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Da Giovanni

A typical living-cum-dining room

A typical bedroom

A typical dining-kitchen

The outdoor pool

Excellent cycling country

Da Giovanni, near Bucine

• walking routes supplied • idyllic wine villages, rolling vineyards

All apartments:

• 1-4 bedrooms (sleep up to 8) • 1 or more bathroom(s) • living-cum-dining room • well-equipped kitchen with 4-ring hob, oven & fridge-freezer • communal laundry & washing machine • access to terrace or portico • panoramic shared swimming pool (usually open from May to late September)

Activities/facilities available:

• walking (routes supplied) • bike hire on site • fishing on site • horse riding 12km • nearest bar on site • nearest restaurants & shops 3km

> Prices & travel

Cloaked by immaculate vineyards and crowned by idyllic hill-top villages, the rolling Chianti Hills lie between the great Renaissance cities of Florence and Siena to the north and south, with their respective architectural gems, and the historic hill-top towns of San Gimignano and Arezzo to the west and east.

Take a leisurely drive or cycle ride along the designated wine trails and you will discover medieval villages steeped in the traditions of wine-making where you can pause to sample their full-bodied reds. Don’t miss Greve-in-Chianti, home to one of the region’s biggest wine fairs every September; historic Radda-in-Chianti, centred on the shield-studded Palazzo Comunale; and Castellina-in-Chianti with its ancient fortress, walls and arcaded walkway.

We offer route notes for two easy and enjoyable walking circuits - both a short drive away - on good tracks and trails through typical Chianti scenery of undulating hills and cypress trees, one of which passes through the medieval village of Volpaia. Alternatively, you are certain to want to visit Arezzo, only 25 kilometres away, one of the wealthiest cities in Tuscany, and which has some wonderful Roman remains, including an amphitheatre, and a good archaeological museum. The 13th-century church of San Francesco contains masterpieces by 15th-century artist Piero della Francesca.

The archetypal Tuscan scenery is the setting for the genial Giovanni Toscano’s estate, ideally located between Siena and Arezzo and only 50 minutes’ drive from Florence. The main farmhouse building is in the classic Tuscan style, complete with terracotta tiles and a handsome arched portico on the first floor. There are eleven high-quality apartments, mostly in the main house and all carefully restored to retain original features.

Breakfasts and dinners of traditional Tuscan fare are available at the on-site wine bar, which also offers tastings of the estate’s wine (pay locally in all cases). A variety of different restaurants are available only 8 kilometres away. Other facilities include a fishing lake, plus mountain-bike hire if you wish to work up an appetite for dinner!

Generally speaking, the layouts of the apartments are as follows:
2-person apartments: living-cum-dining room, kitchen, double bedroom, shower room
4-person apartments: living-cum-dining room, kitchen, one double bedroom, one twin bedroom, two shower rooms
6-person apartments: living-cum-dining room, kitchen, two double bedrooms, one twin bedroom, two shower rooms
8-person apartments: living-cum-dining room, kitchen, two double bedrooms, two twin bedrooms, three shower rooms

Prices & travel 2008

Heating costs not included

Start: Saturday
Nights: 7
Self-drive includes: P&O Ferries Dover-Calais
Driving time from Calais: 13h30
Property & hire car includes: 7 days' category B car hire
Recommended airports: Pisa, Bologna & Forli
Driving time from airports: Pisa 1h40, Bologna 2h, Forli 2h40

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