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Casa LiliaChianti · 8 guests · 4 bedrooms
From €4,500 / week
Panoramic view · Olive grove
Four double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, three of them opening straight onto the garden through floor-to-ceiling glass.
Villas near Florence
The best way to see Florence is to sleep outside it.
15 villas near Florence in our collection, sleeping 6 to 37 guests; 14 have a private pool and 4 list a heated pool. The largest, Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate, sleeps 37. A private chef can be arranged at every villa.
15 villas
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Casale OlivaioChianti · 10 guests · 5 bedrooms
From €6,699 / week
Panoramic view · Olive grove
The whole farmhouse to yourselves: two self-contained lodgings joined into one home for up to ten, with the pool…
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Tenuta Belvedere EstateChianti · 26 guests · 13 bedrooms
From €67,900 / week
Private chef · Spa
Complete exclusivity: the villa, both suites, the studio and every shared space, including the QB Cucina restaurant…
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Villa CastellaroChianti · 13 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €8,500 / week
Private chef · Heated pool
A true Renaissance house: built in the fifteenth century for the Sernigi, Florentine merchants and art patrons…
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Villa Il CelleseChianti · 19 guests · 10 bedrooms
From €59,500 / week
Private chef · Spa
Nine hectares of organic land with its own vineyard, and the family's winery twenty minutes away…
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Casa dell'ErtaChianti · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €7,810 / week
Spa · Infinity pool
Uninterrupted views of a medieval castle and the Chianti Classico hills from the pool, terraces and garden.
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Dimora Ghirlandaio EstateDimora Ghirlandaio · 37 guests · 20 bedrooms
From €91,000 / week
Fully staffed · Private chef
A private Renaissance hamlet taken whole: six independent houses around a formal garden, for up to 37 guests.
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Borgo delle VigneChianti · 22 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €11,160 / week
Heated pool · Cinema room
Three separately restored stone farmhouses on one hilltop, a Main Villa, a Cottage and a one-bedroom Capanna annex…
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Casale GherardiChianti · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €20,300 / week
Infinity pool · Working vineyard
History on paper: a 1427 document from Bernardo di Bartolomeo Gherardi already describes this farm's forests, soil…
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Casa PernicellaChianti · 6 guests · 3 bedrooms
From €3,870 / week
Infinity pool · Heated pool
A carefully restored stone barn with three en-suite bedrooms, bathrobes and a kitchen equipped well beyond the usual.
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Solare del ChiantiChianti · 20 guests · 10 bedrooms
From €13,500 / week
Spa · Gym
Room for a big family or group: sixteen in the main villa, twenty with the Poggiarello cottage.
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Villa ErbavoglioChianti · 18 guests · 9 bedrooms
From €17,400 / week
Working vineyard · Olive grove
Four private flats across two stone farmhouses on the Greve riverbank, each with its own kitchenette and living room…
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Casa FaraoniaChianti · 6 guests · 3 bedrooms
From €3,870 / week
Panoramic view · Pizza oven
A secluded single-storey house with 180-degree views over the Chianti Classico hills.
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Villa FornacellaChianti · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €9,500 / week
Spa · Heated pool
A full spa floor. Turkish bath, sauna and indoor jacuzzi, and a Technogym gym with views over Chianti.
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Podere PianoroChianti · 12 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €8,000 / week
Gym · Panoramic view
Six double bedrooms, all with en-suite showers, including the Gelsomino room at the top of the tower.
Choosing the right villa
The villas below sit between twenty minutes and an hour from the city, close enough for a morning at the Uffizi and lunch back at the pool, far enough that your evenings are cypresses rather than scooters. Most are in the first hills south of the city or in Chianti, which puts Siena within reach on the same stay.
Choose the base, then plan the journey
For golf during your stay, locate Ugolino on our Tuscany golf course map. Compare routes from villas south of Florence and in northern Chianti, and confirm visitor tee times before booking.
For a villa near Florence, compare the journey from the individual property to the part of the city you want to visit. Time to the edge of town is different from time to park and reach a museum or restaurant. Ask about the access road, parking and the return journey if an evening out is part of your plans.
Use the Tuscany map and driving-distance guide to place the area within your wider itinerary. Check the airport comparison against the actual villa and your flight times, rather than choosing an airport from the city name alone.
