Tuscan house with terrace in the centre of Chianni, picturesque village in the Valdera area, surrounded by rolling hills.


IL RUBINO - The house measures 178 sqm and is accessed from the ground floor of a historical building in one of the internal local streets.

It lays on one floor, the first floor of the building, and needs some restoration works.

The present layout shows a large kitchen / dining area with fireplace, a room used as living area, a large bedroom, 3 rooms a corridor, bathroom, laundry room and terrace.

On the ground floor there is also a large taverna used once as the shoemaker shop.

There is a suggested layout project to convert the house into a large family home preserving the original features.

The property has main services and central haeting.

We are in Valdera in Central Tuscany between Pisa and Florence, this colourful landscape of rolling hills dotted with medieval villages, castles and lanes flanked with tall dark green cypress trees epitomise the Tuscan landscape.

The area is scattered with historical towns and medieval villages, castles and country churches and a landscape with golden meadows of wheat dancing in the breeze, vineyards, olive groves and fields of sunflowers. Meandering through the countryside of Valdera you feel the vestiges of the mysterious Etruscan civilization. Here Andrea Boccelli was born and bred and it is in the heart of Valdera in Lajatico that the famous Teatro del Silenzio (the Theatre of Silence) where natural landscape creates a breathtaking setting and in the summer months some of the biggest names in opera come for a special performance.

Casciana Terme has thermal waters and spa facilities and is a pretty town with piazzas and cafès serving the local wine. The città d’arte (cities of art) include Volterra, San Gimignano, Palaia and Florence.

Distances: Airport Pisa 43 km, Train Station Pontedera 20 km, Beaches Cecina 35 km, Florence 80 km, Volterra 34 km, Siena 80 km, Lucca 49 km.

The pircturesque little town of Chianni where the houses are huddled together and its' narrow stone streets are flanked with shops, bars, cafes and restaurants, is within walking distance..

Surrounded by vegetation with chestnut woods and olive groves, Chianni is 350 meters above sea level and has splendid views over the valley below.

It’s hidden position has helped to maintain the sense of timelessness away from the stampede of tourists yet just 40 minutes drive from Pisa airport, the coastal cities of Castiglioncello and Cecina on the Tyrrhenian coast, or the golf courses of Pisa and Castelfalfi, or the remains of Etruscan and historic towns, such as Volterra, are all within 30 minutes drive.

Chianni is also located just 5 km from Casciana Terme, a historic spa town.