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Destinations:
Gaiole in Chianti |
San Casciano Val di Pesa
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The spectacular and delightful Spaltenna complex, which is surrounded
by vineyards and green woods, is right beside a big
splendid valley, in the heart of a magnificent
region full of castles and strongholds, ancient
villages and abbeys. The complex is located in an
ancient feudal town made up of the age-old Parish
church with a bell tower which goes back to the 11th
Century, the nearby fortified Monastery, also from
the 11th Century, and a small cluster of hamlets,
splendid examples of spontaneous medieval
architecture. The complex buildings, full of history
and legends, have splendid interiors with architrave
ceilings and elegant entrances. |
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Castle in Chianti, Tuscany |
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In the heart of the Chianti area, just a few kilometers from Florence there is "Villa Il Poggiale", entirely renovated by its owners with the aim of offering the hospitality and atmosphere of a patrician family country house at affordable prices. Seated under the renaissance "loggia", guests can look out over the classical Italian garden and be enveloped in the fragrance of old roses and flowering shrubs. Either if you are sipping your tea or working on your notebook you can enjoy the Tuscan countryside. |
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Luxury Villa in Chianti, Tuscany |
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Badia a Coltibuono is the first wine resort in
Chianti, opening it's doors to travellers and
visitors who want to share a truly unique
experience. Here it is possible to encounter the
magic of a venue, to observe the slow yet intense
rhythm of a 1000 year old abbey and farm and to
sleep in history. Guests can rest and relax in the
magnificent Italian style garden or, during the
summer months, around the large open-air swimming
pool. For the rest of the year, Badia a Coltibuono
also has an indoor counter current swimming pool,
with an annexed Turkish bath. |
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Luxury bed & breakfast Chianti |
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Chianti |
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Chianti, the area in which Chianti Classico wine has been produced for centuries, is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The area is traversed by the Superhighway of the Palio. It is a land of ancient traditions that was civilized in remote periods first by the Etruscans, who left many traces of their activity in the wine sector, and then by the Romans. In the Middle Ages, the cities of Florence and Siena battled for control over the zone. Villages and monasteries, castles and fortresses appeared during that period and many of them were later transformed into villas and country residences when times were more tranquil. It was then that spaces were cleared in the vast forests of chestnuts and oaks for the cultivation of vines and olive trees. |
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