This accommodation is located on a wonderful historical estate originally belonging to a famous Renaissance family. It is situated south-east of Florence and only a 5 minutes` drive from “Firenze sud” A1 motorway exit. The Riding Stable is an 18th century building, and recently it has been completely restored and cleverly transformed into a romantic guest house.
Here you will enjoy the best of both worlds: convenient access to city centre and the peace and quiet of Tuscany's countryside. It is situated in a protected and peaceful area of more than 20 hectares, just outside the centre of Florence, at the foot of the hill of Settignano, in a marvelous environment, surrounded by meadows and olive groves.
A spectacular pine-line avenue gives access to the residence.
This unique open space keeps its original structure and rooms derive from the horse stables which still preserve the hand-painted majolica tiles. The interior is about 90 mq (1000 sqft), has a very high ceiling and a loft. It is best suitable for two, but sleeps up to 4 people.
On the ground floor there are one double bedroom, a fully equipped kitchen, a dining room, a living room, a cloakroom, and a small utility room; a studio in the loft, with two extra sofa beds, and two bathrooms complete the apartment.
The Riding Stable offers any kind of comfort, even though it preserves the ancient beauty of the building and its history. It offers privacy, space and modern comforts being finished and furnished to the highest of standards befitting luxury accommodations. As well as providing high quality linens, feather comforters and furniture the owners have also ensured all the modern conveniences you would expect such as central heating, air-conditioning, satellite television, Internet connection, CD-stereo, cooker with 5 hobs, fridge with freezer, microwave, toaster, kitchen utensils for 8 people, washing machine, private terrace in front of the house equipped with table and chairs, conjointly used ample garden with pergola and BBQ, parking inside the property, electronic entrance gate to the estate, and in the living room you will find art books, travel magazines, city maps, museum and restaurant guides.
The owners live nearby and can fill every need (from house maintenance to a restaurant reservation). Their kitchen garden produces a variety of vegetables according to the season and a particularly delicate and perfumed olive oil.
The extensive garden (about 5000 sqm) is conjointly used and here you will enjoy the beautiful countryside views of meadows, olive trees, cypresses and pine trees, and you will find a table with chairs, sun chairs and a sunshade, a barbecue, a ping-pong and a garden hose with drinking water.Here you live in a green resort, far away from the bustle of the city with its humming motorbikes and honking cars. While the location is far from disturbance, it is only a short bus ride into the city. There are two bus stops in walking distance: One bus stop is approx. 300 m from the house and buses go to the centre regularly every 15 minutes; the other bus stop is approx. 900 m from the house (with a parking for your car right next to it) and buses go every 6/8 minutes. A 15 minutes bus ride will take you into the city centre to the Cathedral, Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio ...
