All apartments are affectionately equipped with authentic furniture and the beds have orthopedic bed bases. The kitchen furniture is processed with high quality solid wood fronts and granite countertops. The equipment is excellent: dishwasher, ceramic hotplate, oven, fridge with freezer compartment, kettle and coffee maker belong to the standard, as well as air conditioning and heating. Dining and cooking utensils, glasses and cutlery are abundant and of high quality. The price includes bed linen and towels. We would like to offer you an optimum service, so that you can relax perfectly. Among the rest, we supply you with drinks, you can access our own products in our farm shop any time. Enjoy your time in the Podere Cortilla, we do the rest …
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The hosts Elke and Jürgen Holtschneider
When we were invited to Tuscany by friends over 30 years ago and traveled this unique landscape for the first time, it was love at first sight. Only a short time later we were able to take over the ruins of the Cortilla and started to lovingly restore the Podere in the art of traditional craftsmanship for years to come. Without the help of our italian architect and art historian Giuliano Chelazzi, who belongs to our family, we would never have been able to realize this endeavor. Giuliano was able to date back the first foundations of the Cortilla to the 12th century. With the beginning of the rental and the claim to welcome guests, we decided many years ago to leave our home town of Dusseldorf, Germany and moved to Volterra. Thus, we are almost always there for you.
The team Since we can not cope with the complex tasks of the Cortilla alone, our faithful caretaker team Giovanni and Manuela and their helpers supports us almost around the clock. But even the next generation takes more and more responsibility. Thus, our family contributes to maintain our small business so that you can enjoy the wonders of Tuscany. Welcome to our world, welcome to Podere Cortilla.
Our products which we offer in our farm shop are mainly from own production. Beside grain fields vineyards and olive groves are managed in the Podere Cortilla. A small herb garden provides fresh ingredients for our product range. In addition, we also offer regional specialties.
Wine Our red wine is a typical Tuscan table wine with the famous grape type Sangiovese. Added are Cabernet and Merlot. This composition ensures a dry red wine with fruity, pleasant flavor. A Riserva matured in the Barrique barrel rounds off our offer. The white wine matures from the typical Tuscan grape Trebbiano with intense yellow colour and with light acidity, summery refreshing. Furthermore, we produce in small quantities Grappa and Vin Santo.
Olive oil Our pure and natively pressed olive oil belongs in the region to the purest and best at all. The care and harvest are very labour-intensive and the yields are not very rich. Here you should quickly access, our olive oil enjoys great popularity.
Tomato sauce From the products of our garden we regularly cook “Sugo della Casa”, a spicy tomato sauce for pasta and meat dishes, which is boiled for hours with fresh tomatoes, herbs and spices. Simply heavenly, something you can buy nowhere else.
Fruit jam Our fruit trees and shrubs provide the basis for our delicious apricot, elderberry and fig jam.
Fruit and vegetables Ask for our daily assortment. Depending on the season and demand, there are tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, garlic, basil and more. From our ancient, giant fig tree you pick the fruit from hand to mouth.
Local products A selected range of regional producers consists of balsamic vinegar, wild boar ham and salami, pecorino cheese, honey and other specialties.
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Germany Elke + Jürgen Holtschneider Achillesstraße 10 D-40545 Dusseldorf Fon +49 (0)211 58004117 Fax +49 (0)211 98740555 Italy Fon +39 0588 1956012 E-Mail: info@cortilla.de |
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