FARMHOUSE (530 m2):
Ground floor:
1 entry hall
1 dining area with table for 12
1 sitting area with sofa bed for 2 people and small bathroom (with basin, WC and shower), this room has SKY TV SAT, DVD and CD-player.
1 fully equipped kitchen
1 smaller breakfast kitchen
1 TV room with satellite TV
1 air-conditioned studio with sofa bed for 2 people
1 air-conditioned double bedroom (the bed cannot be set as twins) accessed by 5 steps and with small bathroom (with basin, WC and shower)
Upper floor:
1 spacious air-conditioned central living room with three sofas, fireplace, TV
2 air-conditioned double bedrooms (the double beds cannot be set as twins), each with en suite bathroom (with shower)
1 air-conditioned twin bedroom (the beds can be pushed together) with en suite bathroom (with bathtub with hydro massage)
1 air-conditioned master bedroom with a double bed, a decorative fireplace and en suite bathroom (with Jacuzzi tub)
1 guest toilet on the corridor
All bedrooms have the possibility to connect a TV.
DEPENDANCE (40 m2) available at extra charge:
1 air-conditioned living room with kitchenette and a bathroom (with shower) on the ground floor
1 air-conditioned double bedroom in the loft upstairs
GARDEN:
Large garden with BBQ, pizza oven and loggia for al fresco dining
Pool (7 x 15 m) with fitness room by the pool
Please note: Due to the stone steps connecting the two floors, Casale Classico is not suitable for people with walking difficulties. Also the Dependance is not suitable for children and people with walking difficulties.
Tradition's comfort
Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, Casale Classico is perfect for five couples or an extended family, and the location couldn't be better. Located in the heart of Tuscany's Chianti Classico region and set on an idyllic hillside just 15 minutes from Florence (18 km) and less than an hour from Siena, the villa is within an hour's drive of Lucca, and all of the beautiful hill towns of Chianti are within easy reach. The closest village, Mercatale Val di Pesa, with shops and restaurants, is just 5 minutes away (2 km), and facilities for horseback riding are available nearby (3 km).
The house was recently restored and the attention to detail and beauty is remarkable. The beautiful and spacious property includes the farmhouse (530 m2), a small dependance (40 m2) for two guests (at extra charge and to be requested when booking) and an amazing swimming pool in the 1 acre large garden. The farmhouse has beautiful terracotta tile floors and beamed ceilings. It is divided into two floors and has five bedrooms with five en suite bathrooms. Upon request and for an additional fee, four additional beds can be added bringing the total capacity of the villa to 14 guests.
An unpaved road (1200 metres) leads to the farmhouse. The manicured lawn is bordered with roses and olive trees, and a shaded stone patio overlooks the pool and is furnished with a long table, comfortable chairs, and a BBQ for al fresco dining watching the sunset. A few steps away is the beautiful pool with separate circular Jacuzzi tub, surrounded by lounge chairs, tables and umbrellas, and a panoramic view of the Chianti hills. Some steps away there is a pool house with changing room and bathroom with shower.
The Chianti area
The hills of Chianti, criss-crossed with vines and crested with cypress trees have become the hallmark of Tuscany, the beauty of the landscape married to a quality of life which would be rare anywhere in the world. Chiantishire, as the English call it, has an infinite variety of hilltop villages where you can sip a cappuccino in one of the outdoor cafe's in the medieval squares, of cellars where you can sample the local wines from the barrels, of little trattorias serving robustly satisfying Tuscan food with its hams and salamis and delicious pastas and wild boar stew with white beans and salads growing wild in the hedgerows. The back roads wind uphill and down, between old stone walls crested with pale violet irises past Romanesque cloisters, sandstone farmhouses and shepherds with their flocks of sheep producing the famed 'pecorino' cheese.
Sightseeing
You are in the heart of Tuscany and the list of excursions half or a whole day away is long: Florence, famous for its fine Renaissance art, the walled city of Lucca with its 99 churches, the leaning tower of Pisa, the Val d'Orcia with the Renaissance town of Pienza and the wine-making meccas of Montepulciano and Montalcino and the awe-inspiring abbey of Sant'Antimo are just a few...
Distances
Florence is 15 to 20 minutes away, Greve in Chianti 25 minutes, San Gimignano 30 minutes, while Siena can be reached in 50 minutes. Montalcino and Pienza are a one and a half hour's drive, while the Thyrrenian sea is one hour away. Pisa and Lucca are one hour by car while the jet-set sea resort of Porto Ercole can be reached in approx. one and a half hours.
Airports and transport
The Florence airport is 25 kilometres away and Pisa is at 118 kilometr
