The Owners offer a FREE COOKING LESSON for a minimum stay of a week.
This lesson is based on Traditional Tuscan Food with seasonal products. Dinner with the Gren's family is included.
The cooking lesson date is organized when you arrive.
This Farmhouse on a very private property (10 hectares) takes name from the pretty stream aside, Il Doccio. It is located in the centre of Tuscany surrounded by the countryside characterized by the famous fir-tree arrows, vineyards and olive groves.
The access to the property it’s by a countryside dirt road that after 1 km leads to the little old bridge over Il Doccio stream. Its neighbourhood it’s just another house far at the end of this road (that turns right after the small bridge) and multicolour nature.
The house was restored 20 years ago, and kept welcoming since than. The renovations were made according to the original rural style: the floors are in the traditional “cotto toscano” (Tuscan original tiles), and the sinks in the kitchens are in stone or white marble (about a century-old). Also the antiques furniture are in harmony with the style of the house and belongs to the family since a long time.
The house stand at the bottom of a hill dominated by a cute small grove of trees.
All around the house there’s green. In front of the house there’s a big garden where our guests can find chairs, deckchairs and hammock to relax in the hot summer afternoon.
Walking down from the house, in front of the bridge that takes to the property you can find a big and green lawn that hold a swimming pool (size 12 x 5 mt- depth 1,4 - 1,6 mt) with several deckchairs, sunshades and some chairs disposed under the trees. The space around the pool is big enough to lay on the grass, play football (or any other kind of sport) or just to sit under some of the tree’s shadow. There’s a small piece of terrace over the pool where there is a shingle roof structure for an outside hot-tub.
All this can be the perfect spot to enjoy a quiet a Tuscan quiet and isolated countryside, and relax with your partner, family and children.
The house of the owner is close enough in case of need. For any doubt or suggestion we are 24h available for our guest. We most believe in offering a familiar and authentic journey through the Tuscan life and countryside, and to make people feel welcome and find "home" far from their home.
If you like animal than with us you wont miss them. We have tree dogs, which after meeting you we’ll be really friendly with you; and two female cats, which are really cute and lovely.
The house can accommodate until a total of 16 people. It’s divided into 4 units on two levels, two big units on the upper level, and two smaller ones on the ground level. One of the apartment have a terrace, big enough to allow 16 people to get together, and there’s also the big garden on the front of the house that can also be used for this purpose.
The units have a total of 5 double room and 2 twin bedroom (with the possibility of a comfortable sofa bed in one of the smaller ones). All the units have a private entrance, but the fact of being all part of the same structure give the house the chance of being use either as private apartments, or as a whole villa.
Grounds and exteriors
Garden: the estate (10 hectares) has also a big garden, ideal for children.
Swimming pool: In the garden just a few steps outside the farmhouse, along the romantic stream 'Il Doccio', there is the beautiful swimming pool (size 12 x 5 mt - depth 1,4 - 1,6 mt) equipped with sunbeds and beach-umbrellas, and a Jacuzzi set in a wooden gazebo.
Parking: private parking in front of the house for 4-5 cars. Other places are a few meters away (about 30 mt) in the property.
Access: The access is in good conditions, only 500 mt of dirt-track road.
Assistance: you will be welcomed by the owners (who speak also English) who are very helpful and live approx. 100 mt far from the property.
At guests' disposal
A barbecue in the garden is available for cooking fantastic meals to enjoy with friends.
On the right bottom side of the house there’s a separate room used as the common laundry. There are washbasin, washing machine, iron and iron-board, and several drying rack, cleaning tools and products, baby cot, roller bed for children.
All the property has internet wi-fi coverage. Hair-dryer available in each apartment.
Distances
nearest village: Terranuova Bracciolini 6 km
nearest food shop: Cicogna 1,5 km
Public transport: train 7 km
Motorway: 6 km
Tennis: 5 km and 10 km (Montevarchi)
Golf: Poppi (25 km), near Florence "Ugolino" (39 km), near the A1 exit Val di Chiana (" Golf Esse", 45 km)
Horse-riding: approx. 2 km
Montevarchi: 10 km
Arezzo: 25 km
Florence: 35 km
Siena: 39 km
Terranuova Bracciolini, the closest town just 6 km away, it’s in the middle of Tuscany and in the Arno valley (Valdarno). It was built by the Florentines in 1347 and maintains its original walls and towers.
It is a small town (10 thousand inhabitants divided between the village and all the small hamlets around it) dominated by the Pratomagno mountain. It’s a modern town where you can find all kind of small shops, for everyday life needs, restaurants, bar and more.
We are in the centre of the region: half way between Florence (30 min by motorway) and Arezzo (30 min by the Setteponti provincial road, with a really nice view on the valley and through the Tuscan countryside) and also really close to Siena (about 40 min) and the whole Chianti area.
Don't forget to dedicate also part of your time to explore the beautiful Valdarno valley: although it's very famous in Tuscany for the industrial development, however it conserve untouched landscapes and artistic heritage that deserve your visit. There are some old villages that conserve the old Etruscan time names, such as Loro Ciuffenna, Gropina or Cennina, with castles and romanic churches, surely deserve your visit and can really make your holiday unforgettable.
We offer our guests a FREE Guide book, that can give some information about the Valdarno area, such as train timetable to Florence and Rome; list of shops, restaurants and shopping malls in the area; and some maps to help people to move around. We think it can be a useful help for our guests to feel welcome and 'at home'.
We inform our guest of the need to rent a car because it's the only way to travel around. The house has plenty space for parking.