Vacation Rental Description

Il Lilla 129 m2 (4 +2 pax)
Ground floor apartment. Entrance, one matrimonial bedroom with ensuite bathroom w/shower, one twin bedroom ensuite bathroom with shower, living room w/ matrimonial sofa bed, armchairs. Extra bathroom with shower. Cosy kitchen with real working fireplace.
Equipment: refrigerator+freezer, 4 hobs, electric oven, dishwasher, kitchen mixer, percolator, kettle, tea pot, plenty of crockery, glasses, cutlery and all is needed to cook and eat at home.
This recently renewed country house is located inside the prestigious" Villa a Sesta -Polo Club". Set amidst the beautiful countryside in Chianti ,close to Florence, Siena, Caste di Broglio and Castel Nuovo Berardenga.,Gaiole in Chianti.
The house ,a typical XIX century farmhouse, has been divided into three beautiful apartments, all tastefully finished and furnished with real antique and modern furniture. TV Sat. Internet connection.
A large fenced garden( 1000 m2), shaded by old nuts trees, surround the property, there many relaxing areas with sun umbrellas a, tables and chairs. Every apartment has its own outside space.
On one side of the house facing the garden there is a rustic porch (128 m2) divided in two areas: one with an open air Gymï?ŒWall bars, bench, multifunction muscle building machine, stepper, boxing sac, punching ball. Tennis table, mechanical baby football-) the other with BBQ, tables and chairs. Shared Laundry room with ironing facility .

On the same compound there is a stable where it is possible to take riding lesson, Polo lessons, and make nice rides on the countryside..

