Giardino del Belvedere: villa that sleeps 16 people in 7 bedrooms, located in Cavriglia, Tuscany, Italy.

Sleeps	16
Bedrooms	7
Bathrooms	5

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Property Description

Private Villa with Pool in a Botanic Garden.
Surrounded by centuries-old oaks, olive groves and meadows, the ancient stone farmhouse lies nestled in the Chianti hills within a 30-kms radius of Florence, Siena and Arezzo in a vast natural garden.
The villa was built more than 300 years ago; the restoration has kept the spirit of the house, respecting the original architecture with use of hand-made special materials following bio-architecture parameters.
The villa is in the middle of a 13-hectare (32 acres) private botanical garden (Giardino del Belvedere) with olive trees, meadows, forest of ancient oaks trees, an amphitheatre and a private salt water swimming pool ( 19x35 feet open from 04 May to 02 November).
Our private villa hosts a single group of guests at a time. Being the only residents, the quality and privacy of their stay is guaranteed.
The villa, the swimming pool and the garden is always completely private and can host from 4 to 16 persons in rooms with en-suite bathroom.
La Selva Giardino del Belvedere is the perfect place to discover Tuscany for a family reunion, a gathering of friend, a wedding, a meeting.
The rooms are spacious, furnished with antiques, yet offering every modern convenience.
Giardino del Belvedere is a house for all seasons. The old stone walls keep it cool in the summer sun, while great open fireplaces offer warmth and comfort during cooler months.

Location:
The nearest village, Montegonzi is 40 min. away by walk and 5 min. by car.
In Montegonzi is a good restaurant, a food shop, a post office and the church

La Selva Giardino del Belvedere is located in Tuscany on the Chianti Hills within a 30 kms radius of Arezzo, Siena and Firenze.
0.6 km to main road
1 Km (walking distances) or 5 min. by car there is :
Montegonzi, a nice small village wiht a food shop a good restaurant (Osteria di Montegonzi), the church and a post office and Borgo di Fontebussi, an historic Tuscan village turned resort with a top chef restaurant.
3 km from Rendola a small village with an English owned riding stables
6 km to Montevarchi.
the main town of the Arno Valley, Montevarchi have a large shopping area, excellent shooping Prada, Gucci, Armani, Dolce e Gabbana factory shop, restaurants, tennis courts a regular train service to Florence, Arezzo (and every main italy city), taxi , car rental, chemist's, hospital, indoor-outdoor swimming pool
10 km to major highway of Italy A1

Included Services:
On Saturday welcome Tuscan dinner prepared by our chef Maria
Wireless High speed Internet (free)
Cleaning 3 day a week
Final Cleaning
Linens for bed, bath and table
Pool towels
Weekly change of linens
2 Washing machine
2 Dishwasher machine
Phone line
Electricity
Water (excellent from our well)
TV with VCR (pal / ntsc)
DVD/DIVX player
Full stereo, tape, CD player, speakers for iPod
Satellite television in multiple languages
Piano
2 wood pizza oven (1 in the villa, 1 in the garden)
Barbecue
Wood for fireplace and pizza oven
Gas for kitchen use
American Coffee Machine, Toaster, 2 large Oven, Iron, Ironing board,
3 Hair dryer, Baby bed, 2 High Chair
Screen on windows
Extra services available on requests:
First grocery shopping (shops are closed on Sunday)
Tuscany dinner prepared by our cook Maria
Daily full American breakfast prepared by our cook
Tuscany cooking class with our cook Maria
Wine dinner with sommelier
Daily Cleaning
Baby sitter
Order Wine & champagne delivered at LA SELVA
Airport/train station transfer / Taxi
Personal guide for Florence, Chianti, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, etc.
Wine cellar visit with wine tasting
Fashion outlets excursions
Cell phone rental
PA system with mixer and microphone
More extra services available on request

Amphitheatre
The open-air private stone theatre was designed and built in 2002 by the owner Paolo Cioncolini.
Nestled in the heart of the woods and set against the natural backdrop of spectacular oaks and junipers, our theatre is the perfect place to host your private event.

Interior Description

450 sq meters
The entire villa can accommodate16 people.

