This old tuscan farmhouse is located next the hilltop village of Cicogna, near Terranuova Bracciolini, in the heart of Valdarno (Arno Valley, between Firenze/Florence and Arezzo). This area offers visitors unique chances to dive into the local life and culture, and also various attractions that are off any tourist guide, so what you need to do is sit back and listen - we have the right directions for you!
We would like to welcome our guests into our tuscan homes, but yet this is only one part of the experience you can have here, thanks to the collaboration with our local partners, we can enrich your holidays with additional experiences:
★Join a home style cooking class, Dirty your hands preparing some real simple family recipe. We will enjoy the meal altogether on a special table set, tasting some good local wine
★Meet some of our local producers, We can visit their farm, see how and where they work and appreciate their produce in a perfect and eco-friendly environment
★Wine Tasting with food pairing, Visit the beautiful cellar and admire the views of vineyards, woods and nature sitting on the table with organic food made from scratch and amazing wine you will never find in any shop
★Local easy trekking or bike ride on the many hidden Valdarno tracks, you will be guided on a real "off the beaten path" journey into Tuscany landscape and when you will be hungry and tired there will be a meal waiting for you: rich of local products, organic made and well supporting small businesses
★Truffle Hunting, Grape Harvest day and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Experience (seasonal experiences), If you are interested in any of these seasonal experience of Tuscany Life, we would be glad to suggest you the best time fo the year to visit us and arrange everything for you
★Private Chef / Private Event / Small Weddings
With us you can experience the quintessence of Italian lifestyle thanks to our love and passion for hospitality, and our great affection for the place we call "home". We were born here, and after living abroad for some years, we now truly appreciate everything the local life has to offer and Italy is renowned for its simple and healthy living!
Fully immersed in nature and countryside, this is THE getaway to rejoice with nature, silence and breathe Tuscany in every way.
Remote but yet very close to nearby towns (about 6 km away from shops, supermarket, train station and highway). You will get to the property by a short private dirt road, driving through vineyards and beautiful mountain and hills views.
The villa is very big, with very spacious rooms and surrounded by greenery and birds singing.
The indoor is typical tuscan, with every comfort such as wifi, wood oven, television with streaming mode and a private Home Cinema!
Old furnitures from our family still sit in the beauty of this home, to really make you feel home.
Paintings, sculptures and pottery are everywhere. Wood, marble, bronze and porcelain are recurrent material. Each bedroom has a bathroom, every room has been carefully made up for your comfort and wellness.
Wide property with fields and woods for you to take lovely walks around the property, do your yoga sessions or to simply sit under the shade of the pergola. The villa is open also for private events, small weddings, ceremonies or any project we could help realize!
The private pool is 12*5 mt, open from May 1st until Sept 30, with decks, chairs and lots of reading corners!
PETS LIVE ON PROPERTY, owner lives nearby.
We inform our guest of the need to rent a car because it's the only way to travel around.
The house has plenty space for parking.
Transfers and car rental available, ask for more info upon your reservation!
Large outdoor space with beautiful private pool, outdoor living spaces, hammocks.
In the middle of Tuscany between Florence, Arezzo and Siena. There’s a FREE Guide book that can give our guests some information about the "what to do" in the area.
Big parking lot.
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Villa Marina used to be our family house until 2016 when we all set off and decided it was time to give it a new life!
Named after my mother, Marina, the villas stands on a big land of 8 hectares with fields, fruits and olive trees.
The place is secluded and very quiet but also not far from towns which are only 6-7 km away.
The villa stands on a small hilltop, with a large covered patio in front of the house for outdoor dining. On one side a veranda, on the other side, a small annex with bedroom, kitchen and a bathroom with shower.
From any of the two doors, you will be enchanted by the size and beauty of this house. The interiors are original with red bricks archways and tall ceilings. Right between the two entrances a large and bright "double" kitchen: the classic one with all the kitchen furniture, fridge and stoves/oven and the old one with a wood oven and a marble top table for your home cook preparations.
From the kitchen, walking anticlockwise direction, a beautiful wooden table dominates the dining room where we used to gather with our family. The living room has a large chimney and several sofas with colorful pillows and paintings to watch TV or to read a book. You can access the patio from here: the perfect room to read a book watching the vivid green nature outside the glass doors.
Behind the living room, a double bedroom with bathroom. This is the only bedroom on the ground floor, with a door to the back of the house. Next to the bedroom, going in circle, a laundry room and a staircase to take you to the first floor.
On the first floor you get to the corridor with a big desk if you have some emails to check. From the corridor you can get to the three bedrooms and bathrooms (two double, one twin beds). There is also a wooden staircase to the second floor where we have made a reading area with two twin sofas and an authentic home theater with 2 rows of REAL vintage red velvet seats: You can watch your favorite programs on a cinema screen!
Outside a vast area is entirely private for you. The pool area has a huge park for a large pool (12mt*5mt) with deckchairs and a shower. Two marquees and a wooden pagoda if you want to chill in the shade, eat a snack or drink some wine!
WiFi all over the property.
The following might be to be paid extra: Extra Bed, Extra Cleaning, Final Cleaning for pets, Heating, Pool towels, Refundable Security Deposit by credit card.
