VILLA AL MANDORLO a family Villa in the Chianti region

ABOUT FLORENCE

Florence, surrounded by the most beautiful countryside, the picturesque hills of Tuscany, where our villa is located, is the hub of the Renaissance, full of painting and sculpture masterpieces, of treasure-crammed churches, of elegant piazzas and beautiful skylines... Here the genius of Dante, da Vinci, Boccaccio, Michelangelo and others are very much alive.

When In Florence don't miss...

Piazza del Duomo
The remarkable Duomo, with its pink, white and green marble façade and characteristic dome, dominates the city's skyline. The building took almost two centuries to build (and even then the façade wasn't completed until the 19th century), and is the fourth-largest cathedral in the world. The enormous dome was designed by Brunelleschi, and its interior features frescoes and stained-glass windows by some of the Renaissance-era's best: Vasari, Zuccari, Donatello, Uccello and Ghiberti. 

Piazza San Lorenzo
This lovely area is redolent of Florence in its prime, when Cosimo was king and cultural creativity abounded. San Lorenzo Basilica was begun by Brunelleschi in 1425 and is regarded as one of the city's purest Renaissance churches. The eastern façade is especially interesting, as it is completely bare of decoration and reveals the antique brickwork. It was the Medici family's parish church, and many of the members of the family are buried here.

Almandorlo, our Tuscany villa is:
- 1 & 1/2 hour drive away from Florence (70kms)
- 1 & 1/2 hour drive away from Florence airport
- we recommend you rent a car from the aiport to reach the villa
- we can organise wine tastings, outings to the Parco delle Sculture nel Chianti, bicycle tours, horse-riding, painting classes, etc....
 

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