Villa Cafaggiolo - Florence

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Villa |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 7

Pontassieve in Tuscany

From £625 per week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover Saturday

3.5 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

VILLA CAFAGGIOLO: 65 REVIEWS on TRIPADVISOR web site... 96% travelers recommend; rated EXCELLENT.

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• The Villa is a luxury farmhouse only 12 km east of Florence, 20 minutes by car. It is located in the Chianti countryside, surrounded by vineyards and olive trees. It is at the top of a hill so you can enjoy a great view.

• The Villa is composed of 3 luxury apartments: apt. MICHELANGELO, apt. GIOTTO and apt. BRUNELLESCHI.
Each a different size and shape, and each completely independent of the others. Each one has its own private entrance as well as its own private garden.

• The 3 apartments are tastefully furnished with antique furniture and chandeliers and decorated with paintings and ceramics. Terracotta floors, beamed ceilings, and stone walls are everywhere. We (the Owners) used to live in this house ourselves, before we divided it into apartments, so they have a genuine Tuscan homelike feeling.

• Access to the Villa is by private road. You will never hear the sounds of traffic (day or night) during your stay. Our guests love falling asleep at night to the sounds of nature.

• All the land around the Villa is completely fenced; your children will be safe in any part of the estate.

• There is a private swimming pool on the estate and also a private parking lot for your cars.

• The medium-sized village of Pontassieve is less than two miles from the Villa. There you’ll find any of the shops, restaurants, supermarkets, or banks you may need.

• There is a Railroad Station in Pontassieve with trains running frequently to Florence. The fares are inexpensive and the trains are comfortable and fast. It only takes 15 to 20 minutes to get to the centre of Florence. It’s easy to find parking at or close to the Station.

• For bargain hunters…, the Gucci, Ferragamo, Armani, Valentino, Zegna, and other Outlets are just 15 minutes by car from Villa Cafaggiolo.

• Presently, we (the Owners) live on the same estate but in a separate Villa. This means you will have your privacy but, at the same time, we’ll always be available to solve any problems or to offer suggestions.

• If you think that Villa Cafaggiolo is what you might be looking for, please contact us using the Send Enquiry form below

Facilities

Further details indoors:
APARTMENT GIOTTO (3 bedrooms, sleeps up to 7), 1350 square feet.

This big apartment is on two levels and it sleeps up to 7 people. Like the other two apartments, it has a private entrance from its own private garden and a large private terracotta patio-loggia.

Inside, the stone walls, beamed ceilings, terracotta floors, brick arches, niches and the windows with stone lintels testify to the 18° century origins of the Villa-Farmhouse. The presence of antique furniture, pictures and ornaments add extra warmth and colour and gives an elegant refinement to the interiors.

On the ground floor there is a living room with an old working Tuscan fireplace. An archway leads into a big dining room which also has a door out onto the patio-loggia and the garden. On this floor there is also a kitchen which has a fridge/freezer, four gas rings on the cook top, and an electric oven. The kitchen is open to the dining room. Both the living room and dining room overlook the private patio-loggia with a terracotta floor and a private garden.

An original Pietraserena stone built staircase leads up from the sitting room to the first floor where there are 3 bedrooms. Each of the 2 larger bedrooms has 1 double bed and 1 single bed. The smaller bedroom contains 1 single bed and has beautiful, panoramic terrace. From this terrace, as well as from all the windows on this floor, there is a great view over the hills around. Late in the evening, the glorious colors of the sunset may be seen. The peaks of the Fiesole mountains dominate the distant views.

On this floor there are also 2 bathrooms with Italian tiles; one bathroom has bathtub and shower; the other has a shower. Both the bathrooms have basins, bidet and toilets.

Apt. Giotto has a large private-fenced garden with the BBQ and some mature trees that offer you a cool shade.

Apartment Giotto is composed by:
- 1 large living room with a working fireplace
- 1 dining room with a big table and chairs
- 1 fully equipped kitchen
- 3 bedrooms (sleeps 7); for a total of 2 double beds and 3 single beds
- 2 bathrooms with showers and bathtub
- 1 terrace with a great view, overlooking the Tuscan hills
- 1 patio-loggia with terracotta tiles pavement (540 sq ft)
- 1 private fenced garden (2150 sq ft) with BBQ, flowers and mature trees

Further details outdoors:
Please, look for the link to Villa Cafaggiolo's web site (into Contacts Details).

