Hotel Villa Villoresi Tuscany Golf Holidays Italy

The Villa: In the XII century was built as a fortress for the defence of Florence, 5 miles away.

During the Renaissance was transformed into a country residence, enlarged and enriched with works of art, gardens and parks. To this period dates the Loggia, the longuest terrace in Tuscany opening onto the formal garden, with lemontrees, roses and wild orangetrees, full of light and perfumes.

The Villa is registered as a National Monument for his historical and artistic importance, still contains much of its original frescoes, decor and furnishing. Each family has left evident traces of their taste and of the fashions of their times. It came to us mainly in its Renaissance aspect. Among the various legends there is one saying that Gemma Donati, Dante Alighieri's wife, lived at the Villa during the early part of the poete exile.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the villa was the summer residence of the Villoresi family. In the sixties, Luigi and Clarissa Villoresi decided to turn the Villa into Hotel, adapting carefully all services without altering the athmosphear, traditionally warm and welcoming, keeping intact the elegance and the charm of other times.

Hotel***

Restaurant – Bar - Meeting room
Swimming pool in the garden - Terrace
Parking space inside the property - Spaces for children
Park – Dogs accepted

28 rooms, between singles, doubles and apartments all with private bathroom, direct phone, satellite television and Internet.

The rooms are all different for decoration, spaces and prices.

The most beautiful and unusual apartments, open on the terrace, one is at grand floor, they are indicated as "de luxe" .

Other rooms open on the garden, the park or the medieval courtyard , one room its in the tower.

No elevator - Some rooms with air conditioning

The atmosphere of this villa-hotel is really original

The Restaurant:

Two connecting dining rooms, one opening on the park, the other on the medieval courtyard.

Special gastronomic menus classic and ancient recipies of florentine cuisine, olive oil, salads and wines from own properties. Special cheeses from the area. A' la carte menus for Hotel and Restaurant guests.

Spaces inside and outside the villa for receptions, cocktail parties and banquets.

In summer: Snack Bar and light lunch by the pool and dinner in the park at candle light.

Sports
Many persons love a little sport and the green of toscan country side – Somebody love do some jogging in the back little streets around the Villa and through the hills, or for a change, to play ping-pong in the park after dinner, when a nice cool air comes from the hills behind. You can also go to play tennis, 5 minutes walk from the Villa or play golf at the Ugolino ,20 minutes car distance, or at Le Pavoniere at 10 Km. or in Mugello a 15 Km. If you dont wish to drive for miles, in SestoFiorentino itself, which is a small town, you can visit some beautiful churches, Medici Villas with their famous Italian gardens and centuries old parks.

Golf :-

Ugolino Sporting Club – 20kms
18 holes: 5,676m: par 72.
In the very heart of Chianti country, Ugolino is the birthplace of Italian golf, occupying its current site since 1933. A club rich in tradition. The front 9 swoops through the hills and shaping of shots will help. Back 9 is more level and offers some scoring opportunities. It is located along the Chiantigiana Road and over the years countless tournaments have been played on this golf course.
tel 0552301009
golf.ugolino@ntt.it

Poggio dei Medici  - 20kms
The Course, designed by Italian architect Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and by professional player Baldovino Dassù , allows for four different playing routes within its 18 holes . As you play this fascinating course, you can also appreciate the typical Tuscan scenery , viewed from a vantage point near Scarperia . You will find yourself on a world-class Golf Course deep in the countryside, only a few kilometres from Florence.
www.poggiodeimedici.it

Le Pavoniere Golf and Country Club  - 12kms
Designed by Arnold Palmer, the wonderful landscape of Le Pavoniere makes this a lovely course to play. The Arnold Palmer designed course features hazards that are cleverly brought into play. The fairways are slightly rolling, and the course is surrounded by holm-oak woods, cluster pines and cypresses. Very long fairways and undulating greens are the features of the course
www.golfclublepavoniere.com