Notes from the host
Pergine Valdarno (123986001)
VILLA FRACASSINI is a beautiful centuries' old building that will enchant you with its local traditional style that you can see in the stone walls, the red bricks, the landlords coat of arms in the garden, or the hidden well behind the elevator... you will be captured by the fusion of antique and modern style and mostly you will fall in love with the atmosphere of this small Tuscan village. Non touristic route, Pergine Valdarno, will show you the normal everyday life of the locals going to get an espresso in the morning or buying their fresh bread. everyone will make you feel welcome and if you're lucky enough to spend some days here, you will finally feel part of it.
We recommend having a car to travel around Tuscany. Would you need any support or help to find a local driver, make sure you let us know during the booking process.
Taxis are not so common, no Uber in this areas.
Private pool and garden.
Necessities such as a grocery, bakery, butcher, restaurant, bank, post office, pharmacy and police are all within short walking distance.
Pergine Valdarno is a very typical small village in Tuscany, surrounded by olive trees.
In the middle of Tuscany between Florence, Arezzo and Siena.
There’s a FREE Guide book that can give our guests some information about the "what to do" in the area. The main golf courses are about 29 km away. No skiing in this area. Tennis court is located at 6 km.
Pool open between May 1st and September 30th.
Pool size: 6*3, 1.40 H
There are many free parkings around the villa.
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Villa Fracassini, is one of the oldest medieval buildings in in the small hilltop village of Pergine Valdarno. It used to be a part of the landlords' villa back in the time, and is today named after our grandmother Andreina Fracassini, who was the owner before our father.
The main entrance is from a small alley of this small cute Tuscan village. From the door a big open plan room in stones and red bricks welcomes you to the daytime part of the villa, with a dining, kitchen and living area.
There is an LCD flat screen on the wall (Netflix, Amazon Video), two twins sofas, a fully-equipped modern kitchen, and dining table for 6 people.
A glass door, on the left side of the room, takes you to the private garden with a bathroom with shower and washing machine to the left, a large table where you can dine outside, a comfortable sitting area under a marquee and the loan with deckchairs and the (half) out ground pool (size: W/L: 200 x 499 cm H: 133 cm). This garden is very special being one of the few gardens in the centre of the village. Completely walled it grants privacy to you and your group.
An elevator, that can fit wheelchairs, takes you to the second floor. A small terrace on the right of the elevator, will make you stop every evening to take a picture of a romantic sunsets on the Tuscan hills!
At the end of the corridor a small sitting area with a fashionable sofa and a painting in Da Vinci's style is the passageway to the bedrooms. A total of three bedrooms (two doubles and one twin room) with each one an en suite bathroom and A/C.
WiFi Access for whole property.
COOKING NIGHT, TOURS OF THE REGION, WINE TOURS, GUIDED TOURS
The sitting room is spacious. Very characteristic with stone walls and bricks arches.
A niche next to the table has several shelves for all dishware, wine glasses and cups. A large wooden table and a wooden cupboard that belongs to our family since generation make this room more authentic.
The kitchen is well equipped and modern with stoves, dishwasher, toaster, teapot, coffee machine, ... We provide basics such as coffee powder, sugar, salt, locally made olive oil, vinegar and little snacks. Also dish soap and dishwasher tabs are part of the kitchen equipment.
Two of the three showers are "walk- in" showers, or so called Italian showers.
Toilet with shower outside for the pool.
You will find a courtesy set with shampoo, bath shower gel and hand soap made in Tuscany with Extra virgin Olive Oil in each bathroom. Towels, carpet and hairdryer also available.
The following might be to be paid extra: Extra Cleaning, Final Cleaning for pets, Heating, Refundable Security Deposit by credit card, Tourist tax.
