Villa Alessandra

Qualité de vie exceptionnelle dans cette villa très confortable avec des propriétaires adorables.

Villa située dans un rayon de 40 km de superbes villes comme AREZZO, SIENNE, FLORENCE, RADA etc .... Entourée d'une multitude de restaurants d'un rapport qualité-prix un comparable

Private villa in an elevated position with huge grounds, a great pool and stunning views. Met on arrival by a very friendly Italian man with very little english but he gave us a tour whilst we waited for another family member for check-in.

Villa is far more impressive than the website pictures and is well kitted out with the advantage it has a pizza oven and a vegetable garden where you can pick salad for lunch! Smooth check-in & out process. Cavriglia itself is smaller than we expected and whilst there are shops there we drove to montevachi to coop fi for food and drinks.

Take insect spray the bugs love bare flesh covered in sun cream!

Overall a fabulous place which is everythign you would expect in Tuscany.

San Gimignano is well worth a visit, a picturesque down with shops and restaurants and a market. Parking was a nightmare so go early or abandon on the side roads near car park 1

Zeer ruim en zeer goede ligging. Met name de buitenruimte is fantastisch met jonge kinderen. Het huis heeft ook een geweldige moestuin, waar we de hele week met heel veel plezier en smaak uit gegeten hebben. De eigenaren waren ontzettend vriendelijk en behulpzaam.
De inrichting is wat ouderwets, maar daarom misschien ook wel kidsproof.

Location was central to many of the cities we went to. We loved the pool. The pool and land were kept up nicely and our hosts were pleasant. Dick recommended Lorenzo Migliorini from Gastronomia Biagioni (https://www.facebook.com/GastronomiaBiagioni) for a cooking class. All of us (4 adults, 3 children) LOVED him. He is not only a great teacher, but also a great person. He was very resourceful when it came to places to visit (high quality leather and clothing), food to eat (the biscottis rocked), and alcohol to try (we are big into organic wines). He was key in making our stay awesome. The owners invited us to take from their garden. It was very nice of them!
What I would improve is having the keyholder/check in person walk you through the house. We weren't aware that the screens were retractable, and spent most of the days with our windows closed because we didn't want the mosquitos coming in...and it was VERY hot when we stayed. We only discovered the screens halfway through our stay. It wasn't until a week later did our hostess tell us about the fans, too. They were kept in a locked downstairs room. As for being isolated, it was not the case. The house is actually two dwellings, and we stayed on one side, and the owner stayed with his family on the other side. We could hear them clearly. However, the hedge blocked most of our views. Oh, and, the washing machine was leaking and walked when used.

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We enjoyed the large pool, playing tennis, the spaciousness, the views, the easy access to Florence by rail from Montevarchi.
The owners were very pleasant, helpful and contrary to warnings Federicca speaks good English
Cavriglia and Montevarchi lack Tuscan character

Favourite restaurant was PAPASOLINO in Cavriglia. Great food generous portions and wine. Rada in Chianti and Valpaia worth a visit, try UCCI for food in the latter.

Die Villa ist sehr schön mit einem tollen Garten, liegt aber leider etwas abseits.

Florenz ist sehr schön, aber Siena hat uns noch besser gefallen! Restaurants sind in der näheren Umgebung leider nicht vorhanden.

The villa was very well equipped. The outdoor areas were excellent and lovely. The linens were fresh and plentiful. We were greeted by the key holder, who, although he did not speak English, had arranged to have someone (his son?) who did arrive very shortly after our arrival, which made the check-in and check-out process much easier. All the facilities (keys. locks, heat, etc.) were well-explained. It was very nice of them to leave us a bottle of their wine and their olive oil.
One of the showers did not have any shower curtains, which made a wet mess every time it was used..

Our first evening, we went into Cavriglia and ate at Papposileno, which was excellent. We did not really explore the town of Cavriglia until near the end of our stay, but we would recommend walking around Cavriglia on the first week-day of your rental to learn the available facilities. There is a Coop, a gourmet deli, a very good pizza place (carry-out), a gelato shop, in addition to Pappoliseno, which is right in town.