Via Empolese, 69 50026 San Casciano Val di Pesa (Firenze) − Italy
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Villa Il Poggiale, a manor house – hotel located in the heart of Tuscany near San Casciano in Val di Pesa is listed as a ‘Historical Residence’ of Italy. Guests feel right at home in this luxury Renaissance villa, tastefully restored by the owners.
The Villa Il Poggiale is surrounded by an estate of tall cypress trees, standing guard over vineyards and olive groves, reminiscent of landscapes seen in Tuscan Renaissance paintings. Nearby are many lovely Tuscan towns like Siena, San Gimignano, and of course Florence. Guests can enjoy a relaxing stay or take easy day trips to take in the art, flavors and fragrances of one of the most famous regions in the world known for its fine wines and olive oil, Chianti.
Coming back “home” to Il Poggiale each evening, it’s time to relax with a dip in the pool or a drink in the rose garden before being treated to a candlelight dinner of local specialties in our restaurant.
At Il Poggiale, you’ll rest assured that the memories will be everlasting.
In 1972, Gaspero Righini describes Villa Il Poggiale in his book “Il Chianti Classico” as follows: “The Poggiale, one of the most ancient and beautiful villas in San Casciano, stands on the level top of the Argiano hill, with its old and solid dark walls, along the Via Empolese. The garden side has an elegant cloister, enriched by Tuscan-style columns, and all the doors and the windows are decorated with pure Renaissance-style stones”.
The very early news about the villa dates back to the 1408, when the Corsini family bought the Poggiale from Jacopo d’Agostini Martini.
The villa was then owned by the Florence priory commendam and later by the Ricasoli – Rucellai family. Its exterior dates back to the XVI century, with its nice Renaissance loggia and elegant door and window framings finished in Serena stone.
The central courtyard, along with its well, is probably the most ancient part of the villa; several embellishments and extensions were carried out in later times.
The interior decorations date back to the early XVII century, with nice frescoed rooms and painted doors. The premises for coach access and the coach house are frescoed with Renaissance grotesqueries.
“We all used to live happily together at Poggiale, first with fiancées and lots of friends, then with our wives and children. Our father used to write his international law books in the big quiet room and our mother used to work in the garden, with dogs and children running around her.
When our parents died, we thought that it would have been nice to preserve the atmosphere of the Poggiale, full of guests coming from all around the world. We hope we managed to make our guests feel the same pleasure we always felt when we used to live here.
So, in 2001 we started work in the Poggiale, to make it as it is nowadays: an elegant hotel with a homelike atmosphere”.
Johanan and Nathanel Vitta
All the wide hotel rooms are different from one another, their walls are painted with light colors made of soil and natural pigments, typical in Tuscany. Awnings and poster beds fabrics come from small Tuscan artisan weaving factories while eastern silks are used in the main floor rooms. The elegant rooms in the relais hotel main floor overlook the Chianti hills and have antique furniture and fabrics coming from Tuscan artisan weaving factories.
Style rooms, simplicity and refinement
The eight rooms we call Country Classic are situated in the ground floor, all except one, which is in the first floor. All of them different in size (15 to 25 sq.m.), these rooms have antique furniture and fabrics coming from Tuscan artisan weaving factories.
Elegance and comfort
The six Country Superior rooms, 20 to 30 sq.m., have antique furniture and artisan fabrics; some of them have silk awnings, many of them overlooks the Chianti hills.
Romantic atmospheres in the villa
Junior Suites are wide and elegant and their size vary from 25 to 35 sq.m.They have poster bed, a comfortable living room and antique furniture. Fabrics and silks in these rooms come from Tuscan artisan weaving factories.
The smaller Family Room has one double bedroom, one bathroom and a large frescoed living room with double sofa which can be made up into a double bed should it be required and an equipped kitchen corner. It opens through a French window into the back garden separated from the main road by a laurel hedge.
Spaces and furniture that will take you back in time
Suites are composed by two spaces. Besides the poster bed in the main bedroom, there’s a wide living room with armchairs and a sofa. Its bathroom floors are made of handcrafted tiles in several pastel colors. Some bathrooms have frescoed walls and ceilings and a bath tub typical of days gone by.
