La Dimora

The country retreat of a renowned Tuscan family, this exceptional villa occupies a picturesque hamlet a short drive from Florence. Surrounded by nature and with views extended over the rooftops and domes of Florence, the carefully restored 16th-century villa offers guests an elegant and convenient base for exploring the treasures of Tuscany. Due to its layout, it’s ideal for multi generational families or groups traveling together.

The splendid villa is a quintessential example of the refined Renaissance villas that dot the countryside around Florence. Comprised of five buildings, the estate has been recently restored to maintain its historic character all the while providing guests with 21st century comforts.

Guests can gather in the main villa’s large living room, take in a quiet moment in the library and enjoy delicious regional cuisine in the spacious dining room. On the upper levels are five bedrooms all individually decorated and with deluxe bathrooms fitted in precious marble and views onto the park and bucolic countryside. The vista is especially spectacular in the unique bedroom which is located in a converted dove tower and frames the Certosa of Florence and the city’s famous Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore.

The estate’s further 15 rooms are divided amongst the apartments found in four additional buildings, offering remarkable privacy for guests. Adjoining the main villa is the Fattoria, home to four bedrooms and a large living and dining room with a fabulous stone fireplace. The ambiance is more rustic, yet still with stylish comforts including marble bathrooms. It also has a charming terrace and private access to the villa’s chapel where you can admire a precious fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio.

Across from the Fattoria, the Bottega offers a spacious two-bedroom apartment, the perfect incarnation of a Tuscan country cottage with its historic terracotta floors, stone fireplaces and wood beams. Then there is the Frantoio building, originally designed for and still used as the place where the estate’s olives are pressed into oil. In addition to its three bedrooms, it has a lovely common room and a wonderful loggia terrace overlooking the gardens. Lastly is the Studio, which, in spite of its misleading name, actually spreads over three floors, has four bedrooms and a sophisticated living room with antiques, gilded mirrors and a fireplace.

The estate’s outdoor spaces are equally inviting and have been designed as a continuity of the villa’s interior. As you settle into a sun lounger, gaze at the crystal water basin or cool down in the pool, you will be enveloped in Tuscany’s sublime nature of flowers, olive trees, vineyards, rolling fields and oak and cypress trees. The peacefulness of the countryside remains with you in the evening over alfresco meals prepared at the the barbecue or the wood-fired oven.
The estate is situated due south of Florence, between Impruneta and Scandicci, amidst the rolling hills of Colle Ramole. Guests can reach Florence in 15 minutes and the first vineyards of Chianti are virtually bordering the estate. The highway southward and to Siena is also nearby, granting guests the ideal gateway to the many fabulous sites in this gorgeous area of Tuscany.

Please note that La Dimora proudly accommodates an In-house Artist. He is a well-known American painter/printmaker. His work can be found in private collections and galleries around the world, as well as in the Prints and Drawings Collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. He stays in a separate, private quarter of the Estate. He only shares the main entrance with our Guests and he has no access to any of the buildings nor open spaces occupied by our Guests.
On request he can be available for painting and drawing lessons.