Quiet, country surroundings within under-an-hour drives to Firenze, Pisa, Siena and Chianti hill towns. Centered in Tuscany’s vineyards 40 minutes southwest of Florence airport and north of Siena. It takes less than an hour to drive to Pisa’s airport; and12 minutes to the Milano/Bologna/Roma superstrada. From the first floor balcony, the towers of San Gimminiano are clearly visible below to the southwest.

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