L'Eremo - Gaiole in Chianti - Tuscany

Live the Tuscan Dream in this superb rental villa on a small wine estate in the heart of Chianti

Chianti rental villa with pool

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Accommodates up to 8
4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Available all year


Air conditioning / heating included in the price


Heated pool (26 ft x 10 ft, 5 ft deep) open April - October

Top floor:
 1 double bedroom with en suite bathroom with spa bath tub
Middle floor:
 1 double bedroom with en suite bathroom with shower and doors out to huge terrace,
Lower floor:
 1 double bedroom with en suite bathroom with shower,
 1 bedroom with twin beds with en suite bathroom with shower,
 huge sitting room with dining area,
 small sitting room with fireplace and TV,
 kitchen with dishwasher,
 2-person sauna.

Domestic help one day per week, laundry service available, barbecue, satellite TV, DVD (region 2), stereo

Estate produced Chianti wine and olive oil for sale. The estate's restaurant (open for breakfast & evening meals) will also deliver to your door

Tennis 300 metres. Park with swans, peacocks & fishing lake


Click on + button to see exact location. View Larger Map for route planning to/from Barbischio
Tuscan rental sitting room A huge sitting room in Chianti
Fabulous views framed by these huge windows! A glimpse of the dining table in the huge main sitting room
A kitchen for cooks Smaller sitting room
This nicely equipped kitchen also has a handy microwave The small sitting room with all the entertainment stuff
En suite bathroom A bedroom in Chianti
The yellow bedroom on the top floor and its en suite boasts a spa bath
Tuscan bedroom with terrace Huge terrace overlooking Chianti hills
From the red bedroom you step out to the huge terrace overlooking the pool
Comfortable double bedroom Chianti rental villa - pool
One of the bedrooms on the lower floor The pool isn't large, but you'll love it nevertheless

The Eremo offers you a delightful house with its own orchard and two spacious terraces set amongst vineyards and olive trees in the hills of exclusive Chianti - and you also get all the convenience of the facilities used by the guests staying in the apartments on the same estate (three minutes walk from your gates). You’ve got your own, entirely private space, but you can tap into the tennis courts, leap into the large pool shared by the apartment guests, fish in the lake, visit the peacocks and the cashmere goats and even order breakfast or dinner delivered to your door if you don’t feel like the short walk to the estate restaurant. In short, L’Eremo offers you a clever combination of the privacy of your own, very enviable villa in its private grounds with the possibility of joining the “neighbours” should you or the kids feel like a little company. This house is the perfect solution to everyone’s holiday needs - and deliveries from the restaurant are the Tuscan cherry on the top!

The house is 1.5 km from the medieval fortified village of Barbischio (with its cute little trattoria) and 3 km from Gaiole in Chianti. Walk up the lane from your gates and you’ll be at the thickset castle of Castagnoli in 30 minutes. The ruins of Castello di Vertine, the refinements of Badia a Coltibuono (a pretty garden, fabulous wines, wonderful meals!) and the rich red wines of Brolio and the Castello di Meleto are right there on your doorstep. Is it any wonder that the house you can see from your garden are the Tuscan retreats of famous artists and well-know celebrities?!

The Eremo dates back to the 600s and belonged to the Ricasoli family - the famous “Iron Baron” Ricasoli was so offended when a handsome young man dared to dance with his beautiful new wife, that he swept her off to the hills and (happily for us!) invented Chianti to while away their peaceful days. Or so we’re told! This large estate, with its woods, vineyards and olive groves, fell into disuse and has, over recent years, been carefully restored by Signor Giuseppe.

L’Eremo is on three levels. The ground floor is very spacious (as you can see from the pictures) and there are fabulous views of the surrounding countryside from the huge picture windows. The sauna and the heated swimming pool are typical of the care that has gone into restoring this pretty property to ensure you’ll experience the authentic Italian lifestyle. The kitchen is nicely equipped if you prefer to do your own cooking, or you can stroll over to the estate restaurant - or even ask them to deliver. There are two bedrooms on the ground floor, the rather grand pink room with its super-smart shower and a small bedroom with two single beds and simple en suite shower room. Upstairs you’ll find the red bedroom which is another double bedroom with a very smart en suite bathroom and the kind of walk-in wardrobe you’ll wish you could take home with you! Doors open off the bedroom onto the enormous first floor terrace and the steps that take you out to your private orchard. Carrying on up to the top floor, there’s a little lobby with a writing desk, then the yellow bedroom with another handsome en suite bathroom, but this time with a spa bath.

The Eremo is a clever choice for the discerning traveler - you’re peacefully private, but you can plug into the amenities used by the other guests on the estate any time you care to step outside your gates. The tennis courts are just over five minutes walk away as is the other swimming pool, the fishing lake and the mini zoo. For shopping you can hop in the car and be in Gaiole in barely 5 minutes or historic Radda in 15. Florence is only an hour’s drive away and Siena too. Or decide to stay home, use the sauna and soak up the sun.

Step into L’Eremo and make your Tuscan Dream a wonderful reality this time!

The owners were all very friendly and very helpful. Antonietta was wonderful and answered every request. Heated pool and sauna are very nice. Property location and views are fantastic.

Overall a great holiday house and I look forward to going back there!

Peter Wyshynski, Ontario.

House was fantastic and very clean and well maintained.

Mr and Mrs Weston, Zurich.

Price per week (Saturday to Saturday) Equivalent guide prices
Rental period        Euro  UK pounds US dollars 
up to April 3 2010 € 2,500              
April 3 - 10 2010 € 3,500              
April 10 - May 1 2010 € 2,500              
May 1 - July 3 2010 € 3,500              
July 3 - August 28 2010 € 4,500              
August 28 - October 16 2010 € 3,500              
October 16 - December 18 2010 € 2,500              
Dates in blue mean the pool will be open
Our prices include everything except pool towels
L'Eremo is charged in euro
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