Villa Bracciano (12 people) details and photos

Villa Bracciano is available at a lower rate for smaller parties. For details see Villa Bracciano (x 8 people).

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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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.

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.

Double bedroom and twin bedroom sharing a bathroom with shower. Living room with fireplace.

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.

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.

Dishwasher. Barbeque. Washing machine. Two TVs with DVD [one in the dependence] one with satellite.. CD player. Hairdryers in all the bathrooms. Central heating. Two working fireplaces. Fixed telephone line.

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.

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. 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)

Filter coffee maker.

Entry/exit with a ladder.