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Luxury Tower House in Tuscany (tower)

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170 sq SLEEPS 4+1 2 BEDROOMS

Historical tower building in part of the 14th century town walls of Figline. Recently restored in the original style while at the same time taking into consideration the needs of today's tourist.
The tower is light and airy, quiet yet central, spacious, and has been furnished with original antique furniture, textiles and accessories of the highest standards.

The Tower is situated in Figline Valdarno, 20km from Florence, easily reached both by car and by train.
The cities of art of Siena, Arezzo, Lucca and San Gimignano are also in the immediate area.

For the tourist who loves the Tuscan countryside, we are on the doorstep of the Chianti region.
Not only but also shopping with the most important outlets in Italy just a 15 min drive away (Gucci, Armani, Valentino, Hogan, Ferragamo, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana...).

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/81701

The Tuscany region

Tuscany is one of the most important Italian regions for the historical, artistic, economic, cultural and landscape. The history of Tuscany covers a long period of time, ranging from prehistory to the present day, making it crucial since the Middle Ages to the birth of the Italian language.
Only Florence, the Cradle of the Renaissance, attracts around 6 milion visitors a year. The Uffizi Gallery Italy's most visited museum some 1,5 milion a year.
Lucca is a prosperous town entirely enclosed within superb Renaissance walls with a rich heritage of churches and places.
Siena one of the loveliest town in Italy, with great museums, interesting shops and many hills. Siena is home to the famous Palio, a horse race held in Piazza del Campo on 2 July and 16 August.

Tuscany-Chianti Area
Fernand Braudel, one of the greatest historians of the century, had no doubts:“Chianti is the most moving countryside in existence.” An area of gently rolling hills that spreads out between Florence and Siena, Chianti is a garden of woods, vineyards, farmhouses with shingles faded by the sun, stone walls, Romanesque churches, fortified villages and castles encircled by imposing walls. From Greve to Gaiole, Castellina to Castelnuovo Berardenga, Volpaia to Badia di Coltibuono up to the walls of Monteriggioni, and the gates of Siena, Chianti is a breathtaking spectacle. A perfect symbiosis between man and nature. The roads wind slowly and sedately along itineraries marked by vineyards and cypress trees, olive-groves and oak woods: there is no reason to hurry in Chianti. Here in the country of wine and olive-oil, Chianti Classico is at home in Greve in the month of September, during grape-harvest. Taste and smell are taken very seriously in Chianti where cooking is a joyous art, but serious and rich. And so are the country traditions: in June, in Castelnuovo Berardenga, a sumptuous historic reconstruction evokes the centuries-old military rivalry between Florence and Siena for domination of the Chianti hills.

Tuscany-Siena Area
The Campo, the most beautiful square in the world, Siena’s Piazza del Campo, lies like an open shell in the heart of the city. Built during the fourteenth century, it was able to accommodate the entire population of Siena, and was frequently the site of fairs, festivals and performances in general, as well as bull and buffalo fights. Its role as an arena is still alive today, when in July and August it becomes the theatre for the famous horse-race, the Palio. For a whole year the entire city of Siena nurses the Palio fever, looking forward to those few minutes when the seventeen contrade of the city release their horses onto the track of the Piazza del Campo, dreaming of victory. You can only admire the courage of those who chose to build a city such as Siena. A walk through its streets and alleys inspires feelings of delight and wonder. The nearby towns bask in the reflected glow of Siena’s beauty, and are taken over by it. A landscape of rain-sculpted valleys where the chalk and clay have formed strange shapes like minarets of sand; rows of cypresses, severe in winter and gentle in spring, are flooded by the sun in summer. The villages of the Val d’Orcia are jewels of Renaissance architecture, while Pienza is often held up as an example of the “perfect city”. The “Colline Metallifere” (a series of volcanic hills with ‘hot-rocks’) are the wild heart of Tuscany. The wine is famous here: the hills of Montalcino have bequeathed to the world the myth of Brunello






The average annual temperature is 16 ° C

Florence / Figline Valdarno area

« Ma la cittadinanza, ch'è or mista
di Campi, di Certaldo e di Fegghine,
pura vediesi ne l'ultimo artista »
(from Dante Alighieri, XVI canto del Paradiso (vv. 49-51) della Divina Commedia)

Figline is a very nice little town. The famous singer Sting has chosen this city as a residence in Italy.

We are in the Chianti region... gorgeous famous worldwide for the colors and perfumes of the hills with olive trees and vines. Delightful towns of Greve, Panzano, Castellina. (20/30 min. by car)

Ideal for cities like Florence, Siena, Arezzo, San Gimignano, Lucca, Pisa... But at 2 hours and a half by car there is Rome!!!

