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| Rental options |
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Le Celle is available for larger parties. For details see Le Celle (x 16 people), Le Celle (x 18 people) and Le Celle (x 20 people).
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| Rental options notes |
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The Porcelaia and Vigneto are not available and closed for this rental option. Note that it shall not be used by anyone.
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| Location |
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Walking distance, 300m/yards, from Lecchi in Chianti, a pretty village with a food shop, a restaurant, a post office and a 12C castle. The wine centre of Gaiole-in-Chianti, with several restaurants - and another castle - is 5km/3 miles away, and Radda-in-Chianti, 9km/6 miles, is the area’s largest town. Siena is a gorgeous 30km/19-mile drive down the Chiantigiana ‘wine road.’ The centre of Florence is reached in about 1 hour.
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| Accommodations |
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| Casa Grande/Ground floor |
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Large dining room with a fireplace that can be used for grilling. Well-equipped kitchen. Dining loggia. Double bedroom. Bathroom with shower.
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| Upper ground floor |
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[up nine steps] Bathroom with bath opening to the courtyard. [Up three steps] a small sitting room opening to a terrace. Double bedroom. Large sitting room opening to a terrace. Small sitting room with a fireplace.
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| First floor |
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[up ten steps] Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with bath.
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| Fienile/Ground floor |
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Sitting-dining room leading through an archway to a kitchen. WC. Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom with bath.
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| First floor |
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Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom with shower.
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| Casa Manu/Ground floor |
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Double bedroom. Bathroom with shower. Small sitting room.
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| First floor |
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Sitting room with kitchen area. Double bedroom. Bathroom with shower.
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| Porcellaia |
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On one level
Sitting room with double sofa bed. Kitchenette. Double bedroom. Bathroom with shower.
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| Vignetto |
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On one level
Sitting room with double bed sofa. Kitchenette. Bathroom with shower.
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| Grounds |
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A very pretty, beautifully-maintained country garden on several terraced levels against the hillside. The solar-heated, private swimming pool, 6 x 13m/20 x 43 feet, which has a shallow area, shares the lowest terrace with a loggia furnished for outdoor dining. The property also includes olive groves and woods.
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| Assistance |
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Assistance is provided locally by the property's caretaker. Services included in the rental fee, and optional services available, are noted under Price and Availability.
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| Facilities |
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Dishwasher. Microwave. Barbeque. Wood oven. Washing machine. Satellite TV [Sky channels] with DVD. CD/cassette player. Central heating. Two working fireplaces. Mobility stair lift. Fixed telephone line. Wireless ADSL internet connection [computer not provided].
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| Access |
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Airports: Florence, 1 hour 20 minutes; Pisa, under 2 hours; Rome, about 3 hours. Railway station at Siena, 30km/19 miles. A bus service to Florence and Siena stops within walking distance of the house. Motorway exit at San Donato, about 26km/16 miles along paved roads to the villa’s white drive. Parking for five cars.
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| Activities |
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Tennis courts and riding stables within 10 minutes. 18-hole golf at the Ugolino Golf Club at Grassina, 40km/25 miles. Chianti is a wonderful area for walking and biking. A selection of biking itineraries in the area is available online at www.terresienainbici.it/index_eng.asp (in English)
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| Small appliances |
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Mixer. Toaster. Kettle. Italian coffee machine. Three hair dryers. Iron and ironing board.
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| Pool details |
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The solar-heated, private swimming pool, 6 x 13m/20 x 43 feet, has a depth of 0.5-2m/2-6.5 feet, a hydromassage outlet and a ladder for entry/exit.
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| Amenities for children |
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One cot/crib. One high chair.
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