Agriturismo Montereggi offers vacation apartments and rooms in a farmhouse in the wine-growing region of Chianti. This spacious, welcoming holiday accommodation has excellent facilities, a swimming pool and easy access to nearby Florence.
This ancient Tuscan farm estate has been in the hands of the owners for over four centuries. It is located in the Mugnone Valley where Chianti dei Colli Fiorentini wines are produced, along the old Via Faentina running from Emilia-Romagna to Florence. The countryside is dotted with old churches, villas, farmhouses and 'hostels': stopping places for the pilgrims and travellers of old. Many of the fields are walled; once, wheat and hay were grown between the rows of olive trees as well as vines and fruit trees.
Chianti, the stretch of Tuscany running from Florence to Siena, is what most of us imagine when we dream of Tuscany. An area of hill towns and vineyards, bathed in sunshine and superb light during the summer, and mild in the harshest winter, with woodland punctuating the intensively farmed vineyards and fields, this is a lush and orderly countryside.
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With its microclimate and abundant sunshine, the slopes of the Montereggi Estate are ideal for growing typical Tuscan crops. Today Montereggi produces mainly extra virgin olive oil (pressed in the modern mill) and wine. This immediate pressing at low temperature preserves the fruit aroma and the low acidity of Montereggi's extra-virgin olive oil. The owner-manager's approach is to combine traditional agricultural methods with modern techniques and quality assurance. Sample it for yourself; wine and oil can be tasted at the farm and you can buy Montereggi oil from the farm.
And you are very handy for trips into Florence. The home of Michelangelo, Botticelli and the Medici, of the Ponte Vecchio and the Neptune Fountain; the birthplace of modern art, sculpture and commerce, and the centre of the Renaissance, Florence with its plethora of museums, galleries, churches and stunning architecture is a holiday in itself.
Combining a relaxing sojourn in the countryside with access to one of Europe's most historically exciting cities, this is a superb holiday venue. Click below to find out more.
