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Sleeps 12 Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
VILLA OR APARTMENT: BEDROOMS: BATHROOMS:
HAS SWIMMING POOL: PRICE BAND: PARKING:
DISTANCES: FLORENCE 16K, TOWN WITH SHOPS, 2.5K
SPECIAL FEATURES: SPLENDID POSITION, UNIQUE INDOOR/OUTDOOR POOL, FINE ANTIQUES
OUR REFERENCE: 001702

Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

The Castello di Volognano is a historical castle that dates back to the 11th century, built in a dominating lookout position over the surrounding territories, surrounded by mediaeval woodlands which approach the boundaries of the castle. Precisely restored, the castle is furnished with antique furniture, some of which is of notable value, in perfect harmony with the style of the manor.

The outdoor areas are well maintained and consist of a small Italian garden and a swimming pool which has the notable attraction of having been partly built inside an ex-lemon conservatory and partly outdoors.

Volognano (a name of Etruscan or possibly Roman extraction) Castle was a stronghold of the Quona family, of Longobard origin, and watched over one side of the ancient road from Arezzo to Fiesole. Lapo of Castiglionchio, a friend of the poet Francesco Petrarca, wrote: the Quona "kept Volognano together with great possession, with the faithful, with vassals, and with jurisdiction".
In 1968 the present owners, the Pecchioli family, purchased it. The old Castle is still present in fragments of the walls, two doors and the 'decapitated' tower which forms part of the actual building; it is an elegant, stately villa, enlightened both by a graceful garden and even more so by the extensive panorama which unfolds on all sides.

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Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Stay in a Tuscan castle - rent Castello di Volognano near Florence, Tuscany, Italy.