Piaggia 13
Luxury Villa for 13 | A/C and Private Pool : Forcoli, close to Pontedera
Nice little touches
- This is a luxurious house set in private grounds with excellent service - it's the perfect spot for a restorative family holiday.
Piaggia is a large Tuscan ex-farmhouse now carefully converted to be a luxurious place to stay. Set in a small valley, surrounded by umbrella pine trees and evergreen oak, this air-conditioned villa is a refuge from the pace of modern life, the perfect spot to gather a family, a group of friends or even business colleagues to refresh and reset.
The gardens are large and well-tended, providing ample space to spread out beyond the surrounds of the private swimming pool. Gated access to the fenced grounds adds to the feeling of comfort and relaxation.
Piaggia has a village nearby, with a grocery store, bars and restaurants. Unusually for Tuscany, the walk is flat and mainly along a quiet and well maintained dirt track. The walk is just shy of a mile, around 1.4km - so a 15 to 20 minute walk.
Accommodation
The villa has a main body plus an annexe. The main large villa building is two floors high with a further central tower that was once a dovecote and today houses a master suite. The main ground floor entrance leads to a dining room, with a large kitchen on the left. The well-equipped kitchen has two dishwashers, a large fridge freezer with a further one in a side room, oven, microwave, toaster, fruit-juicer and plenty of pots and pans for keen cooks. Nearby there is also a laundry room with a washing machine, tumble dryer and ironing board.
Beyond the kitchen, a sunroom opens onto the pool area and provides space to relax with a pool table, a flat-screen satellite TV, comfortable armchairs and sofas. The main living room is, however, on the right of the main entrance, in a space that spans the width of this large house and has a fireplace for autumn evenings, more sofas and armchairs, another TV and a Bose music system.
Upstairs you will find three double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms (all with bath and walk-in shower) plus one twin bedroom with an en-suite bathroom (bath only. Stairs lead to the tower ex dovecote which has a large bathroom through which one has access to a master bedroom at the very top of the house.
Back outside, the annexe building, on the other side of the swimming pool, has a sitting room, a full kitchen and a shower room on the ground floor. Upstairs there are two bedrooms, a double and a single, and a shower room.
The swimming pool lies between the main villa and the annex, 12 metres x 7 metres with a paved surround and spa. This pool can be heated with prior warning. Within the gated and fenced gardens also contain a boules court (called 'bocce' in Italy) as well as large lawned areas and attractive flower beds.
Features
Villa Details
- Air Conditioning
- Swimming Pool
- All ensuite
- Wifi
- Free Parking
- Private Pool
- Heated Pool
- Jacuzzi
Bedrooms and Bathrooms
- 4 Double Bedrooms With Ensuite Bathrooms
- One Twin Bedrooms With Ensuite
- One Double And One Single That Share A Bathroom
Kitchen equipment
- Coffee Maker (American, Italian & Nespresso)
- 2 Dishwashers
- Microwave
- Oven
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Fruit Juicer
Amenities
- Baby Bed And High Chair
- Dryer
- Iron And Ironing Board
- Fireplace
What's included
- Air Conditioning Included
- Final Cleaning Included
- A Welcome Hamper Is Provided (Water, Wine, Juice, Milk, Coffee, Tea, Bread, Butter, Jam, Corn-Flakes, Sugar, Salt, Pepper, Olive-Oil). More Can Be Requested For An Extra Charge.
- Chianti Wine Tasting At The Estate's Winery
- Chocolate Cuddle: Top Quality Local Artisan Dark Chocolate On Your Nightstand At Arrival
- Maid Service 3 Hours/Day
- Occitane Toiletries & Accessories Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner, Shower Gel, Body Cream, Vanity Set
Extras
- Catering And Cooking Lessons On Request
- Massage And Beauty Treatments Can Be Booked
- €1500 Cautionary Deposit, Which Should Be Handed Over In Cash To The Owner Or Her Representative At The Start Of Your Holiday
- Heated Swimming Pool: Must Be Arranged In Advance For Weekly Charge
- Central Heating Extra
- Extra Cleaning Available On Request
- Linen Is Changed Weekly. Extra Linen Changes Can Be Requested
- Extra Bed, €105 Per Week
Outdoors
- Outdoor Gazebo Dining Area, Pool Furniture Around The Pool
- Pool Table In The Sun Room.
- A Boules Pitch In The Grounds.
- Swimming Pool 12 X 7 Metres - 1.2 To 1.7 Metres Deep. Can Be Heated On Request (Charged)
- Jacuzzi Hot-Tub By The Pool
Nearby Activities
- Winery And Wine Tasting Locally And Further Afield
- Closest Golf Course 20 Minutes Drive Away.
- Horse Riding Nearby. 15 Min Drive
- Read more about the area around Piaggia
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Where is Piaggia ?
Getting here
- Pisa Airport 30 mins drive
- Florence Airport under an hour
- Bologna Airport 2 hrs
- Rome Airport 3 hr 30 min
- Closest railway station Pontedera, 20 mins drive
Around Piaggia
The villa is well-placed to reach all the most famous tourist sights of Tuscany, with San Gimignano 40 minutes away, Florence and Lucca just over an hour, Pisa barely 30 minutes and Siena around an hour and twenty minutes.
More locally, the hills that surround Piaggia are dotted with hill towns, churches and ancient sites - starting with the little village of Palaia with its circular castle at its heart - or a strange temple to 'Minerva Medica' hidden in a nearby forest.
For those who love exploring on foot, the area is crisscrossed with footpaths and old, unpaved tracks, often leading to excellent wineries or old castles.
The wine-estate within which Piaggia is housed offers wine-tours and tastings of their excellent wines, while venturing further afield will bring you to Bolgheri to the south-west or Chianti to the south-east in under an hour.
Nearby Activities
- Forcoli is the closest village, 1.4km or 20 minutes walk, with Restaurants, Shops and Cafes.
- Volterra 45 min
- Lucca under an hour, Florence just over an hour
- Siena and Chianti 1 hour 30 mins
- Cinque Terre 1hr 45 min
Sleeps : 13
From € 1071 to 2714 per day
From € 7500 to € 19000 per week
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Calendar for Piaggia
How to book
Is Piaggia perfect for you?
For availability and pricing see the calendar above. If you have any questions or would like help choosing, we visit our properties regularly and can help you choose and book the best villa for your holidays.
We can hold dates for you for 48 hours while you make sure everything lines up, then you simply pay the deposit (30% of total) to secure your booking. The balance will then be due 10 weeks before you travel. You can also add "XCover" to your booking for a full refund if you can't travel.
For more details see our Booking Conditions and XCover. You can add XCover to your booking at any time until you have paid your balance, simply ask your agent.
Worth knowing
Many local administrations now charge a “Tourist Tax” for people staying in rented accommodation and these vary from town to town. The charges are generally per person per night with a maximum number of nights, usually around 5 but sometimes 7, beyond which they will not charge. The charges range between 50 cents to 3 euro. Children are sometimes included, sometimes not and these charges should be collected by the property owners.
Not sure?
It can often be faster to contact us to ask for advice - we visit all the houses so can give you first hand advice based on your wishlist. Once you find a villa you like we can hold dates for you for up to 48 hours while you check flights or make sure everybody is on board.
Any more questions?
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Booking Notes
- This property is subject to a cautionary deposit of €1500, which should be handed over in cash to the owner or her representative at the start of your holiday
- Heated swimming pool: 300€ per week, must be arranged in advance
- Central Heating extra
