Villa Collegalli:Gisella home. Montaione,Florence.

Description from the owner

Strozzi Villa on a hilltop near S.Miniato, Certaldo, S.Gimignano,Volterra. Midway from Florence, Lucca , Pisa and Siena.

Gisella Home: 2 bedroom apartments (sleeps 4 and 5) . Free wi-fi internet access. Beautiful garden and Pool next to the apartments with stunning and wild view on hills and woods. Located in a working farm with plenty trails for fantastic walks. At 3 km a tennis court. At 6km Corazzano is the nearest village with grocery, restaurant, post-office, bar, bank. Excellent place to relax coming back from visiting the nearby art cities and villages.

The Villa of Collegalli was built in the early Eighteen Hundreds by Du...ke Ferdinando Strozzi on the ruins of the ancient castle, as testified by a few buttresses that are still extant. To reach the Villa you will need to pass through a gate located on the municipal road coming from Corazzano, Casastrada. 3 charming and full of history apartments are available to our guests and the owner who lives nearby is willing to give any help they may need. The impotent Strozzi Villa rises stately as it was dominating, from the top of its hill, the extensive woodland enclosed by its fences and the little hamlet of Collegalli farm.

- Gisella Home: 2 bedrooms. It is located on the Villa’s ground floor and communicates with Casa Bice, on the first floor, and the two can combine in one single apartment. The entrance door leads into a cozy drawing-room, in countryside style, with an ancient terracotta floor and a wooden-beam ceiling. The dining-room is adjacent to the drawing-room, is equipped with a central table which can sit up to six people. The first bedroom can be accessed through a small corridor. It is furnished with a double bed, a large built-in wardrobe and it offers a breath-taking vista onto the woods behind the Villa. The second roomier bedroom is located on the first floor. It is furnished with two single beds, a large wardrobe and it enjoys a view onto the garden. The kitchen communicates with the exterior where you can eat and enjoy the view. It is equipped with a nice wood-burning stove made of brickwork and terracotta and a modern gas. There is 1 bathroom with tube and 1 wc.Read more

Additional Location Information

Climbing the staircase and the ramp leading up to the mansion, to the left, one notices a chapel that has always been dedicated to Saint Catherine.
The chapel already existed at the time when Collegalli was a fortified castle and was later restored by the Strozzi’s
Past the chapel, one reaches the garden-terrace where the landlords grow a large number of plants and flowers. From the terrace, one can enjoy magnificent views, contemplating the beauty of the surrounding nature and experiencing the harmony in which people have always inhabited these wondrous places. At the end of the garden-terrace a small and delightful shared swimming-pool (4x7m) overlooking the woods provides comfort during hot summer days. Each apartment has its own and private place , with table and chairs in the terrace garden where to live outside.
Some distances:
Airport Pisa 60km
Airport Florence 65Km
Railway Castel Fiorentino 15km
Corazzano (nearest village)6km;
65km from Florence.
60 km from Pisa.
60 km from Siena.
35 km from S. Gimignano.
40 km from Volterra.

Location Type Away from it all, Rural

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