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Casa Nova, Impruneta Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy. Casanova is a wonderful rental, and couldn't be in a better location just south of Impruneta. Upscale property that has been restored by a famous architect with good use of colors - some antique furnishings mixed with modern, large windows, open spaces, nice garden, great views, location and wonderful 3 double bedrooms, 3 single bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 living rooms, fully equipped kitchen, dining room, large terrace.
Casanova is a stylish place. You access the villa by an arched entrance that leads into a spacious hall and three sitting rooms with large sliding doors leading to the terrace and garden. A large dining room leads into the fully equipped kitchen (with an open fireplace for pizza). There is a couple that lives in the separate part of the property that attend to the housekeeping, pool and gardening. A cook can be hired at an additional price.
Perfect for: families.
The Details:
This sophisticated villa is 350 sq. meters on two floors has two lovely terraces and a beautiful pergola for dining al fresco.
Ground Foor
From the arched entrance you walk in 2 large living rooms (TV) and study where is a PC (Apple), telephone and fireplace. On the opposite side are the dining room (table seats 10), the fully-equipped eat-in double kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, gas and electric stove, and open fireplace for making pizza), 1 1/2 bathrooms (one with tub), large laundry room (with extra bed for a nanny, washing machine, and sink), terrace, outdoor furniture and BBQ.
Upstairs
3 double bedrooms, three single bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and a study. (Two bathrooms have a bathtub plus a separate shower, and one has a tub with hand shower. The beautiful villa is carefully furnished with oriental carpets and original paintings.
Prices include gardening, pool maintenance, linens, daily maid service 4 hours x day (except Sunday) and utilities except for heat (when needed) that is metered. A cook can be hired. A refundable security deposit of euros 2000) will be collected on arrival and reliably refunded less any damage or telephone fees. Children under 12 are not permitted.
The two German shepherd dogs are no more there, but it could happens, that when the owner is abroad, her small dog (a Jack Russell) will stay at the caretaker. Now visiting (and sometimes living) in the property. In case of allergic guests the owner can put it in the caretaker home.
Services, Features, Amenities:
Central Heating
Apple Computer,
Fireplace,
Washing Machine,
Golf Nearby,
Pizza Oven,
Al Fresco Dining,
Toaster,
Dishwasher,
Oven,
Outdoor Furniture,
Stereo,
Landline For Internet,
Satellite TV,
CD Player,
Hair Dryer,
Ice box/Freezer,
Private Parking,
Private Pool,
Refridgerator,
Fans,
Full Maid Service,
Microwave
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The nearest shopping center is in Impruneta, two kilometers away, where you can purchase all your food and supplies. The Golf Club Ugolino (18 holes) is 10 minutes away, where there is also a tennis club. Florence is 12 km. away, Siena 50 km., Pisa 80 km., and Greve 12 km. The villa is just off of the famous Chiantigiana (Route 222), giving easy access to the Chianti Hills in one direction and Florence in the other. There is also a bus to the center of Florence on this road. Day tripping possibilities are endless and enticing. From here you can visit Florence and Siena, the medioeval tuscan hilltop village, the Chianti Classico vineyards. You can shop in the weekly open-air markets in local villages. Impruneta is a Tuscan hill town located between the valleys of the Greve and the Ema streams, about half an hour south of Florence. It was known in ancient times as "in prunetis" or "in pineta" (within the pine woods) and indeed remnants of beautiful pine forests may still be seen interspersed among the olive groves on some of the surrounding hills. During the medieval period, Impruneta and the surrounding villages were part of the fiefdom of the Buondelmonti family whose castle was in the village of Montebuoni. The family retreated to Florence where the Buondelmonti and the Fifani families played a significant role. Their responsibility arose most notably from an infamous drunken fight and subsequent macchinations regarding whose daughter would marry whom, leading up to the murder of Buondelmonti di Buondelmonti, on his wedding day during Easter 1216, by Oddo Arrighi of Fifanti. Years of factional bloodshed are said to have begun with this event.
Greve - Major wine distribution center with the rural charm of a market town. A wine fair is held in late September. Explorers Amerigo Vespucci (for which "America" is named) and Giovanni da Verrazzano (for whom the longest suspension bridge in the United States is named) are native sons.
Castellina in Chianti - "The Heart of Chianti" as it has been called. Castellina in Chianti has Etruscan beginnings and is a mildly fortified hill town with fortified wine.
Radda in Chianti - Piccolo Museo del Chianti - displays of winemaking techniques and the history of the region's vineyards
Badia de Coltibuono, a 12th century monastery which has been converted into a luxury restaurant and wine-cellar.
Gaiole in Chianti - Gaiole is considered the capitol of Chianti, but you would never know it from the village, as it is very unassuming, even dull for the tourist.
And there's loads of other places in Chianti Classico. But remember one thing, don't drink and drive like us!
Touring Ideas:
Firenze 12 km
Pisa 80 km
Siena 50 km
Versilia 110 km
Lucca 90 km
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