Casa Genziana E

Description from the manager

Casa Genziana E is an elegant and welcoming two-story cottage that is part of an ancient Tuscan farm property, dating back to the seventeenth century. It sleeps three people. From Casa Genziana E you will enjoy a view of the Tuscan countryside and of the greenery. Casa Genziana E is 65 square meters (700 square feet). It features a shared swimming pool and a shared jacuzzi pool, a shared garden, a reserved outdoor area, winter heating and WI-FI Internet access.

You will be roughly 5 km (3.1 miles) from the medieval hamlet of Rigomagno .

To stay at Casa Genziana E you will need a car. You will be able to park it on the premises, in... a reserved parking space.

The apartments Casa Genziana A, B, C, D ed E are part of an ancient Tuscan farmhouse, built in the seventeenth century with thick stone walls. The farmhouse has been tastefully restored with love, keeping the original architecture intact.

You will reach the villa along a driveway that unwinds in the vegetation of the hillside. You will be welcomed by a large wrought iron gate, and you will be able to park your car inside. The first thing you will notice, at a level above the parking area, is the large stone building, framed by the green of the trees. Climbing a stone stairway of approximately ten steps you will find yourself in a large flat area, in the middle of which there is the villa, surrounded by a large lawn. Among the grass, here and there, you will see large terracotta jars filled with flowers.

Everything is beautiful, well-kept and well ordered: you will fall in love with this place at first glance and will be happy you chose it for your vacation.

Beyond the lawn there is the side of the hill, along which you will find marked trails that invite you to stroll in the woods.

The air is clear and bright, perfumed by the smell of the wood. Your eyes will rest on an uninterrupted horizon of the Tuscan countryside.

From every point of the premises you will only see the blue of the sky and the green of the surrounding hills, and no other building.

For each guest a swimming pool towel is provided, along with bed linens and towels. Every day a gardener is on the premises to look after the garden, and it is possible to request maid services. Breakfast in the garden is available upon request.

Small-sized pets are welcome.

Mountain bikes are available at the villa for you to rent, and a horse center is nearby.

The swimming pool is 8 meters (26 feet) large by 15 meters (50 feet) long, from 1.50 meter (5 feet) to 2.50 meters (8 feet) deep. The swimming pool area is equipped with a sun umbrella and sun loungers. From the swimming pool you will enjoy a pleasant view of the garden and of the surrounding countryside. You will share the pool with the other guests staying at the complex.

The garden features an above-ground Jacuzzi pool with six seats. The garden is partly shaded by a large gazebo. The garden is equipped with benches, as well as with tables and chairs. Here you will also find a brickwork barbecue and a wood-fired pizza oven. From the garden you will enjoy a broad view of the 7 hectares (17 acres) of protected natural park in which the villa resides. You will share the garden with the other guests staying at the complex, and there will be an area reserved for your exclusive use.

In the laundry room you will find a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an iron and an ironing board at your disposal (please note that use of the laundry facilities is not included in the rental fee and must be paid locally). You will share the laundry room with the other guests staying at the complex.

The patio is partly shaded by a gazebo. It is equipped with tables and chairs. From the patio you will enjoy a nice view of the swimming pool and of the garden.

The living room is paved with terracotta tiles. The ceiling has characteristic exposed wood beams. The furnishings are made of natural wood and wrought iron, according to the typical style of the Tuscan countryside. The furnishings include a divan that unfolds into a double bed. There is a nice fireplace made of bricks. In the living room you will also find a cooking area. The kitchenette is equipped with a four-burner gas cooker, an electric oven, a small refrigerator with freezer, a microwave oven, an Italian-style coffee-maker, an American-style coffee-maker (bring your filters!), a toaster and a kettle. The dining table can accommodate four guests. In this room you will find a satellite television. From the living room you will be able to enter a patio with a view of the garden and of surrounding countryside through a French door. The room also has two windows with a view of the greenery.

You will be able to enter the bedroom from the living room going down 15 steps. The bedroom has a wrought iron matrimonial bed (160 cm/62 inches, wider than a queen-size bed). The room has a window with a view of the hill.

The bathroom is spacious, well decorated and equipped with a washbasin, a toilet and a large shower. You will be able to enter the bathroom from the living room going down 15 steps.

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Other holiday homes nearby: Casa Genziana A , Casa Genziana B , Casa Genziana C , Casa Genziana D .

