Hotel VILLA CAMPESTRI (Vicchio)

Style of hotel and ambience

- AA STAR RATING 4 STARS- STAR RATING 4 STARS.PROPERTY DESCRIPTION-BUILT OVER A SPRING WATER AS A DEFENSIVE FORTRESSPROTECTED BY WATCHTOWERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THEXIII CENTURY VILLA CAMPESTRI OLIVE OIL RESORT ISAN HISTORIC BUILDING IN THE MUGELLO VALLEY ABOUT35 KM NORTH-EAST OF FLORENCE. THE VILLA IS SET 450M ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN A LUSH PARK OF 124 HECTARESSURROUNDED BY SECULAR OLIVE GROVES. THE 1430 LANDREGISTER RECORDS THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BUILDINGFROM FORTRESS TO MANOR HOUSE. IN THE LATE XVIICENTURY A SECOND IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURALINTERVATION WHICH GAVE THE BUILDING ITS PRESENTAPPEARANCE AS A RENAISSANCE VILLA TOOK PLACE. THERESTORATION WORK UNDERTAKEN BY ITS NEW OWNER THEPASQUALI FAMILY HAS KEPT ITS CHARME INTACT. KEYARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES HAVE BEENMAINTAINED AND THE VILLA HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLYRESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY USING ORIGINALMATERIALS SUCH AS ANTIQUE TERRACOTTA FLOOR TILESORIGINAL PLASTER POLYCHROMATIC CAISSONED WOODENCEILINGS AND OLD CARVED OAK BEAMS. THE PROPERTYHAS 26 ROOMS FROM CLASSIC TO SUPERIOR FROM TRIPLETO JUNIOR SUITES FROM PRESTIGE SUITE TO THEHONEYMOON SUITE FEATURING A BEAUTIFULLY RESTOREDXVIII CENTURY FOUR-POSTED BED. THE RESORT FEATURESALSO A SELF-CATERING APARTMENT CALLED CASA DALIA.ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF VILLA CAMPESTRI ISTHE RENOWNED RESTAURANT L OLIVAIA OVERLOOKING THEMUGELLO VALLEY WHICH IS ONE OF THE FAVORITERESTAURANT SELECTED BY A GOURMET CLIENTELE SINCETHE OPENING IN 1991. THE BREAKFAST SALOON HAS BEENRENEWED IN JANUARY 2015 WITH THE RESTORATION OFOLD FRESCOES BY GALILEO CHINI. THE RESORT FEATURESA SWIMMING-POOL IN THE PARK AND AN OLEOTECA FOR AUNIQUE OLIVE OIL TASTING EXPERIENCE. IN THE BAMBOOGROVE OR IN YOUR PRIVATE SALUS PER OLEUM AMAZINGMASSAGES WITH OLIVE OIL. THE STRATEGIC LOCATION INTHE HEARTH OF TUSCANY AND CLOSE TO THE MOSTPOPULAR TUSCAN CITIES LET VILLA CAMPESTRI OLIVEOIL RESORT BE THE IDEAL CHOICE FOR BOTHCOUNTRY-GOURMET LOVERS AND LEISURE TRAVELLERS..-YEAR BUILT 1222-TOTAL ROOMS 26-NUMBER OF FLOORS 2