Hotel Convento Santa Chiara, Siena

The monumental complex of the ex-convent of Santa Chiara from the order of the Clarisse nuns which was first under construction in the year 1498, was consecrated for religious exercise and destined for the Clarisse order. The attached parchment dates back to 1525, signed in Chiusi by the ecclesiastic authority. (This can be hand in the State archives of Siena.)

The rule of St. Francis, during this period, precise the rules were established for the building being constructed, destined for the exercises of the order. In particular, one was to team that this was to be cur open building, contrary to usual construction of closed monasteries, adapted for one's disposition in the form of T (Tau Franciscan) with the abolition of Bell Towers In this epoch, the abolition of the Clausura, to which the Clarisse had belonged, the ownership of the convent building was passed to the Sarteano local council.

The S.Chiara Residence puts at your disposition 4 double rooms, 2 triple a suite and an appartment with 11 sleeping places that is possible to be rented weekly from Saturday to Saturday successively. Each room was fragmented for a monacle life; the suite that looks on to Val di Chiana, Lake Trasimeno Chiusi and Montepulciano, was originally the dwelling place of Mother Badessa where one can find the original bread-oven. The interior-design of the rooms is in symphony with the environment and the rooves are maintained intact with visual beams.

For the disposition of our guests we have a charateristic wine-cellar with an excellent assortment of local wine paying particular attention to the Brunello of Montalcino, Nobile of Montepulciano not forgetting the Chianti Classic. Neither will be missing the greatest years of Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Solaia, Tignanello. The Hotel puts at your disposition guided tours of the territory within the Province of Siena using a natural and historic itinerary. Friday night live jazz.