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Villa entrance
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Artist's view
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Casa Cares is an historical agricultural estate mansion house sitting at 500 meters over the Arno River Valley in the township of Reggello, and fronting the famous wine producing Chianti hills. This converted villa offers modest yet comfortable accommodations and catering for up to 55 persons in 18 bedrooms. The setting with gardens, play area, large meeting and dining rooms, log fires, 4 hectares of terraced olive groves, and 5 hectares of woods can prove ideal for single visitors for families or larger groups. Our sitting room with its fireplace provides warm refuge from the cold in winter and even stays cool during the midday summer heat
Breakfast is included in everyone's stay at Casa Cares. Upon reservation we also make traditional Tuscan lunches and dinners with the occasional hint of international influence. We invite our guests to relax and to make Casa Cares their home - feeling free to explore all corners of the villa.
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Dining room detail
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View on arrival
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Rental periods |
Per person per night |
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from 25 Euros |
Notes on prices
Given the variety of the offer it is preferable to contact Casa Cares staff for pricing and availability.
Changeover day
Any day.
Casa Cares Villa Graffi
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The converted farm villa offers modest yet comfortable accommodations for up to 55 persons in 18 bedrooms.
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Outside
Vast and beautiful. Casa Cares produce a large part of the vegetables and fruit which is served. Besides it produces its own excellent extra virgin olive oil and honey. Both of these are for sale to guests.
Coast/Beach
Let's face it people coming here are most likely to be interested in nature and the historic and artistic wealth so abundant in Tuscany... even so the Florentines are keen on beach leisure time too, so Florence is well connected with the Tirrenean sea and Viareggio in particular is a much sought after beach for day trippers. Allow two hours each way by private transport and haòlf hour more if you have to rely on public transport.
Special interest holidays
Casa Cares staff with its international background is quite used to cater for special interest groups. At the moment there are Italian, English, German. French and Portuguese native speakers. They would be most happy to reply to any specific individual requirement.
Travel
Florence is the nearest airport (40 Kms) but Pisa is also close and convenient in particular for budget flights such as Ryanair. From here, if you don't intend to hire a car, you can reach Florence by coach or train. Casa Cares' nearest train station is Sant'Ellero. Please enquire about shuttle bus if this is required.
Distances
Florence with all its art treasures is only 35 kms away. Allow one hour to reach the centre whether by private or public transport.
Siena is less than two hours away by car, but must allow about three hours by public transport.
San Gimignano is about one hour and a half by bus or car.
Volterra two hours.
Lucca can be reached in two hours by car or slightly longer by public transport.
To get to Assisi, the birth place of Saint Francis and location of Giotto's fresco cycles, two hours or so.
Further details
Local points of interest:
Vallombrosa Benedictine monastery at 1000 m. altitude is 9 km up the hill. it is sorrounded by one of the most beautiful forests in the whole of Italy.
Along the 2000 year old road on which Casa cares is located there is a series of Romanesque churches (11th-13th centuries). the closest, Sant'agata, is only one km. away. The largest, the Pieve of San Pietro, is in Cascia/Reggello. It is well worth a visit as it is now the custodian of the earliet known Masaccio masterpieces. An adjoining museum dedicated to this work.
The Chianti hills, the most famous wine producing area the world over, is only a short ride away across the river Arno. Many towns and wine producing "poderi" are within easy reach and many such offer wine tasting.
Trekking is worth of special mention. Starting from Casa Cares you can set off for country walks of any length you choose. for more serious hikes you can aim uphill and reach 1000-1500 metres altitude.
Shopping opportunities also abound. The towns nearby have weekly open markets. Reggello is relatively small and opens of a Saturday. Nearby Figline and Pontassieve have much larger markets respectively on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Booking notes
Email or phone Italian, English, German, French and Portuguese are fluently spoken. This should facilitate special enquiries also.
A deposit is normally required the details will be given on booking.
For booking and further information
Paul Krieg
Tel: (Italy) + 39 (0)558 652001
Fax: (Italy) + 39 (0)558 652900
Email: Click here
Owners Website: Click here
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