La Casanova

wunderbare Alleinlage, herrlicher, eigener Pool, Besitzer ist nur So nachmittags am Pool. Ausstattung komplett-alles da was man so braucht. Ort ist leicht und schnell fußläufig zu erreichen. Unglaublich nette Vermieter, die Tips geben, helfen wenns notwendig ist und ansonsten dezent unsichtbar sind. Gegenüberliegende Strasse ist zu hören. Für zwei Personen wunderbar.

Wer Chianti-Wein mag, ist im Paradies angekommen. Alimentari Porciatti ist ein echtes Erlebnis! Sehr schöne kleine Dörfer in der Umgebung lohnen alle einen Besuch. Abends essen gehen: enztweder reservieren, früh kommen, oder warten und hoffen das im Lieblingslokal was frei wird.

Wonderful location, well appointed villa, very clean and comfortable within easy walking distance of lovely Radda.

Favourite restaurant - Malborghetto in Lecchi. Nicest places to visit - Volpaia and San Gimignano

Prima locatie op wandelafstand van Radda.
Vriendelijke eigenaars, lekkere afhaalgerechten in hun delicatessenzaak.
Een aanrader!

Le forchette, La perla del palazzo en Pizza Pie waren onze favoriete restaurants.

Sehr nette, freundliche und hilfsbereite Vermieter. Schöner Ausblick auf Weinberge und Olivenhaine. Pool ist groß und tief genug zum Schwimmen. Im Haus war alles vorhanden was man zum Wohnen braucht. Sonnenschirme zum Schattenspenden und Liegen zum Relaxen waren auch vorhanden. Es ist angebracht eine kleine Taschenlampe mit zu führen, wenn man am Abend von essen zurück kommt, denn die letzten 300 Meter sind Schotterweg und nicht beleuchtet.

Zum Zentrum nach Radda in Chianti sind es 10 Minuten zu Fuß. Es gibt einige Restaurants, die aber vom Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis touristisch geprägt sind. La Botte di Bacco und La Terrazza sind viel zu teuer. La Perla del Palazzo ist vom Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ok. Empfehlenswert ist die Osteria Le Panzanelle in Lucarelli ca. 7km außerhalb von Radda. Außerdem ist das Feinkostgeschäft bzw. Metzgerei sowie die Enoteca der Familie Porciatti sehr empfehleswert. Hier gibt es alles was das Herz begehrt.

Nous avons été accueillis très chaleureusement par les propriétaires. La Casanova est très bien placée pour son calme et ses commerces à proximité.
Dommage que ce mois de mai n'ai pas été assez chaud pour pouvoir profiter des transats devant ce magnifique paysage.

Tous les petits villages ont beaucoup de charmes en particulier San Gimignano qui est notre coup de cœur.

Heerlijk huis op een prachtige plek! In combinatie met het schitterende weer was het de ultieme Toscane-vakantie!

De winkel en wijnbar van de eigenaar moet je zeker gezien (en geproefd) hebben. Barbecueen met een biefstuk van Casa Porciatti is hemels. Daarnaast zijn de vele wijnboeren in de buurt een bezoekje en rondleiding (en "winetasting") waard. Met name Castello d'Albola!

From the moment we arrived and stood on the terrace looking out at the beautiful view across the valley, we felt the tension from our journey ebb away. La Casanova is in a superb location. Peaceful and on it's own, yet a short walk away and you can be relaxing at La Bottega Di Giovannino's bar with the best Aperol Spritz in Radda!

Simonetta Porciatti and her family welcome you with open arms and their shop stocks everything and more you need, including wonderful cheeses, meats, vegetables, chilled beer and wine - perfecto!

As keen cyclists, we were there with our road bikes and spent our days cycling up and down and around the area. Gaiole, Lecchi, Castellina, Panzano, Greve, Volpaia. Even Siena (though this was a map reading error!). Stopping for wonderful espresso and cake stops along the way!

Relaxed suppers were enjoyed out on the terrace watching bats swoop. Then, as darkness falls, the stars light up the night sky. It is a magical place.

La Casanova is well designed to take advantage of that uninterrupted view. The kitchen/dining area has double french doors as does the bedroom, so you can always look out and no room feels dark. The kitchen is well equipped and the villa was spotless with little jugs of fresh flowers dotted around.

A joy!

