Tuscany Rufina: Accommodation in Farmhouse

Farmhouse description

Once upon a time there was... a King, my young readers will say at once....but - Once upon a time there was a piece of wood... I start my story in this way borrowing the first lines from one of the most famous books in the world in order to begin as in a fairytale to describe You my farmhouse and its agritourism. We are in Tuscany, exactly in Rufina, which is a town in the Sieve Valley. In this area olive trees and grapevines have been cultivated for centuries. This region was included in the first Grand-ducal Proclamation about the delimitation of borders for those areas dedicated to the cultivation of vineyards: it included the Chianti Rufina district as well as the Pomino one.A great writer, Francesco Redi speaks about our wine in his Dithyramb “Bacco in Toscana”, also the Nobel Poet Eugenio Montale mentions the Rufina Wine, the characters of Vasco Pratolini’s books drink always rosso Rufina....etc.Only few kilometres far from Florence, it is here that my family and I look forward to welcoming you. We desire to have as a guest who would like to enjoy a pleasant period relaxing in contact with Nature not giving up all the comforts and in particular wish to approach our land, our cuisine, our wines, our traditions and our cities of art, which are very rich in marvellous places of interest.Florence is just 22 km away and it is easily reached by car, train or bus, and there you will find museums, art exhibitions and shops of every kind. You need only to give a look around you to be conscious that every place has a human dimension, it keeps a millenary history, which you can breathe in all the streets of the Renaissance old town.
After telling and seeing all these things you can take a dip in our pool and sample a delicious dinner in one of the many restaurants in the hills around us.
Welcome to our pampering agritourism! After having visited it you will become aware that in our fireplace we usually burn only wood of high quality.
Our estate consists in the main villa, the farmhouse that has been converted into comfortable guest apartments and rooms, and in 16 hectare cultivated land with DOCG Chianti Rufina vineyard and olive-grove.

Accommodation

This plot of land has been inhabited by peasants, animals and planted with vineyards and olive trees for a long time, and now it has been converted in its original magnificence again in order to discover some tastes, flavours and pleasant sensations.We have newly restored the lodgings of the old estate to open in the Sieve Valley the Rufina 1009 Agritourism, which has been keeping the relationship with the history of the farm and the local eno-gastronomic tradition. In order to carry on the contact with the surrounding nature, all the trimmings and the furniture have been realized using no-toxic and natural materials.Under the plants of our garden is possible to relax reading or tasting our products or simply taking a nap.
Under restoring is an orchard-garden with a wide range of ancient apple trees, some of which are on the point of extinction and there is also a cool fountain, lying in the middle of our garden; both stand for the heart and symbolize the emblem of our agritourism.To complete your stay in a comfortable way, you will find also a swimming pool and, lying on our solarium in stone you can benefit from the sun among the wooded hills in a landscape that captures the essence of Tuscany.
Our lodgings have been painstakingly restored according the architectural features of this area, using natural materials, which can allow a pleasant stay also to disabled person.

Apartments

Even though each apartment and room has its own individual style, they have been specifically designed with your comfort and suitability in mind. The apartments all offer a well-equipped kitchen with cooking-area, fridge, television, lounge area and elegantly appointed bathrooms.The bedrooms are furnished with double or two single beds, a bathroom en suite, mini bar and television. The swimming pool is at disposal of each guest and it is provided with dressing rooms and toilets with shower. Our agritourism is made special by the details. The names of the rooms and of the apartments are not thought by chance: they are the names of the peasants who have lived in this estate and have characterized the milieu.All the guests have access, in the main villa, to a Reading Room equipped with tourist information, magazines, books, board games and a billiard table.
In addition the large Kitchen with its antique fireplace and wood-burning oven is available for use to anyone who wishes to try their hand at Tuscan cooking.The large Hall and the Tasting Cellar are ready to welcome anyone who desires to taste our own products, such as our Extra Virgin Oil and our Chianti Rufina wine.

Zeffera Apartment

This is an autonomous apartment, which can allow a pleasant stay also to disabled person. It can at ease accommodate up to three persons.
Tt is made up of a double room, a bathroom and a living room with a daybed and cooking area.
The arched windows look on to the threshing-floor and the swimming pool.

