Elegant, Art-Nouveau villa near Pisa in Tuscany, dating to the mid- 19th century and expertly reconstructed about 10 years ago keeping all its architectural features unaltered. The villa accommodation is in the small village of Fabbrica (where there are shops for basic necessities) located between the provinces of Pisa, Siena and Florence and its geographical position makes it easy to reach the most important art cities of Tuscany as well as set out on cultural, historic and food-and-wine tourist itineraries in the numerous typical activities of the area. The authentic, 19th-century furniture, the decorations, frescoes, the original wide-vaulted ceilings give the villa accommodation a certain elegance and goes back in time. Externally, leading from the kitchen and the living room, guests have a large paved garden with a loggia equipped for outdoor meals with a splendid view over vineyards and the hills reaching right up to the wonderful town of Volterra. From here, using a small brick staircase, you go down to the garden below where, located in a panoramic position, there is the swimming pool with salted water ( 12x4, 1.3m deep)(02/05-31/10) with Jacuzzi area and solarium area equipped with sunbeds. The holiday villa has central heating, air conditioning and wi-fi Internet connection. To be requested and paid for on location are a chef, cookery courses, food-and-wine tours, guided tours. Car park on the property. PLEASE NOTE: Small pets are allowed against payment (50 euros/week/pet) ACCOMMODATION: (400 m2) Gr.Fl.: living room (satellite TV, DVD player)with an elegant fireplace, large frescoed lounge with sofas, dining room, built-in kitchen (oven, freezer, iron and ironing board), 1 bedroom with two beds (the beds can be joined), 1 bathroom with shower. 1st fl.: (reached by a stone and cast iron staircase): a corridor leads to two double bedrooms (one of which has a four-poster bed), another corridor leads to 2 twin-bedded bedrooms (the beds can be joined), 1 bathroom with shower, 1 bathroom with shower and bath. 3 supplementary single beds can be added to the double rooms. LOCATION: 300 m Fabbrica (grocery shops, bar, bank, chemist ), 7 km Peccioli (all kinds of shops), 25 km Volterra, 35 km San Gimignano, 50 km Pisa, 52 km Lucca, 77 km Florence and Siena.Please note that all extra costs must be paid in Euro on the spot