Radda, Chianti. Surrounded by beautiful hills, the villa is ideally situated for exploring Italy’s cultural treasures as Florence, San Gimingnano and Siena are all an hour’s drive away. Colto dei Pallanti is very much a traditional Tuscan home, furnished with rustic wooden beams and terracotta tiles. On the ground floor is an en-suite room that opens out into the beautiful garden, while upstairs is the master bedroom and a smaller double room. Outside, guests have everything they need to relax: a sauna, jacuzzi and a swimming pool which is heated in the colder months and has a covered seating area to provide shelter from the sun. There are mountain bikes in the villa available for guests, so there’s the option to take in the rural beauty of the area with a cycling trip. If you are looking for a cultural adventure, Radda is a 15 -minute drive away, where you can sample excellent local food and wine. Smoking - not allowed. Extra: AIR CONDITIONING Free of charge , BARBECUE Free of charge , BIKE Free of charge (upon request), BIKE STORAGE Free of charge , CRIB Free of charge (upon request), DRYER Free of charge , ELECTRICITY Free of charge , BABY CHAIR Free of charge (upon request), LINEN AND TOWELS Free of charge , SPA TUB Free of charge , PRIVATE CAR PARK Free of charge , PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL Free of charge , POOL HEATING Free of charge , SAUNA Free of charge , WASHING MACHINE Free of charge . Extra: EXTRA UPON REQUEST
Cook service available on request (payable locally)
Pets - not allowed
COLTO DEI PALLANTI Localitá Albola 4b 53017 Radda in Chianti (SI) Tuscany GPS Co-ordinates Long: Long: 43.52308 Lat: 11.41191 Please Note: GPS co-ordinates are provided for reference only. We recommend that you follow the step-by-step driving instructions. Keys : Will be handed by the key holder or owner on arrival day and handed back to the key holder or owner on departure day. Parking at the property: Yes, about 10m from the villa entrance Simpson Travel Telephone Concierge Amanda Ridley - Mobile: +39 331 2812140 DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO YOUR ACCOMMODATION Please take care driving on these roads. Please note that our driving directions are written with kilometre readings. It is therefore essential to reset your odometer as directed below. The kilometre readings given in these directions (shown in brackets) are only for guidance and may not be exact. We suggest that before you set off you acquaint yourselves with the way your odometer works. In most cars it is electronic. To reset most of these models, press the button until the reading flashes for some time and then becomes zero. If your flight is early we suggest you have a leisure and some food shopping in Radda in Chianti, just 7 km from Colto dei Pallanti. Please call or send a text message to the key holder as you are leaving the airport so she can have an estimate arrival time at the villa. Please contact Amanda (call or text/message) as you are leaving the airport so she can inform the owner of your estimated arrival time at Colto dei Pallanti From BOLOGNA airport (approximately 2 hours): • Exit the airport following green signs for the A1 motorway MILANO-FIRENZE • You will do a short stretch of dual carriage way • Join the A1/E35 motorway south bound direction FIRENZE-ROMA • Exit the A1 motorway at FIRENZE IMPRUNETA • After the toll booth follow the green sign for SIENA joining the dual carriage way direction SIENA • Exit at SAN DONATO IN POGGIO • Follow ALL DRIVERS From PISA airport (approximately 1 hour 50 minutes): • Exit the car hire / airport compound and join the FI-PI-LI (dual carriage way) direction FIRENZE. • Just before arriving at the FIRENZE exit following the GREEN motorway signs for A1/E35 direction ROMA. • Join the A1/E35 motorway south bound direction ROMA • Exit the A1/E35 at FIRENZE IMPRUNETA • After the toll booth follow the green sign for SIENA joining the dual carriage way direction SIENA • Exit at SAN DONATO IN POGGIO • Follow ALL DRIVERS From FLORENCE airport (approximately 1 hour 10 minutes): • Exit the car hire compound and turn LEFT. • Turn LEFT at the traffic lights • Follow the road around and stay in the right hand lane • Follow signs for SIENA by turning right BUT keeping in the left hand lane and going on to the flyover (Viadotto del Ponte all’Indiano) • Follow this road without deviation • Turn right following directions FIRENZE-PISA-LIVORNO and green sign AUTOSTRADA A1-A11 • After the toll booth keep left and join the A1 motorway direction ROMA • Exit the A1 motorway at FIRENZE IMPRUNETA • After the toll booth follow the green sign for SIENA joining the dual carriage way direction SIENA • Exit at SAN DONATO IN POGGIO • Follow ALL DRIVERS ALL DRIVERS • Follow directions to CASTELLINA IN CHIANTI and then on to RADDA IN CHIANTI. • On arrival in RADDA IN CHIANTI, drive through the village and down the hill passing the CARABINIERI on the LEFT. • Continue going downhill and just after the bridge bear left and then left again in direction MONTEVERTINE-CASTELLO DI ALBOLA • You are now on SP72 BADIA A MONTEMURO (zero your odometer) • Follow this road and after 4.5km and having past on your left ALBOLA winery turn right direction ALBOLA-CASTELLO DI ALBOLA-LA PETRAIA 2 • From now on the road becomes unmade; follow the unmade road for 700m then when you get to a T-Junction turn left, then immediately left again you will see an electric gate with Simpson Travel sign Welcome to COLTO DEI PALLANTI! From ROME FIUMICINO airport (approximately 3 hours): • Exit the car hire compound and airport and follow green signs for A91 ROMAAUTOSTRADE • Exit this dual carriage way following signs for A1 FIRENZE • You are now on the A90 (ring road around Rome) • Continue on this road always following signs for A1 FIRENZE • Join the A1 motorway in the direction of FIRENZE • Exit at VALDARNO and after the toll booths turn right. • Go to the end of the road and turn right again. • Follow blue signs for SIENA and then pick up the signs for CAVRIGLIA • At the roundabouts pick up again on the signs for SIENA-CAVRIGLIA-GAIOLE IN CHIANTI-RADDA IN CHIANTI • Follow this road (SP408) for approximately 9 kms bypassing CAVRIGLIA and continuing towards GAIOLE IN CHIANTI and RADDA in CHIANTI • Further on turn right onto the SP429 direction RADDA IN CHIANTI (passing the entrance of BADIA COLTIBUONO on your right). • Follow this road for just under 7.5kms and at the roundabout (just after the petrol station) turn right direction RADDA. • Immediately turn right again in the direction of SELVOLE–BADIACCIA M.ROLUCOLENA and then bear left going down the hill direction MONTEVERTINECASTELLO DI ALBOLA • You are now on SP72 BADIA A MONTEMURO (zero your odometer) • Follow this road and after 4.5km and having past on your left ALBOLA winery turn right direction ALBOLA/CASTELLO DI ALBOLA/LA PETRAIA 2 • From now on the road becomes unmade; follow the unmade road for 700m then when you get to a T-Junction turn left, then immediately left again you will see an electric gate with Simpson Travel sign Welcome to COLTO DEI PALLANTI!