Fiore Apartment

Before restoring it was the barn of the estate, now it has been converted into a delightful relaxing place.
The apartment is reached by a stone stairway and terrace from which one can admire the green of the surrounding hills.
The terrace is exclusively enjoyable by the inhabitants of this apartment and it is furnished with table and chairs, shaded by mat: the ideal place where you can read and relax.
The apartment is independent, built on two floors and we can consider it the quietest and the most protected.
It can accommodate up to four people with a double bed and two comfortable daybeds, a characteristics cooking area and a spacious bathroom.

Rubino Apartment

This bright apartment is inside the main building and can accommodate up to four people: there is a twin-bedded room and another one with a comfortable day bed.
The apartment is equipped with a well handy kitchen and a unique bathroom.
It is ideal for traditional families.

Rooms

Paleo room
This is the smallest room. It is very comfortable, furnished according taste and it is ideal for romantic holiday. The windows look into the attractive garden of the main villa.Bistino and Cincio rooms
We have very comfortable rooms, spacious, with two very beautiful windows, from which you can admire a wonderful landscape. The garden, the hills, the vineyards, the olive trees, and in this way you can capture the essence of our land. On request we can organize traditional Tuscan dinners, accurate in each particular.

Services & activities

Our agritourism is an active place: cultural, folk and art exchanges, meeting people take place. For this reason we suggest our guests to attempt themselves in one of the several activities in order to know places, their history and feel part of them.
Among the services and the activities, which our Rufina 1009 Agritourism place grater emphasis there are:
The courses
Course of Oil tasting. In order to know all the secrets of the most important ingredient of the Mediterranean cuisine and culture, and to learn how to use it in the most appropriate ways. During the meetings it will be possible to sample the oil with other typical products as honey, jam, marmalade and the cherished wine.
Ceramics Course. This course will be given by a top-ranking potter, who hands on his know how to the people attending the course. The programme will be made up of:
- knowledge of the ceramics art;
- planning;
- preparation of the clay;
- colouring;
- kids-day for the preparation of the clay.
When it is possible the courses will be held in the open spaces of the farm.
For any kind of information, contact directly Mrs. Alessandra.
Wine, Oil and typical products from Rufina’s area Tasting. The tasting of the farm, as of the typical products from our area take place periodically in order to allow all our guests of the Rufina 1009 Agritourism to enjoy the specialty that our land is able to produce.
For the up-to-date list of all the tasting, look the news section.Events
Rufina 1009 guarantees to all the guests relaxing music moments and cultural ones, as reading poetry and art exhibitions. In order to know the up-to-date appointments look the news section.
Organization of “special” days, as:
day of the open cellars (in cooperation with the association “Streets of the wine” day of the Oil-tasting
“visit to the orchard”: learning day about the ancient fruits and their employment
“grape harvest”: during the autumn will take place the days of the harvest
visit to the monumental gardens guided by rural architects Explanation of the “Museum’s system of Mugello-Valdisieve” and location of the cultural itineraries of the area.
Our guests will find a dedicated library about this area, always at their disposal.
Diffusion of information material about cultural events of the Florentine area and help in booking theatres, visits, etc.

The cellar and the farm

This is the old cellar that we have restored for you. It is a meeting place, where also the sharecroppers – who lived here long time ago – used to meet inside. The old wine cellar was the place where the sharecroppers produced the wine and in the evening they met each other to drink and relax after a hard and long working day a long time ago.
It was actually a meeting place that we have restored and converted into a cellar in order to taste the products of our land and where you can enjoy and share, not only the flavours, but also the history and the art.The farm, which takes its name from the estate, thanks to the particular propensity of the territory, it produces and trades wine and oil.
The business activity of our farm is now in growing: it has been made a renovation of the vineyard’s areas and the restoration of the olive grove’s ones and we have bought new equipment for the cellar. It will be planted land with another “Chianti Rufina” vineyard shortly.
Trough the scientific knowledge of the doctor, Florentine pharmacist, the oil and the wine can be handicraftly treated in a very accurate way both as regards the methods and the quality.
All the guests, during their stay, can spend some times to taste our gourmet food.