AGRITURISMO VILLA PACINOTTI

The old farmhouse next the historical Villa where the inventor of the dynamo, Antonio Pacinotti, used to spend his holidays, will welcome you with its warm atmosphere of long ago.
You will be surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, farmed with biological methods, and will have the opportunity to hike in the woods, go sightseeing in the nearby town of Pistoia and visit other Tuscan art cities.
You will be accommodated in comfortable apartments recently restored according to ecological criteria.
One of the apartments is suitable for the disabled.

Accommodation consists of three fully furnished independent apartments.

1.
The apartment "Il Barco":
The apartment is suitable for disabled people, because it is located on the gound floor, with an independent entrance and private garden.
It consists of:
- double bedroom
- kitchen
- small room with bed settee
- bathroom with shower suitable for the disabled
If you like to travel with your dog or cat, you will appeciate the fully fenced private garden.
2.
The apartemet "Le Aie":
On the first floor, it consists of:
- double bedroom
- large kitchen
- small room with a bed settee
- bathroom with shower
In the kitchen there is another bed settee, so the apartment can accommodate up to 2 adults + 2 children.
Le Aie - the cupboard from Casentino Le Aie - the 19th-century dressing table.
3.
The apartment: "La Tosca"...

Free of charge for children under three years of age .
(Cradle and highchair available on request).
The price includes:
- bed, table and household linen
- weekly change of linen and house cleaning
- breakfast supplies (coffee, tea, milk, organic cane sugar from the Fair Trade Market, jam, rusks).
- house cleanig at check out
- open-air barbecue with table and chairs under pergola (guests are kindly requested to clear away things after use).
- children's playground
Extras: in winter a daily 5-euro supplement is requested for heating expenses, plus a single payment of 10-euro at the start.


Villa Pacinotti è is located on Poggio Montecuccoli, also the hilltop setting for the wonderful Romanesque church of San Giovanni Evangelista.
The medieval road A medieval road that was once an important link between Tuscany and Emilia skirts the farmstead.
By foot or by horseback it is still a useful route through oak and chestnut forests for reaching the Apennine ridge and the first leg of the Great Apennine Hiking, the GEA.
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Tourists can also reach the same ridge by car in 15 to 20 minutes along the SP 24 and visit the Natural Biogenetic Reservation of Aquerino, or the charming villages of L'Acqua, Lentula, Monachino and pause in any of them for food and refreshment.
hiking in the wood ...

...you can meet the fox ...
in the wood, rarely you meet people, but it is possible you meet unusual, nice animals.

At the foot of the farmstead lies the town of Pistoia wich provides beautiful Tuscan views by day, and even more spectacular views at night, when accompanied by the sound of crickets and the shimmer of glow-worms.
Pistoia can be reached in a few minutws by car and offers interesting sights: a beautiful Piazza and Cathedral, the Cathedral the octagonal Baptistry, the medieval Town Hall and Law Courts, with their fascinating courtyards, the ancient "Ospedale del Ceppo" decorated by Della Robbia tiles, the Sala market with medieval shops, the Pulpit by Giovanni Pisano in St Andrew's, and the Art Museum with sculptures by Marino Marini...

Welness is both a spiritual and phisical condition.

The beauty of Villa Pacinotti, the serenity of its rural location and its quiet atmosphere, filled with the sounds of nature, like the chirping of birds and crickets, all contribute to recreating a harmony between ourselves and the world around us.
When man's intervention is not guided by principles in accordance with traditional experience and wisdom, it can often cause irreparable damage.
So, in order not to disrupt the delicate harmony of nature, we have adopted biological farming methods that are respectful of the ecosystem.
During the process of restoring the farmhouse we have respected the spirit of the original builders and inhabitants, keeping and recuperating all that was possible to keep and recuperate, and rebuiding only what was necessary with traditional old materials.
The finishing materials are truly ecological: slake lime putty to paint the walls, natural wax to treat the earthen floor, and vegetable oil paints for the doors and the window frames.
All these practices also contribute to the welness of the guests - a detoxifying change from pollution of the crowded cities where we live.