Ground floor:
Spacious living/dining room with tv, vcr, satellite, piano, telephone line and large open fireplace.
2nd living area with tv and fireplace.
2 kitchens both fully equipped with fridge-freezer, large stoveoven and dishwasher (1 kitchen has a wood fired-pizza oven).
1 bedroom with queen bed
1 bedroom with queen bed and 1 single bed
1 bathroom with tub
1 toilet

Separate laundry room with washing machine.

First floor:
Large living room with 3 arched windows over looking the grounds.
1 bedroom with queen bed and en-suite bathroom with tub
1 bedroom with queen bed and en-suite bathroom with tub
1 twin bedded room ( the beds can be joined upon request) and en-suite bathroom with shower
1 bedroom with queen bed and 1 single bed
1 twin bedded room
1 bathroom with shower.

Location Cavriglia, Tuscany, Italy

Points of Interest

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Places near the property(Distances as the crow flies)

Airports: Firenze Peretola (Flr), 73.8 Km

Attractions

The open-air private amphitheatre was designed and built in 2002 by the owner Paolo Cioncolini.
Nestled in the heart of the woods and set against the natural backdrop of spectacular oaks and junipers, the amphitheatre hosts professional performances that take place during the warmer months of the year.
These rare private events, presented for a small audience by invitation only, are usually held on weekends and do not interfere with the privacy of the house.
Our guests are invited to attend the performances and will be notified of any events that may take place during their stay.

Arezzo, Florence and Siena are equidistant, about 40 minutes by car or train .

Despite it's total privacy and seclusion, Giardino del Belvedere is only 10 km from the main highway of Italy (A1) and 5 km from Montevarchi, the main town of the Arno Valley,

Montevarchi have a large shopping area, excellent shopping Prada, Gucci, Armani, Dolce e Gabbana factory shop, restaurants, tennis courts and a regular train service to Florence, Arezzo (and every main italy city), taxi , car rental, chemist's, indoor-outdoor swimming pool.

Local Transport

n the middle of the Chianti Hills, tucked away amongst ancient oak trees and olive groves, stands an old stone farmhouse
Giardino del Belvedere
Extensive natural garden stretch out towards the mountains on the horizon,
with inviting pathways wich meander through meadows of wild flowers.
The house itself reflects the total peace and tranquility of its surroundings.

the property is :

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0.6 km to main road,
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At walking distances (30 minutes) there is Montegonzi, a nice small village wiht a food shop a good restaurant ( Osteria di Montegonzi) a churc and a post office
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3 km from Rendola a small village wiht one of the best Restaurant of Tuscany (Osteria di Rendola) and a English owned riding stables
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6 km to Montevarchi.
the main town of the Arno Valley, Montevarchi have a large shopping area, excellent shooping Prada, Gucci, Armani, Dolce e Gabbana factory shop, restaurants, tennis courts
a regular train service to Florence, Arezzo (and every main italy city), taxy , car rental, chemist's, indoor-outdoor swimming pool
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10 km to major highway of Italy A1
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Arezzo,Florence and Siena are 40 minutes by car. (40-60 kms by car)

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Sugo Di Carne

Marina's own recipe for meat sauce. This will make enough sauce for roughly four people.

Ingredients:

Beef cutlets 200 gr

Ripe (canned) plum tomatoes 500 gr

1 onion

1 carrot

1 stalk celery

1 glass of red wine

parsley

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

Guest Reviews for Giardino del Belvedere

Martin D.
(United Kingdom)

Excellent 5^/5 Villa Review Rating Details

I just wanted to let you know that we had the most fantastic time at La Selva. The villa itself was beautiful, as was the surrounding countryside. The weather couldn't have been better, I could go on.

Paulo & Francesca couldn't have been more welcoming, even baking us some traditional tuscan bread in their newly built, wood fired oven on our arrival.

I'm not sure if you knew, but we actually came to Tuscany to get married (we actually wed in Siena), and I have to say that the whole experience was one of the most amazing I have ever had, and I know everyone who came along with us feels the same - the villa played no small part in that, so I don't think La Selva or Tuscany could be improved upon!!

The only thing I could otherwise say, & this may have been me misreading e-mails, is that I was slightly unsure of how the final instalment was to be paid, and to whom. But this is such a minor thing in what otherwise couldn't have been more perfect, I'm almost embarrassed to mention it.

It just remains for me to say thank you for introducing us to La Selva, and providing such a comprehensive website.

All the best,

Would you recommend this property to a friend? Yes

Submitted: 03 Jun 2005

Rental Week: 04 Jun 2005

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