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Poetical Florence

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband Robert Browning lived in Casa Guidi between 1847 and 1861. They came in the city after getting secretly married, because her father didn’t accept their love.They were both poets, but only her works were already appreciated when they came to Italy. Florence was the ideal city to live in: cheaper than other c...

Only for cinema lovers

Our famous Tuscan person of this month is a cinema and theatre director: Franco Zeffirelli.He was born in Florence in 1923 and he’s one of the Masters of film making in the world. Most of his movies are international collaborations and have international cast of actors. Only to mention some of the latest works, you can remember Jane Eyre, from the n...

A bridge between Chianti and New York

This is the title of the graphic novel you can see in the picture, by Fabio Delvò (http://www.corriere.it/la-lettura/graphic-novel/?refresh_ce-cp) on Corriere della Sera online, an Italian newspaper. This novel is about the link between New York City and Chianti, passing through a bridge, Verrazzano Bridge.Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in Greve in Chianti...

Leonardo da Vinci

New year means new ideas for your holiday tips here in Sovigliano. So in 2018 we have decided to start giving you travel suggestions from a new point of view: places to visit searching for big women and men that have left their traces in human history. These personalities have contributed to give Tuscany its importance in the world and now it is wel...

A new way to travel to Chianti

We know Summer holidays are now history and you are now thinking about your holidays in Chianti in a wistful mood! Or maybe you’ve never visited us but you would like to know what you can find in Tuscany…In this rainy and grey November we have the solution!Do you want to discover Tuscan landscapes, gentle hills and Chianti colours?We have the right re...

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“AIALE” apartment

The “AIALE” apartment, on the raised ground floor on the east side of the main building, mea... Read more »
“OLMO” room

“OLMO” room: twin beds (which can be joined to make a double by request), bathroom with sho... Read more »
“MANSIO” apartment

The “MANSIO” apartment in the annex opposite the main building, accessed by 6 steps, measures 28 ... Read more »
“CILIEGIO” room

“CILIEGIO” room: double bed; the bathroom with shower is on the ground floor. Read more »
“VERONE” apartment

The “VERONE” apartment is in a building south of the main house, with a splendid view over the... Read more »
“NOCE” room

“NOCE” room: double bed, private toilet (washbasin, bidet and WC). It can be rented as a f... Read more »
“GOBICE” apartment

The “GOBICE” apartment, next to “VERONE”, measures 48 square metres, is air-conditioned and mad... Read more »
“CASTAGNO” room

“CASTAGNO” room: twin beds, bathroom with shower. It can be rented as a family suite together wit... Read more »