Villa Antiche Mura – Val D’Elsa – Tuscany

5+2 Bedrooms - Pool

In the area of Barberino Val d’Elsa, on the summit of a hill, 310 metres above sea level lie a group of houses and a villa which stand among vineyards, olive groves and woods on the watershed of the Elsa and Pesa valleys. Here the silent magic treasure of a thousand years of collaboration between a generous soil and an extraordinary line of descendants is preserved.  

Oh Guests of this ancient abode, now is the time to lose yourselves in these surrounding lands which are rich in traces of Etruscan roads and memories of Roman conquerers. In Middel Age this part of Tuscany was an important meeting point between Florence and the Via Francigena for Rome; it lies very near the scene of the deadly duel between the council powers of Florence and the aristocratic pride of Semifonte.

Villa Antiche Mura is an admirable example of architecture from the “Lorenese” period on a par with the most famous Medici Villas from the fifteen hundreds; this beautiful building still has an ancient oil mill within its walls thus showing itself to be intimately connected to agricultural demands.
Scholars have established that the present church was restored in the eighteen hundreds and completed in 1850. The bell tower was completed in 1880. What remains of the ancient castle It has been suggested that parts of its foundations make up the impressionable walls of the Villa’s underground passages: the fascination of the eternal youth of medieval Tuscany lies in thousands of secrets like these. 

Villa Antiche Mura (340 sq. metres) - 10 people
The villa has a large gate through which you will come to a private car park with its independent entrance in front of the first part of the garden. On the ground floor is a large salon, a spacious and functional kitchen, a dining room with fireplace, a TV room, a double bedroom and two bathrooms. A side entrance takes you directly to another large park with a swimming pool reserved exclusively for guests of the Villa.
Arriving at the first floor from the grand salon we find two double bedrooms each with bath, two single bedrooms each equipped with two single beds and another bathroom. There is also a narrow terrace with beautiful views of the Tuscan countryside which runs almost the entire length of the Villa and is accessible from two of the bedrooms. 

Facilities Outside the Property: Tennis Courts: 1 Km; Horse Back Riding: 1 Km; Restaurants: There are Excellent Tuscan Cooking Restaurants Near the Property; Train Station: In Poggibonsi: (8 Km); Bus Stop: In the Centre of S. Donato in Poggio.

The price includes: all taxes, electricity, gas (kitchen), water, weekly change of linen, final cleaning, 4 hours of cleaning per week, towels for pool, "welcome" basket, private use of the pool, towels for pool, private parking.

The price excludes: HEATING at consumption, daily cleaning, breakfast, lunch and dinner on request. 

The estate is made up of more other units available on request. One of this is Il Palazzetto. 

Palazzetto(75 sq. metres) - 4 people

This apartment was created out of the restoration of the old castle which dates back to the XI century.
A private gate allows entry to the garden which is directly off the splendid kitchen – cum - dining room/sitting room dominated by a big fireplace with the coat-of-arms of the family FALCIANI-FUSI. A double room with bathroom en suite is accessible from the sitting room. Another bedroom with two single beds and a small bathroom complete this apartment which is situated within the walls of Villa Antiche Mura with an independent entrance.  

Prices include: all taxes, electricity, gas (kitchen),water, weekly change of linen,final cleaning, air conditioning,use of the pool, parking.

Prices exclude: HEATING at consumption,daily cleaning, towels for pool, breakfast, lunch and dinner on request.