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Cennina - Chianti

Accommodates 2-6 persons — 1-3 Bedrooms — 1-3 Baths
Swimming pool, A/C, wi-fi

Cennina is a little medieval "borgo" — a hamlet or grouplet of buildings — which historically housed the dependents of an adjacent castle or villa. There might also have been smaller outbuildings to house animals or to store hay or grain.

Cennina fits this pattern. And the very evocative castellated villa to which it was attached still exists, really picturesque, and dominating the entire hamlet in a most evocative way. The hamlet sits in 750 acres of gorgeous countryside, with fields, vineyards, and olive groves.

The location is ideal, about equidistant from Arezzo, Florence, and Siena. The nearest villages are Bucine and Ambra, both with all services you might require: bank, post office, laundry, restaurants, etc. Bucine has a little train station with parking, thus making driving into either Florence or Arezzo unnecessary.

Cennina's current owners have transformed the entire hamlet into a series of totally independent holiday homes, each with its own independent entrance and outdoor space for alfresco lounging and dining. Each accommodation is different in terms of furnishings, layout, and room size — this isn't an American suburban "development", after all.

At the same time, all of the units have certain things in common: generous spaces (even the 1-bedrooom units are upwards of 900-1000 square feet; good beds; a bathroom to every bedroom, with two exceptions; an air-conditioning unit in each bedroom; baths with good stall showers; a telephone. If you bring a laptop, there is free wi-fi available during business hours in the area around estate office. The estate does NOT have laundry facilities, but the nearby villages have same-day wash-and-fold and dry-cleaning services to hand.

The estate swimming pool is an unusually large 8 x 20 meters.

One of the most convenient features of Cennina is its on-site restaurant, open for breakfast and for evening meals for those who are too tired (or too lazy) either to cook or to leave the estate. Prices are reasonable.

The estate is composed of 10 separate accommodations as follows:

A 2-story maisonette composed of open-plan living/dining/kitchen with fireplace; matrimonial bedroom; full bath; private terrace.

Fully independent cottage, our favorite accommodation at Cennina. Living room with fireplace. Eat-in kitchen. Matrimonial bedroom. Full bath. Private loggia and terrace.

All at ground level. Living/dining room with fireplace. Kitchen. Spacious matrimonial bedroom. Full bath. Private terrace.

All at ground level. Living room. Open-plan dining/kitchen. 2 matrimonial bedrooms. 2 full baths. Large terrace and private garden.

Cotogno
Accommodates 4 — 2 Bedrooms — 1 Bath

All at ground level. Living room. Dining room. Kitchen. Two bedrooms, one matrimonial and one twin. 2 walk-in closets. One full bathroom. Two terraces plus private garden.

All at ground level. Open-plan living/dining/kitchen. Second, smaller sitting room with fireplace. Two bedrooms, one matrimonial, one twin. One full bath. Private terrace.

Also on 2 floors. Living room. Open plan dining/kitchen. 2 matrimonial bedrooms. 1 single bedroom. 3 full baths. Two private terraces.

On two floors. Large living/dining room with fireplace. Kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 2 matrimonial and 1 twin. 3 full baths. Private terrace.

On two floors. Large living/dining room with fireplace. Kitchen. Second smaller sitting room upstairs. 3 bedrooms, 2 matrimonial and 1 twin. Private terrace and garden.

Particularly large accommodation (2800 sq.ft.) on the two upper floors. Living room with fireplace. Large dining room. Kitchen. Three bedrooms, two matrimonial and one twin. 3 full baths. Large private terrace facing the castle.