La Torre Di Sopra Location
Dear Future Guests,
We very much want you to enjoy your stay at Torre di Sopra. The lifestyle here is relaxed and it is a good place to unwind and enjoy time with your friends and family, and we hope that the reality will be better than the expectation.
The Torre was part of a medieval hamlet and sits on the hill with wide views of rolling Tuscan olive groves and in the distance, one can see the Cupola of the Duomo.
The grounds comprise one and a half hectares of garden/olive grove for you to enjoy.
The property is fenced with a security gate.
We are on the outskirts of the tiny village of Osteria Nuova
[one food shop, small but good, one restaurant/pizzeria, brilliant, both 5 mins on foot ] and we are 2 km from Antella which has a variety of food shops including a small supermarket. On Thursday there is a market.
NB Food shops are shut on Sundays.
The motorway runs in a cutting below the property and is visible from the upstairs windows on that side of the Torre. It is sometimes audible in the garden and only visible in the distance. The entrance to the motorway, Firenze Sud is approx 8 km.
Depending on the season when in the garden you may hear any of the following:
Blackbirds singing their hearts out, children in the village school playground, church bells, neighbours’ children in their garden, a motorbike on the road, a neighbour’s dog, someone mowing their grass.
But no trains or airplanes, except the odd helicopter going to the local hospital…..Rural life.
Torre di Sopra is 10 kilometres from the Ponte Vecchio [ 20 mins by car and 25 mins by bus from Antella.]
Transport to Florence is either by car [we can indicate parking] or by bus from Antella, and there is also a bus that runs past the Torre to Antella.
There is a tennis club at Ponte a Ema. [3 kms]
The area of Chianti is nearby, approximately 30 mins to Greve-in -Chianti where there is a famous butcher selling the best salami and prosciutto. The area boasts a selection of wineries.
Siena, San Gimignano, Arezzo, and Lucca are all within easy distance for day trips. The sea at Viareggio and Forte di Marmi is a one and a half-hour’s drive.
