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Località: GREVE IN CHIANTI

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Holiday farmhouses around Florence are the most appreciated by Italian and foreigner tourists. Chianti farms are particularly loved by British and American tourists, regular guests in the world capital of art. Piazza del Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's bell tower, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, th Opera del Duomo Museum: all these works of art are milestones in the history of architecture. Just take the time they deserve to be fully appreciated. While staying in a comfortable and inexpensive holiday farmhouse, you don't really need to hurry.
Staying in a holiday farmhouse in Florence gives you the opportunity to visit the most beloved city by European writers and artists. Stendhal spoke about the wonder that strikes the visitors when they first see Santa Maria del Fiore in the distance: "There lived Dante, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci! I told myself, there is the noble city, queen of the Middle Ages". The poet Rainer Maria Rilke would be a perfect sposkesperson for Florence; admiring its palaces, the German poet stated: "These are the monuments of a strong and warlike era, witnesses of Florence's pride during its historical rising, when self-consciousness and virtue set the starting point for its future art.
A holiday farmhouse in Florence, surrounded by the hills, is a pleasure for the eyes and for the soul. The hills in the neighbourhood of Florence offer a romantic landscape, scattered with multicolored fields and natural and wild nature beauties. Mediterranean plants, such as myrtles, heathers and pistachios, grow wild in the area, while the southern side of the hills are covered with pines. The long tradition of holiday farmhouses in Florence stems from the ancient history of the Tuscany countryside: farmhouses and castles are the marks of an ancient farm culture which outlasted different civilizations and reigns.
A holiday farmhouse in Florence is a nice place where your soul and body can rest after visiting so art masterpieces in the capital of Italian Renaissance. Being a sort of incarnation of the Renaissance ideals, Florence is not only a symbol for the local Tuscany artistic tradition, but for Italian and European artistic history. The Uffizi Gallery hosts masterpieces by the most major Italian artists and it's one of the first twenty museums in the world. Starting from your holiday farm, after a tasty break with local food delicacies, you can explore every corner of Florence in your own good time. Why running around the town in a hurry? Just take it easy and enjoy the magnificence of Florence beauties...