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| Rental options |
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Villa Bracciano is available for larger parties. For details see Villa Bracciano (x 12 people).
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| Rental options notes |
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The dependence is 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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Hilltop Panzano, 3km/2 miles, overlooks a circular, vineyard-bedecked valley known as the Conca d'Oro, 'Golden Shell', for its ability to trap sunshine. This is most prosperous area of the Chianti, and one of the loveliest. Greve-in-Chianti, 15 minutes to the south, is a magnet for wine-lovers with its many wine bars and shops. Florence and Siena are both about 50 minutes' drive.
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| Accommodations |
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| Main house/Ground floor |
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Entrance hall with vaulted ceilings. Spacious dining room. Well-equipped kitchen. Large study leading to dining loggia. Second hall. Living room with vaulted ceilings and fireplace.
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| First floor |
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Large library with a fireplace and TV area. Master double bedroom and twin bedroom sharing a bathroom with bath and shower. Twin bedroom with ensuite bathroom with bath and shower. Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom with bath and shower.
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| Dependence |
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Double bedroom and twin bedroom sharing a bathroom with shower. Living room with fireplace.
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| Grounds |
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A beautiful garden of sweeping lawns and clipped hedges within 4 ha/10 acres of vineyards and olive groves. The drive is lined with a long row of tall cypresses visible for many miles. The swimming pool, 6 x 12m/20 x 39 feet, is set just outside the house on a flagstone terrace.
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| Assistance |
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Assistance is provided locally by a very helpful couple who speak a little English and live nearby. Cooking lessons and wines from the property's cellar are available onsite. 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. Barbeque. Washing machine. Washer Dryer. Satellite TV [Sky channels] with DVD in the main house; non-satellite TV with DVD in the Dependence. CD player. Mosquito screens on all bedroom windows. Portable fans in each bedroom. Central heating. Two working fireplaces. ADSL internet connection [computer not provided]. Fixed telephone line. Burglar alarm.
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| Access |
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Airports: Florence, under 1 hour; Pisa, 1 hour 40 minutes. Motorway exit at San Casciano, 12km/7.5 miles from the property along paved roads as far as Panzano, followed by 6km/4 miles of good white road to the property’s gates. Parking for eight cars.
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| Activities |
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Tennis courts about 10 minutes' drive from the house. Riding stables, 20 minutes. 18-hole golf at the Cercolo Golf dell'Ugolino in Grassina, 30 minutes, and at the Castelfalfi club, 1 hour. Bike rental in Greve in chianti. 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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Filter coffee maker. Four hairdryers.
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| Pool details |
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The swimming pool, 6 x 12m/20 x 39 feet, with a ladder for entry/exit
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