Area Description

The quiet, hilly, panoramic area is only four kilometers from the nice hamlet of Ambra. The lodgings enjoy countryside privacy, close proximity to the attractions and amenities of Arezzo and Siena, they are also the ideal base for many excursions to all Central Italy. Firenze, Siena, Cortona, lake Trasimeno and Perugia are not so far away; since there are good motorways and rail links with the rest of Tuscany .The shopping lovers will find nearby many outlets of the most famous Italian fashion brand such Gucci, Prada,D&G and many others.
Valdambra valley, set in the large green hilly space where last Chianti Mountains lick the Upper Valley of Arno River, is crossed by Ambra River and takes its name from it.
Peter Leopold, Grand Duke of Tuscany, defined Valdambra valley as a " narrow valley but full of homes and very finely worked ". The rustic buildings, forever linked to the farmland so frequently cut out from the wood in the hills, have been and still are a precious part of Valdambra's landscape.
Agriculture and colonization of the land have developed since ancient times privileging the fertile plain near Ambra and Scerfio rivers, but also in the hills a few small lots of land have been tilled to be worked as vineyards and olive-groves.
Valdambra valley is placed on the natural confine with Southern Chianti Mountains, right in the centre of the triangle formed by the cities of Arezzo, Florence and Siena. It is a " micro-district" apart from the historical, geographic and cultural points of view.
Valdambra valley is rich in woods, forests of chestnut-trees, pastures and hills covered by vineyards and olive-groves: there You will discover little hamlets still presenting visible traces of ancient wall boundaries, forts, little castles placed as on a chess-board on picturesque hills, farmhouses and rustic holdings still keeping the country flavour of Tuscan countryside.
Main centres
The majority of Valdambra's territory is formed by the Municipality of Bucine Bucine and by its surrounding hamlets (Levane, Pogi, Capannole, Badia Agnano, San Pancrazio, Ambra, Pietraviva, Badia a Ruoti, Sogna, Rapale, Cennina, Montebenichi, Mercatale valdarno, Galatrona, San Leolino). The Municipality of Civitella in Val di Chiana, even though its chief town is placed on the hillside turning toward the Valdichiana valley, maintains a big part of its territory in Valdambra valley.
The Municipalities of Montevarchi with Levane hamlet and of Pergine Valdarno with Pieve a Presciano partly come forward on this valley too.
Connections - Roads
As already mentioned, Valdambra valley has been always an interesting and often contented territory for its connections with different valleys. It represents, still today, an area covered by a large number of easy roads.
Valdambra valley is wholly crossed by the easy road n.540, connecting it from one side with the road n. °69 of Upper Valdarno Valley (Florence Arezzo) and from the other one with the motorway Perugia-Siena
The road going up to Civitella in Val di Chiana starts from the road n°69, thus representing a direct connection to that valley.
The road going down to Valdichiana valley (Monte S.Savino), too, starts near Capannole and goes up to S.Pancrazio (Monte S. Savino).
A road connecting Valdambra valley to Palazzuolo, where it flows into the road Arezzo-Siena, starts from Ambra.
On the opposite side of the hill, toward Chianti Hills, there are the road going from Bucine up to Mercatale Valdarno and the road going from Ambra up to Cennina.
Short Tourist itineraries
In Valdambra valley there are many interesting tourist itineraries, easily practicable walking, cycle-riding or horse-riding tours. Here some examples:
1 - S. Pancrazio - La Villa - Badia Agnano - Capannole (Km.6,5 approx.)
2 - Cennina - Duddova - S.Martino d'Ambra - Podere Poggialto - Podere Monte di Rota - Cennina (Km.13 approx.): this tour being a circular one , it allows to reach Cennina by car and use it for going back home.
3 - Mercatale - Galatrona - S.Leolino - Cennina (Km.8,5 approx.)
4 - Cennina - Solata - Montebenichi (Km.10 approx.)
5 - Bucine - Pogi - Castiglione Alberta - Capannole (Km.8 approx.)
6 - Sogna - Badia a Ruoti - Podere Molino del Santo - Podere Calcinaia - Poggio all'Olmo - Podere Oppiarono - Sogna (Km.15 approx.): this too is a circular itinerary.
7 - Rapale - Sogna - Badia a Ruoti - Ambra (Km.9 approx.)
Historical Outlines
Relevant ancient populations, such as Etruscans and Romans, peopled this area: numerous remains of ancient roads, bridges, tools etc. are still here to prove it.
Valdambra valley was a busy transit way; in Roman age it was crossed by the Road Cassia Adrianea, an obliged transit road traced by the Romans during the Empire as an alternative to the older Cassia Vetus, running along what is now called the Setteponti Road. The Cassia Adrianea Road allowed the transit between Florence, Arezzo, Siena and Chiusi with Valdichiana valley. During the Middle Age Valdambra valley was theatre of important fights because of its position as a border territory between Florence, Arezzo and Siena. For this reason a great number of castles and forts was built in the valley: Bucine, Galatrona, Caposelvi, Torre S.Reparata, Pogi and Rendola, placed since XIIIth century under the rule of Counts Guidi of Modigliana, who in 1255, to face the administration of the territory, established Valdambra as a Viscounty with residence in Bucine or Pogi under the Vicar"podestà" Orlando of the Albergotti and under the protection of the Municipality of Arezzo.
The jurisdiction on the territory was carried out also by the abbeys (Abbey of St.Mary in Agnano and Abbey of St. Mary in Ruoti) and by other religious institutions such as the parish of S.Pietro in Petrolo, S.Quirico in Capannole and S.Maria in Montebenichi.
The family of the Ubertini of Chitignano possessed large estates in the high Valdambra valley (Ambra, Badia a Ruoti, Sogna and Pietraviva); afterwards, the family of the Tarlati with Pier Saccone of Pietramala in 1325 after a fight with the Guidi family took possession of the castle of Bucine.
Always during the Middle Age Valdambra valley was theatre of the fights between Guelphic and Ghibelline cities. The Guelphic city of Florence took advantage of that to start its expansion on the zone: in 1230 it conquered and destroyed the castle of Caposelvi. The Florentine Republic went on the following century conquering the territories of Bucine, Cennina, Galatrona, Torre S.Reparata and Rendola, established with the Treaty of Sarzana in 1353 as a Podesteria of Florentine Valdambra under the Vicariate of S.Giovanni Valdarno.
During the following centuries, after hard fights against Siena and Arezzo with raids and sacks, Florence gradually took possession of the High Valdambra valley too.
The entire valley suffered it and its castles were almost destroyed. Such an impoverishment of the territory remained long time after, also because of the lack of interest for Valdambra under the Medici family's government, who by that time had extended its dominion on the majority of Tuscany mostly to the damage of Siena. Valdambra was now safe from invasions and destructions but destitute of importance as a strategic and transit junction.
In 1646 Grand Duke Ferdinand established Valdambra as Marquisate of Bucine and handed it over to Giulio Vitelli.
In 1774 Grand Duke Peter Leopold joined it to the Municipality of Bucine and together they remained until the passage under the administration of the actual Municipality.

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Currencies Accepted

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Activities

Cinemas/Movies, Fishing, Golf, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Mountain Biking, Museums, OHV, Parks, Pet Friendly, Restaurants Close By, Road Biking, Shops Close By, Sightseeing, Tennis, Wine Tasting

Additional Rooms / Amenities / Activities

Additional Rooms: other addition room

Additional Amenities: Polo, cooking lessons,

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