Fantastic for shopping in the most important fashon outlets of Italy:
THE MALL , the only Outlet in Italy with famous brands like Agnona -Alexander McQueen-Armani Jeans –Balenciaga-Bottega Veneta-BURBERRY -Emanuel Ungaro -Ermenegildo Zegna -Fendi -Giorgio ARMANI -GUCCI -Hogan -I Pinco Pallino-La Perla -Loro Piana-Marni-Pucci -Salvatore FERRAGAMO-Sergio Rossi-Stella McCartney-Tod's –VALENTINO-Yohji -Yves Saint Laurent (20 min. by car)
DOLCE and GABBANA Outlet (15 min. by car)
TRUSSARDI Outlet
SPACE with PRADA - MIU MIU - HELMUT LANG (20 min. by car)

How to get there

Fly to PISA airport (www.pisa-airport.com), low cost flights with Ryanair, Thomsonfly and EasyJet from: London Stansted, Liverpool, Frankfurt Hahn and Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield.

http://www.ryanair.com
http://www.thomsonfly.com
http://www.easyjet.com
From Pisa Airport there are regular trains to Florence: there are 8 trains a day leave for Florence between 6.40am and around 10.20pm. The journey takes about 75 minutes and costs 5,10 euro. For more informations: http://www.trenitalia.it .


Alternatively fly to Florence airport (www.aeroporto.firenze.it): Lufthansa, Air France, Meridiana.
The airport is connected to Santa Maria Novella station in Florence by blue SITA buses, which run every 30 minutes between 6am and 8.30pm, then every hour until 11.30pm. The journey takes 20 minutes and tickets, which cost 4 euro, can be bought on board. The Vola in Bus runs to Piazza Adua (next to SMN) every 30 minutes between 6am and 11.30pm, cost 4 euros. Taxis cost around 16 euro, plus possible surcharges.
Car rental available at the airports and city.

Alternative airtport is Bologna (www.bologna-airport.it) 105 km northeast of Florence in the Emilia Romagna region.

Activities near Florence

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The tower, rich in character and atmosphere, is situated on 4 floors for a total of 170sq metres.
On the first floor there is a huge living room with open fireplace, a bathroom with shower, a raised loft area with double bed, and a modern, well-equipped kitchen (hob, oven, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing machine).
On the second floor there is a reading room with medieval frescoes on the walls, and on the third floor, as well as a beautiful mosaicked bathroom with bath you come to the top floor where there is a double bedroom.

Further details outdoors:
The Tower is in the centre of the small town of Figline, just a stone's throw from restaurants, bars,
pizzerias, wine shops, shops, station, chemist, bank.

For sports lovers: horse riding 5km - swimming pool 3km - tennis 1 km - fitness centre 15km.

Further details

PRICES AND AVAILABILITY


Torre Forese:
Daily Prices from 120 to 160 euro (minimum stay 3 nights)


INCLUDED IN THE PRICES: one set of bed and bath per week - central heating - electricity - final cleaning Bath Kit: shampoo and soap by Hermes - other accessories by Crabtree & Evelyn
Welcome Kit: 1 bottle of wine - cofee - tea - water

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
No animals
Check-in standard from 03.00 PM
Check-out standard by 11.00 AM
Payment: upon arrival plus refundable damage deposit (300 euro): in cash

Conditions

The price including cleaning, bed linen, electricity, water and gas.
The price not including final cleaning 50 euros
No animals.
Check-in after 3pm.
Check-out no later than 10am.
Payment: 20% on booking via bank transfer/ paypal. The sum of 300 EUR will be requested on arrival, for any eventual damage, and will be returned before departure, when exchanging of the keys.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
November - December	18 Nov 09	20 Dec 09	750£ 676	120108	350315	3 Nights
Christmas Time	20 Dec 09	10 Jan 10	1000£ 901	160144	450405	3 Nights
January - April	10 Jan 10	4 Apr 10	750£ 676	130117	380342	1 Night
Promotion Time	4 Apr 10	1 Sep 10	850£ 766	130117	400360	3 Nights
Spcial Time	1 Sep 10	1 Nov 10	700£ 631	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

No animals

Check-in standard from 03.00 PM

Check-out standard by 11.00 AM

Payment: upon arrival plus refundable damage deposit (300 euro): in cash

Guestbook for Luxury Tower House in Tuscany

Everything went very well. The villa was great for the location. Lucca was very helpful when our luggage did not arrive until the next day. All in all, it was a great experience.

Thank you for a beautiful villa and town. Had a wonderful time!

Magnifico!!!
from the warmth of our greeting to the warmith of the italian sun.
The tower is magical, we came to Firenze to arrange a wedding....
The train to Firenze is fast e inexpensive. The restaurants in the town square are very welcoming a the food is good. The ice cream is delicious.
We had a wonderful trip a hope to return.
Many thanks

Very special location. Atmosfera e confort. Signorilita' - Grazie di tutto +++

A brilliant place. i strongly recommend it to whoever wants to have day trips in different cities.its really close to Florence and other cities such as Pisa, Siena, Arezzo. the owner is a very nice guy, we cause a little trouble to him but he was smiling and helpful. the tower looks better live then from the pictures 5 stars highly recommended!

Availability

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Name:	Luca Scrivanti
Tel:	+39 055 951896
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