La Bottega Di Giovannino, Radda Bar Ucci, Volpaia Le Panzanelle, Lucarelli Porciatti stores! Le Forchetta del Chianti, Radda Lo Sfizio di Bianchi, Gaiole La Chiantina, Castellina Castello di Brolio Badia Coltibuono

Well situated, views of valley and vineyards, clean and well appointed.

Volpia and surrounding views.

Ruhige Lage am Ortsrand.
Sehr schönes toskanisches Ambiente.
Große Terrasse mit Blick in die Weinberge.
Schöner Pool.
Gute Ausstattung
TV- Programme (ARD- ZDF) nicht vorhanden

Siena, Florenz, viele kleine Orte entlang der Chiantiniana(S222) Viele gute Restaurants in Radda

The people are so welcoming. The location is fantastic - open country but within walking distance to the town. The pool area is great - I would imagine it's lovely to use when the weather is hot.
The shower needed upgrading.

Größe vom Haus,
Terrasse,
Pool

Fehlende Klimaanlage (wir hatten in unserer Woche 37 Grad)
Fehlender Insektenschutz / Gitter
Straße geht direkt unter der Terrasse vorbei, nicht unbeträchtlicher Baustellenverkehr
Lärmbelästigung durch
andauerndes Hundegebell in der Nacht, (unmittelbare Nachbarschaft),
tägl. Inbetriebnahme der Rasenbewässerung um 2 Uhr nachts,
Baustellenverkehr ab 07:00 früh
Erholsamer Schlaf war dadurch eine Woche nicht gegeben

La Casanova is een zeer luxe en comfortabel huis met een complete inrichting. Je hoeft niets mee te nemen, alles is aanwezig. De ligging, met uitzicht over de wijngebieden van de Chianti, is prachtig. Op het mooie ruime terras heb je alle privacy.
Het water van het schone zwembad (met een view), dat voor het huis van de eigenaar ligt, is heerlijk koel.
Wat wij als erg leuk hebben ervaren is, dat je na een paar minuten wandelen in Radda bent. Een geweldig leuk stadje met prima restaurants, terrasjes, winkeltjes en een Coop.
De eigenaar heeft op het pleintje een prachtige delicatessenzaak met heerlijke, verse producten en om de hoek een restaurantje/enoteca met heerlijk lunchgerechten en wijnen. De moeite van een bezoek waard.
Het weer was prachtig en soms was het wel heel erg warm. De stevige wind zorgde voor afkoeling, dat was fijn. De parasols hadden meer moeite met de wind en moesten dichtgeklapt worden. Daardoor was er op zeer hete dagen wel erg weinig schaduw op het overigens prachtige en grote terras. Een stevige(!), grote parasol zou uitkomst bieden.

Beautiful pool and lovely welcoming hosts.
Fantastic village location
Missing armchair in the lounge- the 2 seater is a bit small
Missing air con or an extra fan in the lounge- dreadfully hot
Maybe include pool towels
Don't need welcome pack as loads of the things already there

Bar dante - fab Pizza Pie - amazing Porciatta deli - sublime

La Casanova ist ein wunderschönes Haus mit einer tollen Terasse, Blick auf Weinberge und Olivenbäume. Alles ist sehr gepflegt und mit sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet. W-Lan, Waschmaschine, Küchengeräte - alles funktioniert. Die Fenster haben wunderbare verstellbare Läden, sodass man die Sonneneinstrahlung dosieren kann.
Die Vermieter haben in Radda, dass nur ca. 10 Gehminuten entfernt liegt, ein excellentes Feinkostgeschäft und sind wunderbare, freundliche Menschen.

Florenz Es gibt einen sehr schönen Rundwanderweg um Radda, zu erfragen in der Tourist Information. Badia a Cultobuono (Bei der Führung um 17.00 Uhr mit Weinverkostung)

Very nicely cared for and clean. Great views and location.
Even though the website suggests the pool is shared, the photos seem to give the impression the pool is outside the villa. It's not exactly - you effectively have to go up to the owner's garden to use which I wasn't personally comfortable doing. It would be worth stating pool opening hours too. I thought about an early morning swim, but pool didn't open until 930am. Guests also need to bring pool towels - not necessarily something you'd pack.

The villa is the perfect size and location for a couple or a small party. The owners are very helpful and approachable whilst maintaining their distance in order for you to enjoy your holiday as you wish. The swimming pool is always clean and well maintained and the levels of facilities at La Casanova are excellent. Everything you could need is provided and the standard of the accommodation is very high. This is our second visit to La Casanova and we will definitely visit again - we have always been made to feel very welcome by Simonetta and Luciano and this villa never disappoints!

