Villa Nel Borgo Da Francesca

Tuscan Luxury Holiday Villa for highest demands for up to 12 people. A fantastic atmosphere expects here the holiday guest for an unforgettable holiday. The heated swimming pool with jet stream, overflow and bubble jets system is the highlight of this holiday house, along with a large well-kept garden area with trees, beautiful panoramic views from the terraces, quiet location, with every conceivable comfort, satellite TV and Internet Wi-Fi.
It is really suitable for celebrations, family gatherings, weddings on a large scale, with a wonderful panoramic terrace for up to 60 people.
CIN: IT051010B4I5AC2VJR

On the ground floor, there is 1 double bedroom, suitable for people who prefer avoiding the stairs. This room has a very special atmosphere: floor and ceiling are the original ones with ancient tiles, red painted walls as it was usual in the ancient villas of Pompei. On the 1st floor, reachable up to the original, antique, indoor stone staircase, there are 2 twin single bedrooms, one with balcony overlooking the pool and the garden with 1 common bathroom and further 3 double bedrooms (each with ensuite bathroom). Each bedroom has its own color, which is then repeated in the corresponding bathroom: blue yellow, green, pink, and the vine room, decorated with vine leaves. The rooms are equipped with masterly restored antique furniture, precious curtains and bedspreads in matching colors, beautiful oil paintings, antique crystal chandeliers and parquet floors; marvelous furniture characterize this elegant ambience. One baby cot can be added, if required.

On the ground floor of the villa, just after the entrance hall, there is the living room equipped with comfortable sitting furniture with satellite TV and Wi-Fi Internet access. From here, you get to the fronting huge terrace, able to offer incomparable panoramic views of the estate and of the surrounding area. Next to the living room, there is the dining room with hand inlaid table in front of the stone fireplace. A glass door leads to a smaller side terrace, which is furnished with romantic garden furniture. It is covered by a copper roof with teardrop lovely little windows, where a different window lights up at every hour of the day, as on a sundial - this is a true artisan, worked by local blacksmiths. On the garden side, there is a large on three sides covered glazed veranda which offers the view of the breathtaking environment, with the manicured gardens, terraced and planted with fruit trees and meadows, of the swimming pool below and over the rolling green hills of the Casentino. The vista is really wonderful from the National Park of Casentinesi forests to the monastery of LA VERNA, where once lived the St. Francis of Assisi. The covered veranda of about 75 square meters can host big celebrations, christenings, weddings and first communions. The setting is fantastic and 60 people can comfortably sit at covered tables and this number can surely double if you add tables in the garden.

The dining room communicates with a fully equipped kitchen with an extra- large fridge freezer, 6-flame gas cooker, 90 cm electric oven, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, kettle, mixer, robot, German coffee maker, espresso machine and all the necessary kitchen utensils, crockery, pots and pans. A baby high chair is available on request. A further small kitchen with all the necessary kitchenware is located into the little wooden house right by the swimming pool. Here, you can prepare your meals, a snack or a coffee, if you want to spend all your lazing day by the swimming pool, without going into the holiday house for cooking.

There are 5 bathrooms: 1 with Jacuzzi whirlpool tub 4 with Jacuzzi shower cubicles; Besides, there is a guest WC and 1 bathroom with shower by the poolside. On the ground floor, in front of the bedroom, there is 1 bath with shower, washbasin, WC and bidet; On the ground floor, close to the covered veranda and near to the garden, there is a guest WC with sink, toilet and a washing machine; 1 bath with Jacuzzi tub and 4 bathrooms each with Jacuzzi shower cubicles, wash-hand basin, WC and bidet are located on the 1st floor. All the bathrooms are equipped with large mirrors, precious Tuscan ceramics and sanitary facilities. There is also 1 room with Jacuzzi shower, sink and WC in the wooden house by the pool.

