Accommodation in Chianti with pool: tuscany villas, farm houses, Holiday accommodations near Florence.

Tuscany bed and breakfast. Everyone deserves a holiday in Tuscany in a romantic country hotel. An experience of absolute well-being that will help you recharge your batteries, regenerate, and face everyday life with a renewed energy. Villa I Barronci is a country resort located in the heart of the Chianti area, only 15 km from Florence and in proximity of golf courses and other tourist destinations. The resort features a wellness center with sauna, massages and well-being treatments, and a jacuzzi with a stunning view. Read More…

The farm holiday resort Le Mandrie di Ripalta is located in the heart of Chianti and offers half-board accommodation and holiday houses for rent. Swimming pool and restaurant with local cuisine on the premises. The farm is in Montespertoli, in a renowned wine production area. Besides offering a definitely affordable accommodation, Le Mandrie di Ripalta is beautifully located: surrounded by nature and close to medieval villages and centers of artistic interest such as Florence, Siena, and Volterra. The holiday houses are fully equipped (no TV), and the swimming pool overlooks an amazing landscape. On-site production of wine, honey, jam, and flour. A real taste of Tuscany’s stunning countryside! Read More…

Rondini Blu, placed in the true heart of Chianti, few miles away from Florence, is offering fully equipped apartments for families and groups of friends: surrounded by the enchanting Chianti hills, – and it is placed beside a farmhouse with horse-riding center and swimming-pool , called “Podere Le Rondini” (more info: Villa Rentals in Tuscany) – you will be stunned by very well furnished, comfortable and very clean apartments that are an ideal location per groups of families of 2, 4, 6 persons. Immersed in an enchanting set, among vineyards and olive-trees, you will may discover the beauty of the many Medieval villages nearby (San Gimignano, Volterra, Certaldo and so on), learning the true rural Chianti way of life and discovering the most important cities like Florence or Siena. Read More…

Villa Le Botti, a villa in Tuscany with swimming-pool, is the best choice for large groups of friends or of relatives that are wishing to spend their holidays in Tuscany, all together enjoying relaxing days in the Chianti: it may accommodate up to 15-16 people, in very large and elegantly furnished rooms. The Villa is surrounded by a large park, exclusive for our guests, from which you may enjoy a breathtaking view on the Chianti hills. At the villa, you will enjoy full relaxing and quiet holidays: not nasty neighbours, not traffic noise, not ugly buildings around devastating your eyes and your highly deserved holidays! Read More…

Mulino dell’Abate is a holiday home or holiday farmhouse in Chianti. It is located in the village of Sambuca, near the little town of Tavarnelle Val Di Pesa. It is an ancient medieval mill, known from the XII century as a place to stay among travellers on the Francigena road (via Francigena); it has been recently restored and it is today appreciated a san idyllic place to spend romantic holidays in Tuscany or better in Chianti: walls in stones, ceilings in wood and cotto, cotto-floors and a lush greenery all around suggest an intimate and cosy atmosphere and make this place the ideal destination for whom is looking for a far from the noise holiday, away from the city (away but close to Florence because it is only 25 km far; Siena is instead 35 km far).

At Mulino dell’Abate (The Abbot’s Mill) there are very nice and comfortable apartments for 2 people (from 50 to 70 squared metres large) or for 4 people, a large swimming-pool and a large park equipped with barbecue areas, tables and chairs to relax or organize a party “open-air”! Read More…

Villa Casa di Monte may be the right choice both if you are looking for a private villa to rent in Chianti for 12 people, or in case you are looking for an apartment for a family with children in Tuscany. In fact, the villa can be rented as a single unit or may be divided into 2 private apartments. It is a villa with pool in Tuscany where to spend relaxing days in full privacy.
The villa is nearby Montespertoli, on the Chianti fiorentino hills (fiorentine Chianti hills), from which you may easily reach many interesting towns and villages, both from a cultural or artistic point of view. Firenze, Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra, Radda in Chianti, Gaiole and Castellina in Chianti are a short drive far. Beside the comfort and the opportunity to sleep in a wonderful villa at a fair price, you will also have the chance to make some trips around to visit the best destinations in Tuscany. Read More…

Podere Le Rondini is a villa in Tuscany with swimming-pool and with an horse-riding centre nearby, where to learn how to ride or where the most skilled ones may enjoy beautiful ridings to discover the Chianti from a privileged and unusual point of view, on horseback. At Podere Le Rondini, you may choose the accommodation that suit you best: from a simple (but very charming) room with bathroom, to a fully equipped Chianti apartment for 3 or 4 people, to the whole villa (for large groups up to 29 people or more).

