The terrace with a skyline view

Castellina in Chianti, Toscana, 53011

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Overview

Bright house free on three sides, a few minutes from the sweet hilltop village of Castellina in Chianti, with independent entrance from the terrace

The house is well structured and in good order throughout. It has an excellent exposure, south-west, with large windows so that the house is flooded with light.

Through the beautiful terrace, of about 24 sqm, you enter the airy entrance hall where, on one side, there is the kitchen and on the other side the living room and the bathroom. Going up a few steps, you reach a beautiful terrace of about 18 sqm, with endless views over the Tuscan countryside. The spacious marble staircase continues up to the first floor where there are two large double bedrooms with two bathrooms.

On the floor there is a storage room, and a 19 sqm garage.

Mains electricity, water and drainage, independent heating.

Lively town all year round, comes alive for a series of major events in the area of Chianti, including the Chianti Festival (June-July), theater and music festivals, and Goblets of Stars in San Lorenzo night (10 August). Other events are local and traditional character, as the feast of Pentecost in the spring and the Fiera del Watermelon August 24 with markets and shows. In autumn the event takes place Chianti in Autumn.

The town straddles the Val d’Elsa, Val di Pesa and the Arbi river valley, and its territory is all part of the Chianti Classico region. The road to Castellina is very impressive from the point of view and the country has a rich history dating back to the Bronze Age and the Etruscans. There are also many testimonies of medieval times.

The cuisine is sublime, in Chianti gastronomy means quality, identity with the territory, capable hands to work the fruits of the earth drawing unique flavors in the world.

Tuscan cuisine in general and that of Chianti in particular are based on simple and natural ingredients, simple dishes that were once prepared with the few resources available to feed the family.

You should know that Chianti is not only the land of wine but also crafts and shopping. By craftsmen centuries, artists and professionals of the ancient crafts they get from these lands the best of blown glass products, wood, travertine, clay, marble and wrought iron and there are many workshops in Tuscany and Chianti keep alive the tradition of arts and crafts.

Among the important activities include the production of terracotta with which formerly they produced the jars in which was stored the oil produced in Chianti. Also widespread processing of ceramics. with valuable experience of families of potters as the Della Robbia.

In Tuscany, the Chianti region is a corner of paradise.

DISTANCES: Castellina in Chianti 6 Km. – Radda in Chianti 17 Km. – Greve in Chianti 25 Km. – Siena 32 Km. – San Gimignano 25 Km. – Florence 55 Km. – Volterra 55 Km.

Florence airport 68 Km. – Pisa airport 95 Km.

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