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• SoloKL
  Washington DC, District of Columbia

  Great Small County Villa

  Left on 02/03/2013 for a stay in October 2012
  
  

  I loved it. The photos are great but they don't do it justice. The farmhouse consists of a villa divided into 4 apartments and a separate guest or caretakers' house where I stayed for about 10 days in Oct 2012. The owner, Ms Michela, is very accommodating and speaks good English, having lived in Rochester, NY for 3-4 years as a child. My apartment was beautiful. The kitchen-living room window opens onto a spacious grassy yard with large pool and forested view. With the windows open, the mid-day sun and outside temp warms the living areas and, when closed, retain the warmth over night; with the windows closed, the entire apartment maintains a fairly even, comfortable temp, even when much cooler outside; doors in the house are solid oak with brass hardware; the yard is beautifully maintained; facilities include a shared hot tub, barbeque grill, kids play area, covered lounge area with cushioned furniture, washer/dryer; as is typical in Italy, trash must be carried out to communal dumpster, which is about 1 km. This place is far from any town (5 km to Lucignano). You must travel a gravel road about 1 km to the house but this remoteness adds to its charm. You are really in the country. For me, the best part was being close to a major super highway (8 km to a-1). From there, I could get to many very interesting places in central Italy in less than 1 hour. In fact, my main reason for selecting this villa was its proximity to winding roads of which there are many once you leave the autostrada.

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• Anniversary romance-seekers
  Boston, MA

  We thoroughly enjoyed our time here.

  Left on 12/03/2009 for a stay in May 2009
  
  

  The photos do a good job of showing off the beauty of this property. The landscaping is impeccable and yet not stiff. Flowers and grass frame the pool and patio area. It was quiet in the week we visited so we had our own private estate it seemed, moving seamlessly between our kitchen and the outdoor seating where we lit a candle and sat until dark.
  
  The inside was clean, neat, and well kept up with a modern bathroom - not fancy but very comfortable. The lower level bedroom in Casa Azalea was less ideal but in the grand scheme mattered little.
  
  The wonderful hospitality included phone help, warm greetings and orientation, help with bikes (free to borrow), and general availability as needed during our week.
  
  We enjoyed being away from big cities and found our drives to Siena and Chianti towns part of the charm of staying "in the middle of nowhere." The Lucignano festival and spontaneous dinner atop San Gusme were highlights.
  
  The best parts of our stay were peculiar to us - but all made great by our return to the Casa at the end of each day. The property is truly a restful and beauty-filled spot, more lush than many agriturismo's we drove past that were more in the valley.
  
  If you want a sweeping vista view, this isn't the place for you, the view is more upward than downward. But then again, you might trade view for actual property beauty - and in the end, we were totally satisfied having the view immediately accessible through drives and bike rides.

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  Recommended for: Friends, Tourists, Families w teenagers, Romantic, Rugged

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• Lorna'n john
  Sherman, Connecticut

  A lovely week in a beautiful place

  Left on 06/26/2009 for a stay in October 2006
  
  

  The best thing about our experience was that Casa Azalea was exactly as promised in the promotional material. The grounds, the buildings, the amenities, the location were ideal for us. The place was very attractive and clean. We loved everything about it and hope to return. The proprietors went out of their way to make our stay pleasant and convenient.
  
  The location was, for our needs, perfect; A peaceful, rural setting, yet convenient to the central superhighway for our trips to Florence, Assisi and other Tuscan cities. We loved driving uphill the mile or so to explore the wonderful little hilltop town of Rigomagno. A somewhat larger market town was just a few miles down the country roads and ideal for all our shopping needs.
  
  We only wish that we had chosen to come a few weeks earlier in the season when the very inviting swimming pool would have still been open.
  
  The only quibble we have is that, while the accommodations were perfect for the two of us, the house could have been uncomfortably tight if four people had tried to share it, as the advertisement promised they could.
  
  What we liked least was having to leave to return home at trips end.

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• cberman
  Oak Park, Ill USA

  Casa Azalea

  Left on 06/25/2009 for a stay in August 2008
  
  

  We were delighted that our small cottage next to the larger farmhouse
  apartments was better than we hoped. It was in a wonderful location and the
  grounds were lovely with an inviting pool. Several days we just stayed at
  "home" and basked by the pool in the garden, read and just relaxed. We
  discovered that we liked best to explore the smaller towns in the area and that
  Lucignano, town next door, had a pair of excellent restaurants. It's a great
  location for venturing out into the rest of Tuscany.

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