FAB 5BD DESIGNER VILLA, PRIVATE HEATED POOL & AMAZING VIEWS, TOP SIENA CHIANTI

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CLOSE TO 6 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES - Siena, San Gimignano, Val d'Orcia &Pienza, Florence and Pisa, inside the first certified CO2 “zero emission” province in Europe! This fabulous home is nestled in the heart of the wonderful Chianti Classico wine hills, between Siena (20 minutes) and Florence (45 minutes). Set in a large private estate with its lawns, an olive grove and forest (******* square feet/almost 9 acres/3.5 hectares), villa I Quercioli is perched at 1800 feet/550 meters above sea level and enjoys a mountain top view of the horizon. The exceptionally beautiful ample valley below the villa extends from Siena to San Gimignano and its green hills stretch away as far as the eye can see, encompassing vineyards, cultivated fields, woods and hilltop medieval villages. The panoramic saline swimming pool - when compared to chlorine systems, water quality in a salt pool is superior in feel, smell and taste - dominates all such valley and is open from May to September, heated upon request at an extra cost, see house rules. The villa sports the outside appearance of a rural home, while its inside architecture is modern and elegant. I Quercioli has 3 double bedrooms, 1 twin bedroom and 1 single bedroom, and sleeps 9 adults comfortably, +2 toddlers. If you dream of spectacular sunsets while sipping a glass of wine near the pool after a day of sightseeing, this is your place. You are welcome to check my other home in Venice https://www.********/708997 - Live like a Venetian, and my daughter's - San Gimignano - https://www.********/814311 Fabulous 3br Designer Barn With All Comforts & Stunning Views. LOCATION DETAILS The best itineraries are provided to fully enjoy and appreciate the Province of Siena, the first administrative system in Europe to certify the total abatement of polluting gases gross emissions. Villa i Quercioli is located 6,2 mi. (10 km) from Castellina in Chianti and 12 mi. (20 km) from Siena. The nearest grocery is in Vagliagli (where there also is an excellent restaurant where “Letters to Juliet” was filmed), half a mile (1.7 km) away, while Castellina, 15 minutes/6 miles away, is well-provided with cafes, restaurants and excellent stores selling some of the best local products: great wine, fresh pasta and cheeses, a first-rate butcher, excellent ice cream and bakeries (though door-to door freshly baked bread delivery is available upon request) – plus a chemist’s, a petrol station, banks, a post office, and an assortment of small shops highlighting local artisans. Quercegrossa, 3.5 mi. (5.6 km) also has a small supermarket. Rural Tuscany’s best bits – scenic landscapes, farm-to-table products, renown wineries and picturesque hill towns – make this lovely home a perfect country retreat from which to explore many wonderful destinations: Castellina in Chianti 6, 2 mi. (10 km) Radda 7 mi. (11 km) Panzano 13 mi. (22 km), Monteriggioni 13 mi. (22 km), Badia a Passignano 17 mi. (28 km), Colle val d'Elsa 20 mi. ( 32 km), San Gimignano 28 mi. (45km), Florence 31 mi. (50 km), Volterra 36 mi. (58 km), Pisa 68 mi. ( 110 km), Lucca 75 mi. ( 120 km), the scenic Val d’Orcia : Montalcino 34 mi. (55 km), Pienza 49 mi. (80 km), Cortona 52 mi. (84 km) and of course Siena. The area of Vagliagli features first-rate restaurants (more in Siena, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano and Florence being also worth the trip) as well as really great wineries, where it is possible to visit to the cellars for fabulous wine tastings. It is also ideal for walks, bikes and horse-rides (a riding school is a stone's throw away) on the preserved dirt/” white” roads through the breath-taking countryside. In the summer you can listen to classical music concerts in Siena and its surroundings organized by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, an international conservatory. The Palio di Siena, a horse race preceded by a pageant in medieval costumes, the Corteo Storico, attracts visitors and spectators from around the world. It is held on July 2 and August 16, and circles the scenic Piazza del Campo for no more than 90 seconds: ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in medieval outfits, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards. Attendance is free for viewers standing in the middle of Piazza del Campo (but children must be older than 10!), while seats ranging from simple bleachers to box seats may be had for a price, but sell out long before the day of the race. We shall be glad to provide assistance. EXTERIORS A cypresses-lined driveway leads to the property, where areas of lawn shaded by large oaks, strawberry trees, junipers, and cypresses are combined with lavender, rosemary and rose bushes, and paved brick spaces. A scenic salt water heated pool (15 x 44 feet /4.5 x 13.5 meters) is set on an embankment a few steps down from the living room. The chlorine produced by this electrolytic process is less harsh than the traditional “tri-chlor” pools’ one. It is purer and therefore Tourist License / Licencia de turismo N °: IT052006C2FJJGVUAA