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Località: IMPRUNETA

Tel: 055-2011797 Fax: 055-2312347
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  • A farm holiday in Florence offers a lucky chance to watch the picturesque historical reenactments of the different historic periods which marked the city's history: from Lorenzo the Magnificent to the Savonarola period, you'll get acquainted with Leonardo da Vinci's genius and all the Renaissance wonders. Indeed the Renaissance period has been Florence's Golden Age; among the city's walls and towers you can still sense the magic of that unique moment in history. That's why a farm holiday in Florence means art, history and culture: getting in touch with art masterpieces and great historical monuments becomes a lifelong lasting memory.

    If you choose to spend your holiday in a famhouse near Florence and you love nature and green places, Boboli garden is a must-see place you should really visit. Water fountains, cypress alleys, grotesque and classical statues lay for a 45 hectare extension, where green and white are the dominant colors. This natural setting was originally created and intended as a botanical laboratory where exotic plants were to be cultivated for the first time in Europe. And if you really enjoy nature and green landscape, a holiday farmhouse near Florence will be the ideal starting point for visiting trips to Chianti hills.

    A farm holiday in a Florence farmhouse will open to your eyes, and to your mouth, the world of Tuscan food delicacies: big fiorentina steaks, lardo di colonnata (a special sort of pork cured meat) and warming Chianti Classico will brighten up your meals "al fresco". After enjoying a traditional and satisfying lunch in a Florence farmhouse, you can leave for a nice visit at the Uffizi Gallery. The museum hosts the masterpieces of the major Renaissance artists of immortal fame: Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Filippo Lippi, the great Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo.

    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.