The most beautiful view from the most beautiful rooms
The rooms called Tuscan Hill belongs to the Junior Suite category; they are elegantly furnished and have a wonderful view overlooking the Chianti hills.
The Wellness Area of the relais hotel is well-thought in order to give moments of relax, completing the pleasure of spending some days among the Chianti hills. We offer simple and effective treatments, created exclusively for Villa Il Poggiale, using grapes, citrus fruits, olives, honey and essential oils, reminding of Tuscan lands scents. Our therapist is Patrizia, coming from Brazil, who is specialized in aesthetics, naturopathy and kiromassage, but above all is a special, sensitive and incredibly empathic person. Massages and treatments of our wellness area join strength and sweetness, making you spend sweet relax moments to recover in strength from daily stress.
The swimming pool is surrounded by flowers, with vast green meadows in the distance. Totally out in the open, it’s perfectly situated to allow you to enjoy the sun all day long until the very last ray of sunlight transforms into a magnificent sunset that washes the castle and church bell towers in a stunning golden hue.
The pool is open from May 15 to October 15.
A shady reprieve is provided by the Renaissance loggia or portico, from where you can see vistas of the Chianti hills while swept up in the aromas of antique roses, lavender and lemons.
The hotel’s ancient central courtyard features roses, hydrangeas and jasmine covering the walls and the old well, which once served as the source of fresh water centuries ago.
A birthday party, a bridge or buraco competition in the living room, a book launch or a small exhibit, a vintage car meeting: it gains a special taste in the Renaissance context of the relais hotel Villa Il Poggiale.
New year’s day concert: every year, on January 1st, a chamber music concert take place in the living room, with famous solo artists from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
After the concert, we offer our guests the traditional mulled wine with dried and candied fruits.
Villa Il Poggiale is the ideal location for weddings, ceremonies, parties and special events.
The Poggiale staff is at your beck and call to organize weddings, ceremonies or parties and to propose services of the best wedding planners and caterers in Tuscany.
We can customize your ceremony by helping you anyway you need us to!
Guests and bride and groom won’t do anything but enjoy the most important day of their lives in one of the world most beautiful place for getting married: Tuscany.
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The Meeting room at Villa il Poggiale can receive groups up to 50 persons. Meetings and seminars, medical or corporate conventions, workshops, small conventions and conferences, VAR meetings and so on will find an ideal place where to join work and pleasure. In the warm atmosphere of our Restaurant “la Tinaia”, the attendees shall have a coffee break and a very pleasant and refined business breakfast.
The naturally enlightened meeting room is provided with:
We are pleased to offer our guests the unique opportunity of experiencing this beautiful land.
Marco, tour leader and local expert, is available for tailoring your personal experience across the region where you can delve into an authentic Tuscany, which reflects the spirit of this beautiful Villa.
Here you can find some recommended experiences, which are just suggestions. Feel free to ask any modification or suggestion.
We recommend our guests to take trips in the heart of Chianti Classico along the narrow streets and enjoying the gentle landscapes for reach countries such as Greve, Gaiole, Radda, Castellina, Panzano, Volpaia, Montefioralle, Badia a Passignano and many other charming towns and villages, far from the madding crowd.
We will help you choose between the famous restaurants or very close eateries , or the farms and wineries of the best producers, where you can taste and buy wine oil and other excellent local produce.
The Ugolino Golf Club, one of the most beautiful in Italy, is less than 25 minutes from Relais Villa Il Poggiale. Special rates for the guests of the villa.
You can enjoy beautiful riding in Chianti, at the heart of the nature of the beautiful Tuscan hills.
The Tuscan olive oil is considered among the best in the world. Guests of Relais can take part in the olive harvest, they can join the “pressa” in the old mills and taste the freshly pressed oil with a slice of bread toasted on the grill.
Villa il Poggiale can arrange a special selection of Tuscan cuisine and the other Italian regions:Piedmontese cuisine with French influences, the imaginative cuisine of Naples and Sicily, where Arabs and Spaniards have left their mark. We will be glad to organize personalized cooking classes.
