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About Agriturismo San Silvestro Some informationOur property is located between the medieval village of San Donato (3km) and Castellina (6km), of Etruscan and Roman origins, in the Chianti Classico area, right in the heart of Tuscany. The farm is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, orchards and woods. The quiet location and broad views of the countryside are the perfect setting for a relaxing holiday. This is also an ideal location for visiting famous art cities such as Florence, Siena, Lucca, San Giminiano, Pisa, Volterra, as well as the nearby villages of the famous Chianti Classico area: Greve, Barberino Val d’Elsa, Radda, Gaiole, Tavarnelle, San Casciano with their churches and abbeys, castles and fortresses, farmhouses and villas.
In the Romanesque Pieve di San Donato you can admire the baptismal font in glazed earthenware by Giovanni della Robbia. Both San Donato and Castellina have several excellent restaurants, taverns, and inns. In the neighbourhood there are tennis courts, a golf course, fishing and horse riding possibilities. You can rent a mountain-bike in our farm and our gentle hills are full of shady lanes, perfect for cycling or trekking. HistoryAgriturismo San Silvestro” consists of the villa and a beautiful barn, both built in stone on the ruins of an old Spedale dei Pellegrini (Pilgrim’s hostel) which was a meeting- point for travellers and farmlabourers.
In 1905 the Marquise Roti refined the villa adding pietra serena framed double arched windows, and frescoes on some of the wood-beamed ceilings. The old barn, rebuilt
in the year 1765, has
been recently restored and confortably furnished. It consists of two
apartments with independent entrances and parking
spaces, independent heating and satellite television. The villa and the barn have been restored respecting the original style: stone walls, exposed wooden beams and floors in hand-made terracotta tiles. The interior furnishings are a combination of antiques and Tuscan rural pieces. |
A holiday
in our farm is a memorable experience: you will feel
a guest and not a customer. The old farm of San Silvestro (45ha)
is located on a hill top, about 485m above sea level, in the heart
of Chianti, in the Tuscan countryside between
Florence and Siena, only 27km from Florence and 30 km
from Siena
In
the village of San Donato, only 3km away, there
are some grocery stores, a supermarket, a pharmacy, doctors, two
banks, a post office, a petrol station, wine shops where you can
taste the famous Chianti Classico wines and a
museum of country culture. 
In 1495 the
farm of San Silvestro was given as dowry by Anton Maria
Gherardini to his daughter Lisa who married Francesco
Bartolomeo del Giocondo. Monna Lisa’s
famous portrait “la Gioconda”, by Leonardo
da Vinci, is kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. |
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