Position: Rufina 1009 is a farmhouse situated near Florence, in that valley called Val di Sieve to be more precise.

Rufina is a well-known place of the Chianti area, where a DOCG wine is produced and exported all around the world.

Spending a holiday in a farmhouse in Tuscany Italy means enjoying relax, discovering beautiful places... See more

Position: Rufina 1009 is a farmhouse situated near Florence, in that valley called Val di Sieve to be more precise.

Rufina is a well-known place of the Chianti area, where a DOCG wine is produced and exported all around the world.

Spending a holiday in a farmhouse in Tuscany Italy means enjoying relax, discovering beautiful places surrounded by countryside, different culture, habits and traditions and last but not least, tasting typical local products and recipes.

You may even choose if trying a typical Tuscan restaurant or the local recipes of the farmhouse where you're lodging, as Rufina farmhouse for example: the owners usually offers oil and typical products tasting.

But Chianti is mainly renowned for its wine, and Rufina offers a wide selection of DOCG wine for tasting.

There are some saying about well-known poets and writers who were used to quote Chianti Rufina in their works, such as Montale and Pratolini, but ask the owner for telling you the story, she'll be pleased to do it.

This farmhouse with swimming pool is situated only 22 km far from Florence old city centre, which can be easily reached by bus, taxi and train, if you don't have your own car.

The owner will be also pleased to suggest you all the main tourist destinations in Florence which anyone shouldn't miss, as Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, the several museums and art exhibitions which often take place in Florence.

At guests disposal, rooms and apartments in the farmhouse: what's better than a relaxing rest in rooms or apartments in a farmhouse near Florence, where everything has been realized with particular attention to details?

The farmhouse has been restored according to the Tuscan traditional style and respecting nature; furniture and finishing have been realized in fact with atoxic and natural materials only. All the rooms and apartments in farmhouse are accessible for disabled persons and are fully equipped so that guests may enjoy their relaxing, green holiday in the Tuscan countryside.

Common areas: All the guests of the rooms and apartments farmhouse may enjoy a reading room, situated in the main building of the farmhouse, where books, magazines, board games and a billiards (on requests only) are at their disposal. Moreover, for all those who love cooking and would like to try making some typical, Tuscan dishes, there's a big kitchen with an old fireplace and a wood stove.

Swimming pool and solarium: For all those who like having a bath while being surrounded by nature, there's an amazing swimming pool; there's also a stone-made solarium, situated among the trees of the farmhouse.

Along with offering accommodation for guests, the farmhouse is also a farm business producing extra virgin olive oil and DOCG Chianti Rufina wine.

This Agriturismo is an active place: cultural, folk and art exchanges, meeting people take place.

Among the services and the activities, on which this Farmhouse places grater emphasis there are:

The courses of Oil tasting. In order to know all the secrets of the most important ingredient of the Mediterranean cuisine and culture, and to learn how to use it in the most appropriate ways. During the meetings it will be possible to sample the oil with other typical products as honey, jam, marmalade and the cherished wine.

Ceramics Course. This course will be given by a top-ranking potter, who hands on his know how to the people attending the course. The programme will be made up of: knowledge of the ceramics art; planning; preparation of the clay; colouring; kids-day for the preparation of the clay.

Wine, Oil and typical products from Rufina’s area tasting. In the wine cellar and in the main room of the farmhouse as well, there's the possibility to taste the typical, local products made by the owners directly, such as the extra virgin olive oil and the Chianti Rufina DOCG wine. The tasting of the farm, as of the typical products from Rufina area take place periodically in order to allow all the guests of the Agritourism to enjoy the specialty that this land is able to produce.

Events The property guarantees to all the guests relaxing music moments and cultural ones, as reading poetry and art exhibitions. Organization of “special” days, as: Day of the open cellars (in cooperation with the association “Streets of the wine”; Day of the Oil-tasting; Visit to the orchard: learning day about the ancient fruits and their employment; Grape harvest: during the autumn will take place the days of the harvest; Visit to the monumental gardens guided by rural architects; Explanation of the “Museum’s system of Mugello-Valdisieve” and location of the cultural itineraries of the area.

The guests will find a dedicated library about this area, always at their disposal. Diffusion of information material about cultural events of the Florentine area and help in booking theatres, visits, etc.