Sunlight over the Tuscan hills at La Gavina

Agriturismo · Monteriggioni, Tuscany

A Tuscan farmhouse for your course.

For over 35 years our family has welcomed course leaders and their guests to La Gavina — six rooms, a long table, and the quiet of the Sienese hills. The whole farm, just for your group of up to twelve.

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Est. 1989Organic farmSanta Colomba · Siena

A family-run organic farm

Welcome home to La Gavina

La Gavina is a small organic farm that has welcomed guests and friends with warmth and simplicity for over 35 years — a corner of pure nature among holm-oak woods, olive groves and meadows in the hills of Tuscany.

The 13th-century stone building has been restored with care, true to its original architecture. Without pretension, every stone and every leaf has been treated with love. For as long as you wish, this will be your home.

Est. 1989
6 bedrooms
Up to 12 guests
Organic farm
On the Via Francigena

A joyful group at a retreat at La Gavina

Retreats & courses

Host your course at La Gavina

Since 2014 we have hosted themed groups — yoga, painting, ceramics, tai chi, meditation and personal development. You lead the course; we look after everything else.

Full board from our kitchenTuscan dishes prepared by our chef, with ingredients and wine from small producers across the region.
The entire farmhouse, up to 12Six rooms, shared spaces and gardens reserved exclusively for your group.
Tailored excursions & extrasWe help you plan trips, nature walks and activities nearby.
Cooking classes, tastings & moreWood-fired pizza nights, wine & cheese tastings, massages on request.

Groups we host

Yoga
Painting
Ceramics
Tai Chi
Meditation
Personal development

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The farmhouse

Six rooms, one big table, and all the space to be together

Six bedrooms, each with a private bath, a country kitchen, the salone with its fireplace, a porch with a long wooden table, the gardens, and a pool carved from an old rainwater spring. All for your exclusive use.

The dining room under the stone arch — The salone

The porch with the long wooden table — The porch

The long table set for dinner under the porch

Our table

Tuscan cooking, by our chef Emiliano

Emiliano, your host, is also a chef. Simple, seasonal Tuscan dishes — hand-rolled pasta, peasant soups, breads and meats from the old wood-fired oven — made with ingredients and wine from small producers across the region. Dinners by the fireplace, or under the porch on warm summer evenings.

On request, Emiliano runs traditional Tuscan cooking classes, with tastings of local wine and cheese. The kitchen is glad to prepare dishes for allergies or intolerances.

Around us

A landscape rich in art, nature and quiet

Trails for walking and cycling start at our door. Along the Via Francigena you can reach Monteriggioni and the hermitages of Lecceto.

Via Francigena & Monteriggioni

Historic paths to the castle and the ancient churches of the Sienese countryside.

Herb walks & foraging

We identify and gather wild herbs, then cook together with what we find.

The pool & natural springs

A pool carved from an old spring, and the natural thermal waters nearby.

Horseback riding

Rides through nature from the "Il Cannuccio" stables, minutes away.

Falcon experience

Stefano leads you in an unforgettable experience with his falcon, Maktub.

Bike & Vespa

Hire a mountain bike or the legendary Vespa to discover the Sienese landscape.

Since 1989

"Around our table, stories of friendship have woven together; we have heard every language in the world spoken, under the same roof and the same sky."

— The family of La Gavina

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