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Comune in Tuscany, Italy
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A short walk away from Montevarchi's centre (turn right at the south-east end of Via Roma to pass under the railway bridge, then cross the roundabout and the villa is on the right), this is a superb example of a villa built in the "Liberty" style. It's a private house occupied by the granddaughter of its original owner, the local entrepreneur Angiolo Masini, so is open to the public a limited number of Saturday afternoons mid-March to mid-June: look for details of guided tours (in Italian) on the gates.
Palazzo Pretorio
13th century
The only hotel within walking distance of the town centre (about 1 km). Modern functional hotel well suited for business trips or short stays.
Small luxury hotel including 4 suites in a 15th-century villa. Nice restaurant.
Four apartments on a real olive farm with shared pool. No English spoken. This is full immersion in Italian rural life. Dinners available every night at €15 per head including estate wine.
4 self-catering apartments with shared pool for 2 - 5 guests. The farm has 9 horses and guests can come on supervised trails in the Tuscan countryside. Each apartment has TV, DVD player, stereo and wifi
Organic small farm producing Extravirgin Olive Oil and Chianti Superior Reserve. Holiday villas to rent.
Seasonal produce grown by local farmers. Near zero food miles
Organic, vegan and macrobiotic ingredients including fresh fruit and veg, flour and cereals sold by weight, books, natural cleaning products.
Montevarchi has a thriving Thursday morning market for good value clothes, jewellery, fabric etc as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. The market takes over the entire center of the town. Many bargains to be had.
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Prada's outlet is in Montevarchi's suburb of Levanella, not The Mall. It's easily accessed by bus or taxi from Montevarchi's train station by bus or taxi - but book your taxi beforehand
Montevarchi has its own train station on the Florence-Rome line. Journey time from Florence about 1 hour and trains run almost every hour. It's 5 km from the Valdarno junction of the A1 Autostrada by car.
Read in the guideThe town is sufficiently small to be explored on foot. Via Roma, the main street, is closed to traffic after 10:00 making walking more pleasant.
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