Pilari apartments are in the ancient village that is the farm heart and its origins are lost in the past. The oldest part of the village was built as a watch tower of Pierle castle near the XIII century. This castle was a very important fortress for Pierle valley and now it is a very important sign of the history valley. The watch tower basis was chiselled in the rock and you can still see this hard work in the wall of the cellar. During the time the tower became a farm house and the owner added other rooms so the house "grew". The last part was bulit in the 1922 and it is our house.
The house restored is the rear of the village and since some years ago one part was the house of the last farm worker. This apartment is called CASTAGNOLO because this is the nic name of this person. The other two apartments are: one was the stable (STALLA) and the other was a TABACCAIA (a big oven for dry tobacco leaves).
These three apartments are on three differt levels because the house was built as a stears to follow the path of the soil.
In each kitchen there is a stove with 4 cooker, fridge
with freezer and all you need for cooking. Each apartments has indipendent
entrace and heating and there is a loundry room with a washing machine.
In the verandas and in the terrace there are tables with chairs and some
sunchairs.
In the village of Mercatale di Cortona, far about 1 km,
you can find: 2 banks with bancomat, two supermarkets, three bars, a chemistry,
a post office , restourant and other services.
Stalla apartment: is divided sittingroom with corner kitchen, a double bedroom, the bathroom with shower and a big veranda. In the kitchen there are a gas stove with 4 cooker, electric oven and fridge with freezer.
Castagnolo apartment: is divided in two flat: at the first there are the sitting room, the kitchen, one double bedroom with bathroom, another bathroom and a terrace; at the second floor there is the other double bedroom. In the kitchen there are a gas stove with 4 cooker, electric oven and fridge with freezer
Tabaccaia apartment: is divided in two flat: at the gorund floor there is the sitting room with corner kitchen and a big veranda. At the first floor there are two double bedroom and the bathroom with shower. In the kitchen there are a gas stove with 4 cooker, electric oven and fridge with freezer. In the older this part of the house was a big oven where the farm worker put the tobacco leaves for drying
In the garden, that surround the apartments, there is the swimming pool (12 metres x 6 metres 1,5 metres deep)with jacuzzi.
Azienda Agrari "Pilari" di Vanni Sani C.S. Val di Pierle 116 - 52044 Mercatale di Cortona (AR) ITALY Tel: +39 (0)575 619231 P.iva 01556070512 @