garden, where there is a delightful 360° view of the Val d'Orcia.
-City-Bike (available for rental) Enjoy a bike ride on your own along “Le strade del vino” (vineyard itinerary) as you enjoy breathtaking views of the Crete landscape where “The English Patient”, “The Gladiator”, and other movies were filmed.
- Garden with tables and barbecue
- Lawn chairs and lounge chairs
- Coin-operated washing machine
- Swimming pool
- Children’s games (ping-pong table, fuseball, and a small soccer field)
- Mushroom hunting (seasonal)
- Olive harvesting (November and December)
- Grape harvest (October)

We also offer:
- Tennis courts 4 km away
- Horse stables in Castiglione d'Orcia (15 km.) "Equiturismo Valdorcia "
- Special arrangement with the "Antica Querciolaia" hot springs in Rapolano Terme, "Fonteverde" in San Casciano dei Bagni, and "Le Antiche Terme" in Bagno Vignoni.
-  discount at one local restaurant

- Reservation service: Wine and oil tours, guided bike rides, ATVs, and hot air balloons, classes in making Tuscan pasta and bread, a mini-ceramics course at the Terracotta Museum in Petroio (ideal for children), and tasting and wholesale of "cacio Pecorino" cheese at the Caseificio San Polo (1 km from Cerreto)
- - Every Tuesday: Free guided tour of the city of Siena
- "Cerreto guidebook": our carefully written guidebook is available in every apartment and offers itineraries, maps, information on hours and admission for museums, recommendations on the best restaurants, and other information that ensures our guests enjoy their stay and keep coming back!

CERRETO’s Products
We produce our own extra-virgin olive oil, DOC wine, jams and fresh produce.
OUR WINE
Our vineyards are located at an altitude of 480 m above sea level, on land composed of sandy and calcium clay loam marl with strata of galestro (a characteristic rock formed of clay and calcium carbonate, which tends to peel when exposed to air.
The cultivation system is Cordone Speronato on the youngest vines, where a higher density of planting reduces the production by plant in order to be able to harvest mature grapes, even in less favorable vintages.

OUR OIL
Cerreto extra virgin olive oil comes from the wise mixture of olives produced by the three most important Tuscan olive crops: "Frantoio," "Leccino" and "Moraiolo."
The olives are collected by hand directly from the tree very early in the season helps to produce oil richer in vitamins and nutritional elements capable of long conservation. The olives must be taken quickly to the mill to be pressed.

Accommodations
Every room and apartment is carefully furnished and every detail is immaculately cared for. The warm, welcoming atmosphere will make you feel at home as soon as you arrive. You will feel immersed in a peaceful paradise, where the scents, colors, and sounds are like nothing you have ever experienced - before discovering Cerreto.

IS POSSIBLE TO RENT ALL THE FARMHOUSE.
Please contact US for more information

Accommodations available:

Double: 4 - Triple: 3 - Quadruple: 1 - Villa

Services Available:

We accept this credit cards:visa master card amex

Activities:

Location : Strada Prov. 71 per S. Anna in Camprena, Località Cerreto - Pienza (Siena)
Satellite coordinates: Lat. 43.114298659 - Lon.43.114298659

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Depending on the time of year and the length of your stay, prices range from a minimum of 40 euros per person to a maximum of 60 euros per person.

Prices include:
Breakfast, water usage, electricity, gas, heating, final cleaning, weekly linens change, firewood for the fireplace and swimming pool

Please contact Agriturismo Cerreto for more information about availability and rates

Agriturismo Cerreto ... typical products tasting in Tuscany

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OUR WINE
Our vineyards are located at an altitude of 480 m above sea level, on land composed of sandy and calcium clay loam marl with strata of galestro (a characteristic rock formed of clay and calcium carbonate, which tends to peel when exposed to air.
The cultivation system is Guyot and Cordone Speronato on the youngest vines, where a higher density of planting reduces the production by plant in order to be able to harvest mature grapes, even in less favorable vintages.
Our production per hectarea is approximately 7,000/7,500 Kg.
Harvesting takes place when phenolic maturity of the grapes allows it, reducing astringency and the green and vegetal notes in the wine, typical of the Sangiovese, which is our primary vintage.
Grapes are collected by hand and transported immediately to the cellar near the vineyards. Here, they are plucked, crushed and transferred to the fermentation casks by means of modern equipment that, working gently, guarantees preservation of the aroma and minimum formation of lees in the finished wine.
Fermentation, traditional in red, takes place in stainless steel casks at a temperature no greater than 30°C. Reassembly and delestage guarantee a complete and respectful extraction of the polyphenolic components (color and tannins) for a period varying from 10 to 15 days according to the season, and thus the degree of maturation of the grapes.
On completion of the alcoholic fermentation and soon after drawing off, the wine is kept at a temperature of no less than 20/22° C and in contact with its fine lees to promote malo-lactic fermentation, essential for its future stablization and to obtain a softer and less acidic taste.
At this point, the wine is ready to be transferred into wooden containers, where it will complete its maturation and will remain for approximately 10 months before being placed in bottles.

OUR OIL
Cerreto extra virgin olive oil comes from the wise mixture of olives produced by the three most important Tuscan olive crops: "Frantoio," "Leccino" and "Moraiolo." The olives are collected by hand directly from the tree very early in the season helps to produce oil richer in vitamins and nutritional elements capable of long conservation. The olives must be taken quickly to the mill to be pressed.
Huge granite rollers transform them into a uniform paste that is then cold-pressed. After the water is separated from the oil by centrifugal action, Extra-Virgin Olive oil is stored is stored in stainless steel containers and clarified through sedimentation. Oil obtained from pressing has a leaf-green color with more or less intense green reflections. It is light but savory, with an intense fruity olive fragrance.
The slight peppery sensation noted at the base of the palate and the slightly bitter aftertaste are the characteristics of an olive oil product collected by hand when olives are not excessively mature. The level of acidity is extremely low, normally less than 0.3%, well below the 1% imposed by Europe regulations to be defined as extra virgin oil.
Extra virgin olive oil from our company is perfect for use in the kitchen, but it certainly gives its best with salad and any food needing pure oil. A characteristic dish allowing appreciation and evaluation of extra virgin olive oil is represented by "fettunta" or "bruschetta" (toasted bread seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and a pinch of salt). Even "pinzimonio" (raw seasonal greens with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper) represents an excellent solution for putting high quality oil to the test. Thanks to its high concentration, only a small quantity is necessary to improve any dish.
In addition to seasoning good cooking, with its incomparable characteristics suiting all ages, in every condition of health and sickness, olive oil represents an authentic "biological conquest", passed down through the millennia by our ancestors. Olive oil is, in fact one of the typical products of the heritage of Mediterranean people recognized from antiquity for its special nutritional, hygienic, healing and therapeutic properties.