Further details

Price range is from Euro 750 to Euro 1700 per week

Price depends on:
-season -apartment -number of the people -length of the stay
The rental is from Saturday to Saturday
Daily rental is possible in low season
A deposit is request to book an apartment
We consider reductions in price, for long rental term

Please, look for the link to Villa Cafaggiolo's web site (into Contacts Details).

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Villa Cafaggiolo has a private swimming pool

 

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The Villa's swimmingpol

 

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The Villa is an ancient stone built farmhouse

 

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Around the Villa, just vineyards and olive groves

The Tuscany / Firenze Province region

Tuscany is a major cultural centre, with museums, galleries and churches full of great sculptures, paintings and frescoes and magnificent monuments built by the greatest Architects of all time.
Tuscany attracts millions of tourists each year.

Florence, known throughout the world as the "Beautiful City",
Florence is one of the world's artistic capitals, a monument to the Renaissance. Writers and artists such as Dante, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello have found inspiration here.
The majority of the famous sights can be easily explored on foot and there are a vast quantity of English services for tourists.
The Duomo is the fourth biggest in Europe and at 91m is the tallest building in Florence . Its dome was built without scaffolding in 1463.
Don't Miss
• views over Tuscany from the Boboli Gardens
• the view of Florence 's oldest bridge, Ponte Vecchio, from Ponte Trinita
• the Uffizi museum and the Bargello museum with Italy 's finest collection of Renaissance sculpture
• climbing Giotto's 85m marble Campanile and the Duomo’s dome
• Michelangelo's David (1504) in the Accademia di Belle Arti
• shopping in Florence 's most exclusive street, Via de'Tornabuoni

The Pontassieve area

Please, look for the link to Villa Cafaggiolo's web site (into Contacts Details).
You'll find information on Itineraries and Activities.

How to get there

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Map showing the Pontassieve areaReset Map

Villa Cafaggiolo is only 7 miles East of Firenze and 1.5 mile from the medium size village of Pontassieve.
A large comfortable road (SP34, named: Via di Rosano), will lead you from Firenze Sud (South), up to the small village of Rosano and then up to the hills, to Villa Cafaggiolo.
It takes only 15 minutes driving and 20 minutes by train (from Downtown Firenze to Pontassieve).

- From Firenze Airport:
Autostrada A11 (Highway A11), after few km, take Autostrada A1 for Roma (Highway A1).
Exit in “Firenze Sud”. Follow signs for Bagno a Ripoli, Vallina, Rosano (do not cross the river Arno).Drive on the SP 34 named: Via di Rosano.
When you arrive in Rosano, go ahead through the village until you'll find signs for Volognano, San Donato, Rignano sull’Arno: take on the left, up on the hill. After 1 km, you'll find a small wooden sign post on your right. Attention, turn on the left and follow the country road for 100 metres).
Villa Cafaggiolo is only 1.5 Km distant from Rosano (the first country road on the left, after the cross-road “San Donato, Rignano sull’Arno”).

- From Firenze Rail Station (SMN: Santa Maria Novella):
Exit from the historical centre; get in the “Viali di Circonvallazione” (large Avenues all around Firenze). Now look at point 2 (see above) and follow instructions.

- From Rome:
Autostrada A1 (Highway A1) - Exit “Incisa val d’Arno”.
Follow signs for Leccio, San Clemente (cross the river), Rignano sull’Arno, Torri, Volognano (castle). After 1 km, you'll find a small wood sign on your left. Attention, turn on the right and follow the country road for 100 metres).

- From Pisa:
After exiting the Airport follow the Blue signs for “Firenze” (ignore the green autostrada sign for Firenze). Continue along this highway for approximately 60 Km.
To avoid entering in the town, few km before arriving in Firenze , follow the Green sign “A1-Roma”. Take this highway and exit in “Firenze Sud”. Now look at point 1 (see above) and follow instructions.

- By Train:
There are many connections from the Firenze “Santa Maria Novella” Rail station, to the: Pontassieve Rail Station.
Pontassieve is only 2 Km distant from Rosano, and 5 minutes from Cafaggiolo.

Activities near Pontassieve

Reviews

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30 Jul 2011

“Perfect location, great owners, totally secure....but hard to heat in cold evenings” This is an ideally located base for exploring Tuscany. Florence, Pisa, Siena, Luca and many more places are within a very easy driving distance and there is a train station 15 minute drive from the... more

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65 Reviews on Tripadvisor web site... 96% travelers recommend; rated EXCELLENT.

