A self-catering holiday house rented by owners in Chianti (Tuscany) near Florence, Italy.
Holiday house in Chianti near Florence (Tuscany)
Il Visciolo at a glance:
- Chianti Hills region in Tuscany, near Florence;
- 16 Km (9.5 miles) from Florence Historic Centre;
- two-storey detached house;
- self catering holiday accommodation;
- 80 m², 4 sleeps, 2 bathrooms;
- special discount for medium/long term rental (multi-week/monthly);
- finely furnished in typical Tuscan style;
- car not necessary to move;
- frequent urban-suburban bus line to Florence centre;
- 300 mt from the village centre of San Casciano in Val di Pesa;
- private parking for two cars;
- owner direct vacation rental;
- broadband Internet connection.
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The single-family vacation home with gazebo
Holiday house "Il Visciolo", a previous hayloft (fienile in Italian), is a typical Tuscan cottage recently restored by the owners who live in the next door farmhouse. Il Visciolo is a two-storey detached house, not an apartment, with a dominant position over the Chianti hills. Chianti is a geographical area in Tuscany, between Florence and Siena.
Minimum stay length is one week. . We give prefererence to medium/long term rental (multi-weekly or montly rent), so discount are gived for long stays.
Please note that "Il Visciolo" is a self catering accommodation, not a bed&breakfast or an hotel; we cannot provide food or meals to our guests but we do provide bedding, linen and weekly cleanings.
The property is 350 meters from the main square of San Casciano in Val di Pesa, 16 Km (9.5 miles) from the historic centre of Florence.
San Casciano in Val di Pesa is a lively Tuscan village offering all facilities for tourists, connected to Florence and Siena by efficient public transports so that you can avoid using the car (parking is often a problem in those cities). The travel by bus from San Casciano to Florence Firenze Santa Maria Novella (central train station in the historic centre) — and the opposite — takes from 30 to 40 minutes. The trip to Siena by bus is longer (1 hour and half) and you have to change buses in Pontassieve.
The holiday house, which is not an "agriturismo", is in the ideal position to reach Florence and Siena and offers lots of facilities for a holiday (public swimming-pool, good typical restaurants at different prices, library with internet, a museum, a cinema and a smart small theatre dating back to 1700).
Country cottage Il Visciolo is not isolated in the open country, the property is not fenced and the back faces other San Casciano houses. That gives the opportunity to move without a car approaching other tourist places or enjoying the facilities the village itself offers. Our vacation home is the ideal accommodation for your holidays in Tuscany, being so close to Firenze/Florence and the other charming Chianti villages like Greve, Strada, Impruneta etc.
The single-family detached home to rent is part of a group of buildings called "I Chisci", being the hayloft of an old villa dating back to 1300 in its original part. Probably the name comes from the English "cherry" because of cherry-trees. No wonder the use of an English word beeing Tuscany the beloved English Chiantishire, favourite place of British artists and writers in the last centuries.
The holiday house to rent is build on the traditional style of Tuscan country houses. Large arch shaped windows allow a wonderful view of the Chianti landscape from both stories. A stone floored open space in front of the groundfloor rooms lets you to relax and sunbathe. You can also have meals outside in a small shadowed veranda sitting at a four seats table and using a stone and cotto (old bricks) barbecue.
The garden surrounding the house is full of olive trees, that gives our family a fine extra virgin oil for ourselves and our friends.
Accommodation
Il Visciolo is a detached house (single-family home) finely furnished in the old Tuscan country style. It is about 80 square meters (862 square feet) large, on two levels.
- Ground floor
- a fully equipped kitchen: crockeries, fridge with freezer, cooker with oven, dishwasher, kettle, toaster, four seats table, a small under stairs closet and all necessary equipment to cook meals.
- a living-room with a table from 6 to 10 seats, two small armchairs, a three-seat sofa, a fireplace.
- a bathroom with sink, W.C. and shower
- First floor
- a double bedded room (bed measures: 160×195 cm) with a fine view on Chianti landscape, with a large wardrobe and old chest of drowers
- bathroom with W.C., sink, bidet and shower
- bedroom with two desks and two twin beds on a sleeping loft (beds measures: 80×190 cm)
- Outside
- in front of the house: gazebo, 4 seats table, 4 chairs, stone barbecue, sink, 2 chaise longue (wood deck chairs);
- garden with olive trees;
- 13 meters on the back, inside the property: private car park with two parking spaces reserved for house's guests.
Home appliances provided
Broadband Internet access (ADSL with no data transfer limit), Adsl modem/router, television set with satellite receiver, washing machine, iron, independent central heating, hoover, furnished kitchen, hair dryer, radio CD player.
Four sleeps self catering villa for short or long term rental in Tuscany.
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