VILLA MOLINACCIO - THE VILLA
Villa Molinaccio (sleeps 8) is located among the Chianti Classico hills, only 7km from Florence and within large lawned gardens.
Borgo Il Molinaccio (the small hamlet), with holiday rooms of various sizes, is located in its own private wooded park surrounded by lovely open countryside. It stretches over approximately 16 hectares of land, five hectares given over to woodland, suitable for walks and picnics.
The setting here is quite lovely. A road lined with cypresses leads to the late 17th century villa, which is elegantly decorated with antique furniture and paintings. The villa opens out onto a private furnished garden with a bbq, and onto the extensive (and very pretty) grounds, which overlook the countryside. The owners live on the ground floor of the villa and are always on site for help and advice.
One part of the villa has been given over to the bedrooms, with central heating and metered electricity. From the entrance, lying across the Italian garden, you walk to the main entrance and a set of stone stairs leading up to the first floor, where all the rooms are located. The three double bedrooms are in typical Tuscan style, offering modern facilities such as en-suite bathrooms with shower, satellite television and fridge.
The rooms are all large, furnished with style and antique pieces. There is also a suite. This has a large window overlooking the Italian garden, a small kitchen with two electric hobs and sink, and a large pretty furnished wonderful terrace.
All the rooms share a living room with a kitchenette with four gas hobs, sink, washing machine, electric oven and microwave, toaster, freezer, mixer and American coffee machine.
THE OUTSIDE AREAS
A circular swimming-pool is located at the top of a track next to the villa, where the farmhouse overlooks the open countryside. Nearby these Tuscany vacation rentals you will find a number of sporting clubs with tennis courts, a thermal spa and pool, horse riding stables and golf courses.
THE LOCATION
The little village of FalcianI is 1.2 km away. It has a grocers shop open seven days, and there are two restaurants with typical Tuscan cuisine. On request, bridge classes, painting and pottery painting decoration courses can be organised for you.
Lying just south of the Renaissance city of Florence, this Tuscany vacation rental lies in the middle of the classic Chianti countryside. This area of Tuscany, stretching down from Florence to Siena, is what many of us picture when we dream of Tuscany. A long stretch of hill towns and vineyards, bathed in sunshine and superb light during the summer, and mild in the depths of winter, and with many hundreds of acres of woodland complementing the vineyards and fields. Serried rows of olives and grapes roll over the hills.
You’ll find Florence an essential visit from your Tuscany vacation rentals. The principal Tuscan city, rich with Renaissance art and architecture, Florence has enough to fill a dozen holidays. The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with the great Piazza del Duomo at its feet. The marvellous frescoes by Masaccio, Ghirlandaio and Uccello at Santa Maria Novella. Brunelleschi’s superb Pazzi chapel at Santa Croce. And of course the Uffizi Gallery which houses probably the world’s greatest collection of Italian Renaissance art.