The following is an example of reference that much more that our words, could solve your doubts; We could insert many short, nice comments about Villa Cafaggiolo, but this is probably more explanatory than all the others. We think and we hope that you could find many answers, by reading it.


Miss Kendra from Boston, answer to Miss Denise from Montreal.
Believe it or not, it is exactly what they have written.


Hello,
We are planning to travel to Italy in October and plan to rent the Brunelleschi apartment at Villa Cafaggiolo. I understand that you rented an apartment at this Villa in the past (your name was given to me by the owner, Mr. Pucci as a referral), and would like to obtain your review on it.
I greatly appreciate the time you will take to provide me with this.
Best regards,
Denise.

Hello Denise,
sorry for the bit of delay with my response – work has been a bit hectic this week and I certainly wish I was back at Villa Cafaggiolo drinking wine, eating fabulous cheese and listening to the church bells on the hill across the way!
I can’t say enough wonderful things about the Pucci family, their Villa, the Giotto apartment and the time we had there.
We were there last May-June for 3 weeks. We were 2 families and a total of 3 children and there was plenty of space for all. My friend and her family loved it so much, they rebooked for this year – just staying in one of the smaller apartments as there aren’t so many of them this time. Hopefully I’ll be able to return next year.
The apartment has a wonderful feel to it, and we felt right at home from the first day. Comfy beds, lovely sheets, and a great mix of old rustic farmhouse yet new bathrooms. The patio overlooks an incredible view, and is a great spot for an outdoor barbecue. It’s quiet, serene, in the middle of beautiful vineyards and olive groves – yet only 20 mins from Florence.
The town of Pontassieve at first glance is not as quaint and charming as the other surrounding Chianti road towns, but actually has a cute old city centre you just have to look a bit for it.
We found some wonderful restaurants right down the hill. Some of the most fun we had was just piling in the care and seeing what adorable town we’d end up in. It is so beautiful there – absolutely breathtaking. I’m getting so nostalgic just writing this email!!!
It was really one of the best vacations we’ve had, and we’ve gone to variety of places. I don’t know how you found Villa Cafaggiolo, but we found it online, and it was a bit nail-biting for us to book a place that we only saw website pictures of – but it’s a gem.
The Pucci’s are accommodating and helpful, yet are also very respectful of everyone’s privacy. We enjoyed meeting the other guests as well around the pool.
It was just a lovely trip, I know I’ll be back there someday.
Ciao!!!
Kendra

Hello Kendra,
Thank you so much for your comments. As you did, we found Villa Cafaggiolo on the internet and were a little concerned about depositing money without references and having to rely on pictures from the internet. But your comments totally reassured me and I am now exited about having the good luck of finding this villa on the internet. I can now plan other stuff and not worry about the Villa.
Thank you again for taking the time to get back to me and giving us tips on different things.
Ciao,
Denise

Rental prices

Prices for group size 7
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
apt. GIOTTO	19 Jan 12	8 Apr 12	750€ 750	150150	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	8 Apr 12	15 Apr 12	1250€ 1250	200200	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	15 Apr 12	29 Apr 12	950€ 950	160160	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	29 Apr 12	3 Jun 12	1250€ 1250	200200	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	3 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	1450€ 1450	0-	0-	1 Week
apt. GIOTTO	1 Jul 12	2 Sep 12	1700€ 1700	0-	0-	1 Week
apt. GIOTTO	2 Sep 12	30 Sep 12	1450€ 1450	0-	0-	1 Week
apt. GIOTTO	30 Sep 12	28 Oct 12	1250€ 1250	200200	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	28 Oct 12	2 Dec 12	950€ 950	160160	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	2 Dec 12	23 Dec 12	750€ 750	150150	0-	3 Nights
apt. GIOTTO	23 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	1450€ 1450	250250	0-	3 Nights

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

Weekly price range for apartment Giotto (up to 7 people), is from Euro 750 to Euro 1700.

Please, ask for further details.

Prices depends on: - season, - apartment (Michelangelo or Giotto or Brunelleschi), - number of people, - length of stay.

We consider reductions in price for long rental term.

Usually the rental is from Saturday to Saturday. Daily rental is possible in low season.

Please ask for more info.

A deposit is request to book an apartment.

Availability

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1 years listed You are contacting Niccolò Pucci Landline +39 055 8303065 Mobile +39 338 4689983 Payment accepted PayPal accepted Languages spoken The owner is based in Italy and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2011. This villa has received 1 review from previous guests.