Villa Marchese in Cavriglia was built in
the 19th century as the
summer residence of an
aristocratic family.
It is a detached
house in its own grounds
that can accommodate up
to 10 people.
The Villa was originally
called "Fattoria
Monastero" as its
vineyards, which
produced excellent
Chianti wines, stretched
as far as the Cavriglia
Monastery.
The house has the
elegance and charm of
the period and some of
the rooms still retain
the original frescos. It
is pleasantly furnished
with country style
furniture of the period.
The residence
is surrounded by 4.057
sq. m. of secluded
garden. It is very close
to the Cavriglia Natural
Park and well placed to
reach Siena (minute 35),
Florence (minute 30) and
Arezzo (minute 30).
GROUND FLOOR:
-
entrance hall
-
dining-room
-
drawing-room with
working fireplace
-
study, kitchen (with
dishwasher)
-
pantry room
-
double bedroom and
shower room
FIRST FLOOR
-
2 double bedrooms
-
2 single bedrooms
-
1 twin bedroom
-
1 bathroom
-
separate lavatory
-
washing machine.
The residence features a
characteristic tower
with a sitting-room.
There is also a garden
and an informal
living-room with
fireplace.
There are two large
swimming-pools easily
accessible 10
minutes walk from the
villa!
Inside the villa there
is a small collection of
photographs taken by
Marquis Giovanni
Gargiolli who was an
engineer and an
inventor. He built
one of the first cameras
in Italy and in 1892 he
was appointed director
of the National
Photographic Institute
in Rome. A man of many
interests, he was a
friend of Guglielmo
Marconi, the writer
Carlo Lorenzini (alias
Collodi, the author of
Pinocchio), the composer
Giacomo Puccini and the
poet Giosuč Carducci.
These famous people were
occasionally guests at
the house.