All around the estate, you may see and visit the fields and the land belonging to Podere Le Rondini, where vineyards and olive-trees are grown following the most ancient Chianti country rules. A SPA is located at 5 minutes from the villa, where guests may enjoy a sauna, massages, stone therapy, beauty treatments for body, face and hands, whirlpools or a full SPA Day! Read More…

The accommodation in Chianti is usually excellent and in all price ranges. There are several options, types and features: historic homes, country homes, farmhouses, as well as traditional hotels. From the cheapest to the top of the range luxury solutions there is somthing for everyone.

If you enjoy the outdoors camping could be good for you, especially along the coast, bed and breakfasts in the cities and in the small townsare nice and cosy. The best option is to choose your accommodation outside the major centers where, for the same price, the service is better and the staff more available.

The inconvenience of having to use public transport or a car to reach the accomodation is more than compensated for by a more relaxed atmosphere. The areas of highest density accommodations are Chianti and Maremma, where you can find signs of cottages and relais every few hundred meters. Read More…

Spending Easter 2011 in Tuscany: villas, agriturismos, B&B, holiday homes for large groups. As every year, there are many people and families that choose Tuscany as their preferred destination: for its landscapes, its medieval towns and villages, its wonderful food. All is a guarantee of spending a great and very pleasant holiday. Not to speak about the artistic towns, rich of treasures, with their world-famous museums and their elegant shopping streets. If you are looking for an accommodation during Easter time, just go through this selected list of properties in the Chianti and in Tuscany.

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A new, different way of celebrating Xmas’ or the New Year’s days? Well, our suggestion is easy and inevitable: come in Tuscany to make your toast, for an unforgettable time! This is the right moment to look for offers, last-minutes too, for renting villas, farmhouses, apartments or cottages in the Chianti area to spend great New Year’s days, and, why not, tasting the best that the Tuscan cuisine has to offer or just relaxing with massages or Spa treatments or, again, just wandering through the Chianti hills on Winter, with their warm colours, or through the medieval villages or the most beautiful towns and their main squares, like Florence’s Dome Square, or Siena’s or San Gimignano’s stunning squares. Read More…

Map with some restaurants in Castellina in Chianti. If you are visiting the Chianti area, then you should stop eating in Castellina in Chianti. The city is a great place to taste typical Tuscan dishes, as well as drink Chianti wine! Read More…

Map of Radda in Chianti. The town has ancient origins in medieval times and was an important center in the history of Tuscany. Currently you can enjoy good wine, taste traditional cuisine, visit the craft markets. Read More…

This is a map of Panzano in Chianti. Visiting the old medieval town is pleasant: you will find wineries where Chianti wine tasting, restaurants to eat the cuisine of Tuscany, a castle to visit. Read More…

This is a map of Greve in Chianti, a town of the Chianti Classico. Visiting this area you will see medieval towns of Tuscany, Chianti wine tasting, eating the typical Tuscan cuisine. Enjoy your trip! Read More…

Map of Castellina in Chianti, in Tuscany, home of good wine and good food. Do not miss the spectacular scenery. Read More…

One of the most characteristic and charming medieval towns in Tuscany: San Gimignano, a UNESCO heritage, is a country which has remained almost intact since the end of the fourteenth century til today, as can be seen from the paintings of that period (such as the “table of Taddeo Bartolo” at the Museum of San Gimignano).

For the beauty of the architecture, the charm of the village atmosphere, for the extraordinary landscapes of the surrounding countryside and the wines produced here. San Gimignano is one of the most visited places in Tuscany, not only by foreigners or other Italian’s but also from the Tuscan people, who love to come here for holidays. Read More…

If you want to visit a more unusual part of the Tuscany, then maybe you’ll be interested to discover Volterra and the surrounding territories, between medieval architectures and huge chasms, in an area sometimes harsh but infinitely fascinating: the area of the metalliferous hills of the Sienese hills. This is one of the most beautiful areas of Tuscany, a few km from San Gimignano, Siena and Chianti Classico.

When you approach Volterra, the village presents itself on the top of a hill of yellow clay rocks. The city is completely closed in thirteenth century walls, and is still a place full of art, and charm that can delight and inspire directors like Luchino Visconti who set his “Vaghe Stelle dell’Orsa” in 1965.

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What to see in Tuscany. Wine tour in Chianti: Impruneta, Greve in Chianti, Panzano in Chianti,  Radda in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti.

The trip gets started in Impruneta, a little town very close to Florence, where you can visit the “Basilica di Santa Maria dell’Impruneta” (Sanctuary of Santa Maria), consecrated in 1060 and enlarged in the 14th century. Partly destroyed in the Second World War, it’s been rebuilt in perfect Renaissance style.

Setting out from Impruneta we take the “Chianti Classico” Route, that meanders through gently rolling hills and gives us incomparable views of the landscape. We are in the heart of Chianti Classico, country of the Chianti Wine and rich in history and traditions. After a few km we arrive in Greve in Chianti, a charming medieval town: in the old heart of the city there is the market place with many items of interest. Saturdays is a not to miss, “the Mercatale di Greve”, one of the most famous markets of the region. Read More…