Casolare Greve, Chianti Rambling 16th century Chianti farmhouse
CASOLARE Entire estate accommodates 22 in three stylish apartments. Shared swimming pool, 6x15 m., Private eating areas. Bar, restaurants, shopping and bus stop Greve 4.5km., Chianti villages Panzano 10km, San Casciano 15km., Florence 24km, San Gimignano 30km, Siena 39 km.
302 GIALLA
Sleeps 6 2 double, 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 ensuite shower room.
303 AZZURRA
Sleeps 8 3 double, 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 ensuite shower room.
304 ARANCIO
Sleeps 8 1 double, 1 twin, 2 twin or double bedrooms, 1 ensuite shower room, 2 bathrooms, 1 of which is ensuite.
Though the area and the wine known as Chianti is much beloved by the modern traveler, this is a land that has been producing for centuries. Casolare is one of the ancient farm buildings that, like Topsy, just grew, and grew until it became the sprawling farmhouse whose contours extend long and jut up and outward. Its present owners took it in gentle hand and with a joyful sense of color and generous hospitality have transformed it into three large houses, all under the same roof, but individual in style and each with its own view of the ancient landscape that surrounds it. Country living in these houses is not rustic. The owners have preserved the terracotta floors and chestnut beamed ceilings and let an ancient layout rule the day, yet they have successfully mixed the antique furniture with bold warm colors, attractive fabrics and all the good-quality
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appliances a modern cook would want. Individual houses take their names from the colors that grace the walls - the golden yellow of Gialla, the patrician blue of Azzurra and the soft glowing orange of Arancio. All of the houses have their own outdoor eating areas, furnished with tables, umbrellas, and divans and located in separate parts of the property, but they share the large pool behind the house with its wide furnished surround and lovely views of the olive groves and wooded hillside opposite. While the houses themselves make you feel well looked