Garden and Park are approximately 7,000 sqm, completely fenced (h 1, 80 m.), with automatic gate and remote control system, children and dogs safe. They offer total privacy and it is possible parking within the property. The garden consists of centuries-old shady trees. There is a romantic fountain with putti that capture the attention of the incoming guests. On the back of the Villa, where our guests will spend most of their time, there is a large on three sides covered veranda with airy glazed doors and, over it, a terrace with a stone banister, which gives a special atmosphere to the house.  Sit here in the morning with a cappuccino, enjoying the breakfast in the company of your loved ones and admire the sun that rises over the opposite hills, is really one of the most beautiful moments of the day. On the meadows between the veranda and the pool, there are dozens of fruit trees, plums, pears, apples, cherries, figs, hazelnuts, apricots, raspberry bushes, cultivated in bio organic way, to the delight of our holidaymakers who may harvest good and genuine fruits, depending on the season. There is a hammock for relaxing and a grill for your parties on the warm summer evenings.

The swimming pool with overflow has a Roman staircase and it is 6 x 12 m. large, with a depth of 1, 00 m to 1.40 m. There is a waterfall and with its counter-current, it is really a great highlight for swimmers that can be rarely found in rental holiday villas. The pool can be heated during the cooler days and so also in spring and autumn you can swim without problems (pool heating on request €200,00 per week). By the swimming pool, there is a 30-metre wooden house with the technical equipment for the pool but also a kitchen, a Jacuzzi shower cubicle, sink and toilet.

This luxury villa is a special tip for the most demanding guests. It was built in 1905 and it has been recently restored with great taste and care by the current owners, trying to preserve the original floors and ceilings and giving a prominent position to the old wall paintings and to the original pieces of furniture, when possible. Otherwise, furnishings were made in style by the best local craftsmen to create an elegant, harmonic ambience and, at the same time, a real feel-good atmosphere. No smoking house

Pets Allowed on request

The holiday villa is situated in Casentino, a wooded still untouched region in the heart of Tuscany. The Villa is on the edge of a tiny village; the asphalted road leads right up to the gate. The entire "life" of our holidaymakers takes place in the vast garden area on the back of the Villa and so the road is certainly not an annoying problem. There is little tourism and you live here among locals who generally are very open towards strangers. There are small, rustic trattorias and everywhere, you will find good local cuisine at reasonable prices. In the near vicinity, there is much to see and to admire, also for those who prefer to stay "at home" in Casentino. They will find in many small villages such as Rassina, Pratovecchio, STIA, Poppi, Bibbiena, reachable in a few minutes’ drive, old castles, beautiful churches and enchanting angles. Poppi was elected one of the most beautiful and characteristic small towns- borgo- in Italy and with its beautifully preserved "Castello" (Castle), it is really worth a visit.  All the Tuscan art and culture cities are reachable within an easy daily trip and Florence or Arezzo are only 1 hour drive distant. The bus stop for the bus to Florence is only few steps away from the holiday house and so you can have a stress-free day without the problem of finding a parking space for your car, once arrived in Florence. You can do the same thing to reach AREZZO, using the small train that will bring you directly to the City Centre of Arezzo – the station is only few kms away from the holiday House. For your shopping, you can go by foot to the small nearby village, where you can find bread and many food shops, or order the bread directly at the bakery early in the morning and he will bring it to you directly at home. A small café-bar for your cappuccino is also within walking distance. In Bibbiena, the biggest village of Casentino, there is a large modern shopping center with supermarket, where you will find really everything you need. Each village of Casentino has many small retail shops, little or big supermarkets and its own weekly market (il mercato). Sport facilities  In the nearby village of Poppi, only 6 km away, there is a golf course and tennis courts and, in the vicinity, also a public swimming pool and a fitness center. For mountain bikers, Casentino is the ideal place, from everywhere, even from the Villa start tracks and trails of every kind: hilly, mountainous, up and down, straight, steep or narrow, for the joy of every biker.