Antica Posta at Casa dell'Ida, Castellina in Chianti - Siena and Chianti

Take a break with friends in the heart of Chianti at this superbly located villa. It’s just a few kilometres to Castellina in Chianti, one of the area's prime hilltop towns, with bars and restaurants and independent boutiques. You'll also be close to Radda in Chianti, another historic community with a vibrant atmosphere. In fact, from this spot, you can quickly access the main road running right through this famous wine region, and, if you fancy, follow it all the way to Florence in one direction or Siena in the other.

About the villa
This villa, sleeping four, is one of two created from a cluster of former stone farm buildings. It has been cleverly designed to offer the chance to holiday with friends yet enjoy a degree of privacy, divided in two to provide a studio and a one-bedroom apartment. Both have the convenience of an open-plan area for cooking, dining and relaxing, private sleeping quarters, and large shower rooms. Each even comes with its own private terrace.

We guess you’ll gravitate to the upper apartment, the larger of the two, when you want to spend time together. It has a large open-plan kitchen with a sitting area, off which a corridor leads to the bedroom and a large shower room. There’s a connecting door to the other apartment, so while both have private outside entrances, you can go between the two spaces internally.

Step through that door to emerge on the studio’s mezzanine, where there’s a small double bed, and take the stairs down to a lounge-diner, behind which you’ll find a small kitchen and shower room. Both apartments have a contemporary country cottage style, with splashes of bold pastels and eyecatching designs amid the mix of modern and traditional furnishings.

As well as your private terraces, there’s a garden to the rear of the main apartment, where a table beckons for lazy lunches and long dinners – perhaps rustled up on the big barbecue. Here, in the shade of the oak trees, you’ll enjoy views across open fields to the hills around Panzano. On the studio side of the property, you’ll discover a large pool, which you only share with the one other villa here. It’s a lovely place to take a dip before setting out to explore the many sights of Chianti and beyond.

Ground Floor

Lounge
TV with cabinet, sofa, wooden bench, side cupboard, table and four chairs, fireplace (decoration only), stairs to the mezzanine and first floor, air-conditioning, French doors to terrace, terrace with round table and four chairs.

Kitchenette
Fully equipped kitchen, fridge/freezer, gas hob with 4 rings, side table, air-conditioning.

Corridor
Large wardrobe.

Bathroom
Sink, shower, bidet, WC, chest of drawers.

Mezzanine Floor

Bedroom
French size double bed (cannot be converted into twin beds), chest of drawers, low railings (not suitable for children).

First Floor

Kitchen
Fully equipped kitchen, fridge/freezer, gas hob with 4 rings, round table with 4 chairs, sofa, side table, corner table, and corner wood burner (for decoration only), air-conditioning, door to terrace with table and chairs, French door to garden.

Bedroom
Double bed (cannot be converted into twin beds), bedside tables, chest of drawers, wardrobe, air-conditioning, French door to garden.

Bathroom
Sink, shower, bidet, WC.

Pool:
Length: 14 metres
Width: 6 metres
Depth: 1.2 - 2.3 metres
Entrance: Roman steps
Opening times: May to September
Fenced: Yes
Furnished: Sunloungers and parasols
Cleansed: Chlorine
Distance from villas: 10 metres