Shared amenity — All guests — Open seasonally
Stone, water,
and the Tuscan
afternoon.
A 17-metre pool set in the pastures below the village, paved in natural stone, sheltered by vegetation, and reached by a shaded path from the lawn.
The pool at Gello
In the pastures,
below the village.
Within the enclosed pastures that separate the village of Gello from the municipal road, protected by a natural belt of vegetation, the swimming pool was built as a shared space for all guests of Case di Gello and the neighbouring Fattoria Antaura. It sits at the foot of a shaded downhill path, roughly one hundred metres from the central lawn of the hamlet — close enough to reach barefoot, far enough to feel like a destination.
The pool measures 17.00 × 5.85 metres, for a total surface of approximately 100 square metres. The bottom is flat throughout, with a maximum depth of 1.45 metres — a deliberate choice that makes it comfortable for children and adults alike without the anxiety of the deep end.
The pool is paved entirely in a natural stone of heterogeneous colour — not a uniform ceramic tile but a living, varied surface that shifts between ochres, greys, and warm beiges as the light moves through the day. The choice was deliberate: the stone reads as a continuation of the surrounding landscape, not an imposition on it.
The surrounding area is arranged with alabaster boulders extracted from the excavation itself — the same white stone that characterises the architraves and doorways of the houses above. These boulders define the pool perimeter, provide natural privacy between different groups of guests, and carry the same material logic as everything else at Gello: use what the land gives you.
A further series of images shows the pool in wider views from the landscape.
August evenings
The pool at golden hour.
After five o'clock the light in the Val di Cecina turns amber. The water takes on the colour of it. The hills to the east go dark while the sky to the west stays bright for another two hours. This is when the pool earns its keep — when the afternoon heat has softened, the children are still swimming, and the adults have claimed the boulders with a glass of something cold.
Full gallery
All pool photos.
Good to know
Practical information.
Case di Gello
The pool comes
with the house.
Every guest at Case di Gello has access to the pool. Book one of the seven houses and it is yours for your stay — along with the village, the view, and the Tuscan evening.