Charming Villa w/ pool nestled in Chianti vineyards, with AC

  •  Type: Villa
  •  Beds: 5
  •  Baths: 3.5
  •  Sleeps: 10

Description

Villa Carmignani sits in the Chianti Classico hills among olive groves and cypress trees, just 20 km from Florence. Enjoy beautiful views and a private pool nestled among the vineyards. 
Our Villa sleeps 10 people, with 5 bedrooms with AC and 4 bathrooms.
 
The villa is full of authentic touches, such as frescoed ceilings, and original wooden beam ceilings and terracotta floors. Enjoy your meals outside on our shaded patio just outside the kitchen, and relax by the pool or in one of our comfortable, elegant living rooms.
 
Unlimited internet WiFi available, plenty of outdoor areas and absolute privacy.
Great location for exploring Tuscany: easy day-trips to Siena, Florence, Lucca, San Gimignano, Pisa and of course the Chianti Classico region with its famous wineries.
 
The town of San Casciano Val di Pesa is 4 km away from the villa: there is a good quality supermarket (also open on Sunday morning), pharmacy, gas station, restaurants and shops of all kind. On Monday morning there is a weekly market in town.
 
San Casciano is a lively, hilltop town: all year long locals meet in the historic centre locals to chat and have a coffee, do their everyday shopping at the charming small stores, and children stop for a gelato on the walk home from school. Here you can have a taste of authentic Tuscan life side by side with people who live in the town year round, instead of a tourist trap.

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  • Michael Hunt

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Fantastic villa situated in the most lovely place. Close to the village with relevant shopping


We were a family of ten enjoying the villa for a week and the house is a traditional big tuscan house with a lovely garden and a big pool The service was extremely good and we also had the pleasure of using cheftuscany.com to come to the house and prepare and serve a tuscan menu one night. All in all a faboulus place which we would recommend to others

Beyond our expectations!


Staying at Villa Carmignani was one of the best parts of our trip to Tuscany. It was just far enough outside San Casciano to feel like we were in the country, but still close enough to run into town easily. The views all around were astonishing. It really looked like a postcard. The house itself was in great condition, nicely upgraded wherever needed, but still retaining all the old touches. One thing that might help to understand, is there are actually 6 bedrooms. But one is in between two others, so it doesn\'t have its own separate entrance. But there is also a tower bedroom, which was pretty cool too. There are 4 full bathrooms as well, 3 of which are en suite. There is a powder room downstairs too. It is worth mentioning that the bedrooms have screens on the windows (except the tower), and there are fans in each room. So nice to keep the mosquitos out! The wifi was really good, which is pretty unusual in Europe based on our travels. The kitchen was nicely equipped with plenty of dishes and lots of cooking stuff. Plus an American coffee maker, which we appreciated. You will need to bring or buy all supplies, including salt, pepper, sugar, etc. There is so much room in this house to spread out with a big group. We ate breakfast at the outdoor table in the morning, had happy hour under the big oak tree, and ate dinner in the room with the fireplace. It was chilly, but Sabrina was nice enough to bring us some firewood and we built a cozy fire each night. It was too chilly to spend time in the pool, but I can see it being great for hot summer days. One night we had two ladies, Lina and Moira, from ChefInTuscany.com (Sabrina\'s recommendation), come over and cook an amazing dinner for us. That was definitely a highlight! Sabrina was so great to work with right from the start. She responded quickly to all of our inquiries beforehand, as well as while we were there. We got to meet her mother, daughter and father too! They gave us two bottles of their wine, Lunatico, which is made right below the house, and we loved it so much we bought two cases which we drank over the 10 days we were there. I really recommend this villa if you are looking for the quintessential Tuscan country villa. We would love to return if we have a chance in the future.

Exceeded our expectations in every way!


From the moment that we started communicating with Sabrina in order to find out about this beautiful villa, until the moment that we drove away the experience was great! Sabrina is very prompt with her responses which makes communicating a breeze. I even asked if she knew of a private chef that would come in and cook for our family one evening and she helped me with that as well. Turning into the driveway, through the gate and past the olive groves on either side was breathtaking and thrilling. The property is so pretty and well maintained. The air conditioning in the bedrooms worked perfectly and we all slept comfortably after days of sightseeing and swimming in the beautiful private pool. The villa sits on a hill and we spent memorable/comfortable evenings gathered as a family under a lovely shade tree talking and looking out at a \"typical breathtaking Tuscan view\" of hills and vineyards and olive groves. The breeze was gentle and made even the 90 degree days feel comfortable and relaxing. I would return again and hope to one day.