The Relais Villa il Poggiale is about 30 minutes from San Miniato. The surroundings of this beautiful medieval town is famous for the abundance of truffles. You can participate in the search following the dogs trained to collect the precious tubers. The last weekend of November in the squares and streets of the town, is taking place a Truffle Festival with stalls selling all kinds of truffles.
We organize visits to some of the most famous wineries of Chianti. We can also recommend cheese tasting and extra virgin olive oil, directly in the places of production.
The balloon rides offer many itineraries to unique views of the Chianti area. Upon arrival Champagne Breakfast.
The Palio of Siena needs no introduction. The parade of ”contrade” and the horse race in the Piazza del Campo are a wonderful show. Town atmosphere in the days of the Palio is unique: dinners and celebrations in the streets, the blessing of horses in the churches, the music, the costumes, they will give you an unforgettable experience. Villa Il Poggiale is abot 40 minutes from Siena. We will arrange tickets for the Palio and for the dinners of the “contrada”.
Florence city center is only twenty minutes from Relais Villa Il Poggiale. In less than an hour you can reach the most beautiful art cities of Tuscany: Siena, Arezzo, Pisa, Lucca, San Gimignano, Certaldo, Volterra, Pienza, Montepulciano and many others.
The restaurant “La Tinaia” (which means a place where once they used to carry fresh-picked grapes) is open both for lunch and dinner.
Our cook prepares tasty and refined lunch buffets every evening, characterized by traditional specialties of Tuscan cooking and family recipes. It’s possible to have outdoors lunch or dinner in the pleasant spring, summer and fall days.
The sunny colors of awnings and tablecloths balance roses bushes and flowers in the garden, overlooking the Chianti panorama. Aromatic herbs diffuse their scents all around.
Our restaurant recipes are based on seasonal products: besides being tastier and more flavored, lunches and dinners will be even healthier.
You will taste very unique dishes, thanks to fresh artichokes and peas perfumed with mint picked from the aromatic garden, delicate zucchinis during spring, many types of tomato and sumptuous eggplants during summer, colored pumpkins and multi-colored cauliflowers during fall, as well as many many salads. In our restaurant, there will always be organic soups, sauces for pasta, stuffing for tortellini and vegetables to provide ingredients for fresh and crunchy salads or for flavored side dishes.
We scrupulously select meat and dairy products providers among organic food farmers, allowing us to provide guests with something special, which always characterize a stay at Villa Il Poggiale. Moreover, we have chosen a selection of Tuscan wines both well-known and coming from small and less-known farmers: all of them are excellent quality wines.
Cooking lessons: we organize practical cooking lessons, based on our guests whishes and curiosity.
Traditional Tuscan cooking: it’s the protagonist of our lessons: from historic dishes to family recipes, from simple and tasty farm food to the most refined menus of the villas. A special wine and oil tasting of products coming from the near estates in the Val di Pesa and the Chianti area completes this experience.
Cakes, pastries and desserts: a large variety of desserts, learning the pastry-making art for gluttons.
The art of baking: let’s learn how to oven cook lots of bread, savory pies and pizza!
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Hotel: Villa Il Poggiale
Address: Via Empolese, 69 50026 San Casciano Val di Pesa (Firenze)
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Official website: http://www.villailpoggiale.it/
Telephone: +39 055 828 311
Fax: +39 055 8294 296
Hotel email: villailpoggiale@villailpoggiale.it
By Car: Take the A1 (Autostrada del Sole) toward Firenze. Exit at Firenze Impruneta towards the Firenze/Impruneta Partial toll road. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Raccordo Autostradale Siena-Firenze towards Siena/Colle Val d’Elsa/Poggibonsi/Grosseto. Follow the road for 6,2 km and then take the San Casciano exit toward San Casciano. Merge onto Via Cassia per Firenze/SR2 and at the roundabout take the 2nd exit. Continue onto Viale Europa and turn left toward Via Giuseppe Di Vittorio/SP12. Take a right turn at Via Giuseppe Di Vittorio/SP12 and you will find Villa il Poggiale in Val di Pesa, San Casciano on your right surrounded by cypress trees.
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