The Porciatti family run shops in the town centre are excellent and the produce they offer are delicious. The newly expanded wine and bistro are excellent and Ricciardo is very knowledgable and happy to spend time discussing and sampling all the products. We found the larger supermarket in Firenze more suitable for getting a wider range of food for self-catering purposes but with the wide range of restaurants in the local area you will never go hungry.

Fantastic location, short walk to town with everything you need. Pool was fantastic. Owners were friendly. Everything you`d want from a lovely little villa :)
Cant think of anything!

Fantastic location, within easy walking distance of Radda and ovelooking the valley.

The accomodation was even better than the pictures, very clean, rustic and homely. The lack of airconditioning was not a problem, the shutters were very effective at keeping the inside of the house cool.
Unfortunately the nearest vineyard was undergoing a replanting and so we had lots of early morning digger noise.

Nothing anyone could do, we understand it's a working vineyard so no complaints.

La Casanova blends old world design with modern day comforts.

Upon being welcomed by Luciano and Simonetta, we immediately felt that "their home": was "our home". We loved the amazing terrace with postcard-like views that was the perfect place to sip espresso in the morning or a glass of Chianti at sunset.

We enjoyed going to the market and being able to stay in and cook a few meals and relax.

Also, being able to "pack light" and wash clothes as necessary was a big plus.


Nothing comes to mind. We loved it! Can't wait to go back.

We enjoyed exploring the hilltop cities that were all about 1-3 hours away. Our favorite was the 2,000 year old Etruscan city of Volterra. We went twice. However, wherever the adventure of the day took us, we always enjoyed coming back home for dinner in Radda. Our favorite restaurants was La botte di Bacco with a ravioli to die for. We had great service and amazing food (very romantic). We also enjoyed La Perla del Palazzo and Pizza Pie (for a great BIG authentic pizza). Oh and don't forgot to visit the Livernano store and get some of their amazing olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

The setting is beautiful; the vineyards, olive groves, Tuscan hills and sunsets are lovely. The location is very quiet and private--no other guests around; yet a very short walk to the picturesque center of Radda for restaurants, shops, and relaxing. The family that owns the villa (the Porciattis) are very pleasant, kind, and helpful without being intrusive--perfect hosts. It is easy to get to so many other beautiful and interesting places, from the teaming city of Florence to other quiet hilltop medieval hamlets.

La Casanova met or exceeded all of our expectations.

La Botte di Bacco was our favorite restaurant for a full multi-course meal; Giovannino's was great and fun for pasta or antipasto and wine; we also enjoyed Dante's and La Perla. Go to the visitors' center and get maps and directions for hikes around Radda--we especially enjoyed hiking to the little villages of Volpaia and Vertine (our favorite--hike there and have lunch in the one little café in the ancient hill-top village). We had a great winery tour, tasting, and lunch at Monterinaldi. We enjoyed visits to Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Voltera, and Monteriggioni, among other places. Be sure to frequent the Porciatti's store in Radda for the fine meats, cheeses, and wines and the home made "specials" of the day (sauces, roasts, etc.) you can take home for dinner.

Great location, good level of privacy, nicely appointed with good attention to detail. The property was clean and tidy. We didn't get to use the pool due to poor weather so cannot comment on the pool but looked good.
This property is perfect for good weather, we stayed at the property during a particularly wet and cold week, such a shame :(

Simonetts and her whole family were extremely friendly and helpful. The villa was exactly what we had hoped for. Close enough to town that we could walk in for a drink or coffee and far enough away that you felt like you were in the countryside.
We had some beautiful meals at local restaurants and day trips to surrounding towns. But just loved relaxing on the terrace of the villa with some local wine and food.
Nothing it was perfect.

We travelled to Castallins and had the best Gelatto. We loved San Gimigiano it had a great atmosphere and lots of interesting shops and restaurants. Our last day we went to Castello de Brolio which was an interesting historic as well as panoramic place. We also wine tasted here on the recommendation of Simonetta's son Ricardo and it was excellent.

La vue est vraiment exceptionnelle et la terrasse très agréable.
Radda est idéalement située pour rayonner dans la région du chianti.
Les hôtes sont très charmants et disponibles. Leur magasin est incontournable pour faire des courses gourmandes.

La déco de la pièce principale manque un peu de charme.

Allez à l'office du tourisme de Radda, Sylvia vous donnera d'excellents conseils de visites !