Tuscany Greve in chianti: Accommodation in Villa

Description of the property

Location: the property is located in the heart of Tuscany, easily reachable by car, train or plane.
Description: the structure is made of a villa called Villetta and of a country-house called called Cavallina made of two apartments. The villa, built at the end of the XIX century, has a façade displaying Neo-classical forms with the taste of XVI century's Florentine mannerism. The park, which can be described as a typical Italian “giardino,” or garden, offers lovely shaded corners for reading, chatting and relaxing.
Located just behind the villetta, in the immense park, once served as the horse stables, there are the two apartments with separate entrances, joined by an internal staircase that can allow the apartments to be used as one single spacious house.
Services:
- Private swimming pool 6X12 meters - Barbecue
- Laundry room with washing machine - Dishwasher
- Satellite TV
- Stereo with CD player
- Heating (in the apartments only) Activities & Services available on request:
-Cooking classes
-Wine tasting
-Italian language classes
-Photography workshops
-We may book for free for you the tickets to visit the Uffizi and/or the Accademia Museums in Florence, so that you do not have to queue in order to get in
-We may cook for you dinners (30 Euro per adult person, wine not included) and breakfasts (7 Euro per adult person).

Villetta

Description: the villa is on 2 levels, it sleeps up to 6 persons.
GROUND FLOOR: the kitchen area, as in times past, continues to be the heart of the entire house. There is a comfortable sitting area in front of the original grey stone hearth, a breakfast room, and the cooking area.
Also located on the ground floor is a large dining room with a table that can accommodate up to 16 people, a comfortable study, and a small bathroom.
In the adjacent garden is a delightful veranda, under the shade of the linden trees, for dining and relaxing outdoors.
UPPER FLOOR: from the ground floor a grandiose staircase climbs upstairs to find the sleeping area.
There are three double rooms (double or single-sleeping accomodation on request), one bathroom with shower and small tub, as well as two other bathrooms, each with a shower.
All of the furnishings are original to the estate and have been in the family for generations.
Park: it can be described as a typical Italian “giardino,” or garden, the park offers lovely shaded corners for reading, chatting and relaxing.
In the summer evenings, the fresh air of the countryside is particularly appreciated, especially while enjoying the spectacular sunsets and dinners by candlelight.
A lovely stone path leads through the fruit orchards to a 12 x 6m swimming pool, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, rose bushes and an enchanting panorama.
Facilities: Satellite TV. Stereo-Cd player. Swmming pool. Private outside space in our park equipped with table and chairs in order to eat or relax open air. Barbecue. Laundry room with washing-machine. The villa has not an heating system, it has only fireplaces.

Cavallina Apartments

Description: the two apartments are in a country-house on 2 levels (the one at the ground-floor sleeps 4; the one at the top-floor sleeps 5), joined by an internal staircase that can allow the apartments to be used as one spacious house. We prefer to rent it as a single house for 9 persons.
GROUND FLOOR: on the ground floor, accessible from the large stone patio, is a huge living area with an impressive fireplace dating back to the 1700s, a study room that can be closed off with two single beds, a bathroom, and an adjoining changing room.
The master bedroom is decorated with an amusing trompe l’oeil painting covering the entire wall behind the headboard. Complete with full bath and changing room.
The cozy kitchen, leading out to the patio, has a wood-burning oven that is original to the house, as well as a stove, oven, dishwasher, refrigerator/ freezer, and washing machine.
The large patio has an antique stone table that faces the valley of the River Greve with its cool woods and terraced vineyards, which represent the characteristic countryside of the “true” Chianti region.UPPER FLOOR: the top floor, which can be accessed from the panoramic terrace, opens up to a lovely living room with an old stone fireplace and a small kitchen.
Off to the side are three bedrooms: the pink room with a romantic queen-size poster bed, the yellow room with a queen-size restored antique bed, and the green room with a single bed. Each bedroom has its own bathroom with a shower, and one even has a full-sized bathtub.
The kitchen is fully equipped with stove, oven, microwave oven, refrigerator/ freezer, and dishwasher. Satellite TV available.
Facilities: Satellite TV. Private heating. Stereo/Cd player. Swmmingpool. Private outside space in our park equipped with table and chairs in order to eat or relax open air. Barbecue. Laundry room.