Location: Santo Andrea South of Florence, Florence Area, Tuscany, Italy, Europe view maps with location
Summary of the house, 10 bedrooms, sleeps 20
Rental rate: N/A Property type: house, 650 mē Location type: village near the airport Highlights: In some rooms the bed can be divided... View all features rates | availability
The villa Santo Andrea is located in the beautiful hills south of Florence in the Bagno a Ripoli area, next to the nice medieval town of Grassina. Located on the top of a hill, the house enjoys gorgeous panorama, particularly towards Florence where you can distinguish the dome of the cathedral.
The property composed by the villa and the dependence has been built on stone respecting the surroundings landscape. The internal furniture, chosen carefully by the owner, represents a mix of old and modern style that meets the requirements of functionality and comfort. Cotto floors and wooden beams will assure warmth and charm. In the beautiful panoramic terrace, you will enjoy 'al fresco' dinners. With its strategic position, a few minutes from Florence historical centre and from the main important highway, Santo Andrea allows you easily daily trip and excursions all over south Tuscany and Umbria too, as well as nice and romantic Florentine nights.
PARK: The park is a 5000 square metre mix of garden and olive trees. At the end of the garden upper level, a stone staircase introduces you to the paved pool area.
SWIMMING POOL: Open from April 28th until October 6th. The swimming pool measures 10 x 5 metres, with a depth of 1,60 metres. The cotto floor pool area is furnished with deck chairs, chairs and table.
INTERIORS: The main building is on two levels. At the ground floor, there is the living area with: eating room with fireplace and circular table, well equipped kitchen, tavern with access to the panoramic terrace, living room with fireplace and sofas. Here you can find also a double bedroom with en suite bathroom with shower suitable for disabled people, a half bath and a store room. Left side of the entrance, a staircase leads you to the sleeping area at the second floor composed by seven double bedrooms with en suite bathroom with shower (one with shower and bathtub) and by a French size bedroom with en suite bathroom with shower. In some rooms the bed can be divided.
ANNEX: The dependence composed by a living room with fireplace, a bathroom with shower and a loft with a double bedroom and two single beds, is located next to the villa.
SERVICES INCLUDED: Electricity, water, gas for kitchen use, weekly linen, initial and final cleaning, pool and park maintenance.
SERVICES UPON REQUEST (supplied and payable locally to the owner): Extra cleaning (15/hour), extra linen (20/person), heating (4,50/mģ), firewood (10/100 Kg), cook (25/hour shopping excluded).
Bagno a Ripoli (ZIP code 50012) is 10,3 kilometers far from Firenze, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs.
Bagno a Ripoli has a population of 25.228 inhabitants (Bagnesi) and a surface of 74,09 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 340,50 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 75 metres above the sea level.
The City Hall is located in Piazza della Vittoria 1, phone ++39 055 - 63901, fax ++39 055 - 6390267: the E-Mail address is urp@comune.bagno-a-ripoli.fi.it.
Population: The municipality of Bagno a Ripoli had a popolation of 27.382 inhabitants accordingly to the results of the national census made in 1991. After the national census made in 2001 the population was 25.228 inhabitants, thus showing during the years 1991 - 2001 a percentual variation of -7,87% inhabitants.
The inhabitants are distributed in 9.466 families with an average of 2,67 people per family.
The place: The territory of the municipality lies between 60 and 595 metres above sea level.
The altimetric spawn is thus of 535 metres.
Work and workers:There are 589 industrial firms employing 3.646 people that are the 39,71% of the total of the workers. There are 527 service firms employing 1.606 people that are the 17,49% of the total of the workers. There are also 505 firms employing 2.292 people that are the 24,96% of the total of the workers. There are also 86 administrative offices emplying 1.637 workers that are the 17,83% of the total of the workers.
There is a total of 9.181 workers, that are the 36,39% of the inhabitants of the municipality.
Bagno a Ripoli rises in the south-eastern part of Florence, along the area extending between the Arno and the Ema rivers.
The local economy is active in the agricultural field by the production of cereals, fruit, vegetables, olives and oil. Remarkable is also the activity of the electromechanical and dockyard industries.
The place name comes from a compound name of "Bagno" (bath), with reference to some ancient bathing thermes, and of "Ripoli" coming from the Latin word "ripa" that literally means "bank".
The first settlements in the area of Bagno a Ripoli formed in the Age of the Etruscans, who gave it the name "Marm".
In the III-th century B. C. Bagno a Ripoli was an important trading centre, known as "Quarto" because the town was placed along the so called "Via Cassia" four miles away from Florence.
During the XIII-th century the Legacy of Ripoli formed comprising some close territories and it had some administrative and militar functions.
The Legacy of Ripoli was one of the seventy-two communities in which the Florentine countryside was divided.
At that time the main economic means came from agriculture thanks to both the fertility of its lands and the closeness to the rich market of Florence. Later the wool manufacture also developed.
Bagno a Ripoli, being a Florentine domain, experienced all political events interesting the Florentine Republic, mainly the internal conflicts between the Ghuelph faction (Papacy's supporter) and the Ghibelline one (Empire's supporter) that only ended with the coming of the Medici's family to the power.
Since the XV-th century some works for the reclamation of the territory was started and thus Bagno a Ripoli enjoyed a great prosperty. The town was considered particularly suggestive for its landscapes and so it was enriched by building numerous villas and gardens.
At the end of the XVIII-th century the Lorena's Dukes succeeded to the Medici's Grand Dukes to the power. The Lorena's Dukes held their power for more than a century.
In 1861 Bagno a Ripoli was annexed to the Reign of Italy by the King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoia.
Among the most interesting monuments to see in Bagno a Ripoli we point out here the Chiesa di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Church), the Oratorio di Santa Caterina (Saint Catherine Oratory), the Chiesa di Santa Maria a Quarto (Saint Mary Church in Quarto) and the Palazzo Pretorio (Praetorian Palace).
Among the several celebrations periodically taking place in Bagno a Ripoli we remind here the "Palio delle Contrade" (Race of the Districts) held yearly on the second Sunday of September.
The celebration consists of a parade of noblemen horsing, ladies and men waving flags in Medieval costumes and the traditional "Star Tournment" (the participants try to put their swords in a star holding by a lion's feet).
Distances from Santo Andrea South of Florence to main interest points in Florence Area, Tuscany
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Mar 23 to Apr 28 .. 3500/Week.
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Villa Can Be Rented Also for 14 People.
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Owner name: Telephone: (877) 886-0140 Preferred language(s): English, Italian Registered since: 14 Aug 2006 Property listed since: 25 Dec 2006
Bagno a Ripoli (ZIP code 50012) is 10,3 kilometers far from Firenze, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs.