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From Cortona to Castello di Casole
1. Leaving Cortona follow VIA ITALO SCOTINI out of town to Camucia. Turn right on SP34 then a left onto VIALE GRAMSCI/SR71. Shortly thereafter you will take another right onto VIA LAURETANA/SP32, then continue left on SP32. Head North on the FI-SI Autostrada towards FLORENCE.
2. Head towards SIENA, FIRENZE, ROMA via the Rac.do Autostradale Bettolle-Perugia. Follow for approximately 12 km, then take the exit towards SIENA. Continue following signs for SIENA,FIRENZE.
3. Once arriving in Siena take the Rad.do Autosradale SIENA-FIRENZE NORTH to the MONTERIGGIONI Exit and go left off the exit ramp.
4. Take the very next right hand turn (just past the little store/café on your right) - there will be signs to COLLE VAL D’ELSA, STROVE.
5. Drive approximately 1.5 kilometers, passing the Il Piccolo Castello Hotel on the right, and turn left towards STROVE.
6. Stay on this winding road for 6.5 kilometers, passing through two very small towns – Abbadia Isola and Strove - along the way.
7. After 6.5 km you will come to a stop sign and turn left onto SS541. There are signs there for Casole d’Elsa and Radicondoli. You will then cross over a new two-lane bridge just after you make this left hand turn. AFTER CROSSING BRIDGE CONTINUE STRAIGHT ON THIS ROAD - DO NOT TURN RIGHT TOWARDS CASOLE D’ELSA.
9. Continue straight on road SP541 for approximately 9 km, eventually passing a TOTAL gas station on your left and a small bar/restaurant on your right called La Speranza. Continue straight for 0.7 km after
La Speranza to the property entrance. NOTE: After La Speranza, Do NOT turn right toward Casole d’Elsa.
10. Continuing straight after La Speranza for 0.7 km, you will see some horses and a little farm on your left. There will be a COMUNE DI CASOLE D’ELSA BENVENUTI sign on your right. Twenty meters after this sign, there is a gravel road on your righthand side and a small AZIENDA AGRICOLA DEL CASTELLO DI CASOLE sign. Turn right onto this road. NOTE: If you pass the green sign for Molino d’Elsa Pizzeria, you’ve gone too far.
11. Take this road for about 3.3 km and follow the white signs for CETENA. This road changes from a gravel road to a paved one and then back to a gravel road. You will pass LA CASA on your left, SAN GIUSEPPE on your right, then SAN REGOLO on your right. Finally, UFFICI AMMINISTRATIVI is on your right. After this building, there is an intersection. Turn left and you will arrive at CETENA and
the concierge office.
Castello di Casole Concierge - +39.0577.967502
N.B. Italian highways are patrolled for speed by radar detectors hidden alongside the highways as well as underneath overpasses. To avoid traffic tickets, be aware of these. Speed limits are posted along all streets and highways.