For a family or group, make a second shortlist based on life at the villa: room distribution, en-suite bathrooms, indoor dining and the nearest useful shops. A good city base should also work on the days when everyone wants to stay at the villa.
How the drive actually works
From the hills immediately south of Florence the drive is twenty to thirty minutes; from northern Chianti, forty-five. The thing nobody tells you is that the drive is the easy part and the parking is not: Florence's centre is a camera-enforced ZTL, so the practical pattern is to park at one of the ring garages, or take the train from Figline or Pontassieve when your villa is on that side. Our driving in Tuscany guide covers planning the approach and avoiding restricted areas.
One city, or two
A villa near Florence is really a villa between Florence and Siena, which is the argument for Chianti: both cities become comfortable day trips from one base, with the wine road in between. If Florence is the only city you want, the closer hills, including the Dimora Ghirlandaio villas in the painters' own countryside, put you half an hour from the Duomo without any of the noise.
Frequently asked
- How many villas do you have near Florence?
- 15: Casa Lilia (sleeps 8), Casale Olivaio (sleeps 10), Tenuta Belvedere Estate (sleeps 26), Villa Castellaro (sleeps 13), Villa Il Cellese (sleeps 19), Casa dell'Erta (sleeps 14), Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate (sleeps 37), Borgo delle Vigne (sleeps 22), Casale Gherardi (sleeps 18), Casa Pernicella (sleeps 6), Solare del Chianti (sleeps 20), Villa Erbavoglio (sleeps 18) and 3 more.
- Which villas near Florence have a private pool?
- 14 of 15: Casa Lilia (Its own fenced saltwater pool (9 × 4 m, 1.3 m deep) in a private…); Casale Olivaio (Private salt-chlorinated pool (about 12 × 6 m, up to 1.6 m deep) with…); Tenuta Belvedere Estate (Private panoramic saltwater pool with whirlpool, plus an indoor…); Villa Castellaro (Private pool (15 × 7 m, 1.2–1.4 m deep) in the olive grove, heatable…); Villa Il Cellese (Two pools: a long outdoor pool looking over the vineyards to…); Casa dell'Erta (Private fenced infinity pool (11 × 4 m, 1.4 m deep, chlorine-free)…); Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate (Outdoor pool overlooking Florence and the countryside — yours alone…); Borgo delle Vigne (Private 12 x 7m heated pool, salt-water chlorination, Roman-step…); Casale Gherardi (infinity pool overlooking the olive grove); Casa Pernicella (Private heatable saltwater infinity pool (10.35 × 3.5 m, 1.4 m deep)…), and 4 more. Tell us your dates and we will confirm which are free.
- When are the pools open near Florence?
- Most villa pools in Tuscany open from May to late September; heated pools usually extend the season from April into October. 4 of the villas here list a heated pool (Villa Castellaro, Villa Il Cellese, Borgo delle Vigne and Villa Fornacella); heating can carry an extra charge, so we confirm it for your dates. Opening dates are set by each villa. In high season villas rent Saturday to Saturday.
- Which villas near Florence suit large groups?
- 11 sleep 12 or more: Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate (sleeps 37, 20 bedrooms), Tenuta Belvedere Estate (sleeps 26, 13 bedrooms), Borgo delle Vigne (sleeps 22, 9 bedrooms), Solare del Chianti (sleeps 20, 10 bedrooms), Villa Il Cellese (sleeps 19, 10 bedrooms), Casale Gherardi (sleeps 18, 9 bedrooms), Villa Erbavoglio (sleeps 18, 9 bedrooms), Casa dell'Erta (sleeps 14, 7 bedrooms) and 3 more. For a celebration, ask about seated dining for the whole group and whether outside guests are allowed.
- How much does a villa near Florence cost?
- Starting rates run from about €4,000 a week (Casa Pernicella, sleeps 6) to about €91,000 a week (Dimora Ghirlandaio Estate, sleeps 37). Rates rise in July and August and fall in spring and autumn; each villa page shows its rates by season, and we confirm the exact price for your dates.
- How far are your villas from Florence?
- Between twenty minutes and an hour by car. The villas in the hills immediately south of the city are the closest; the Chianti properties are around forty-five minutes, and put Siena within reach as well.
- Can you visit Florence without driving into the city?
- Yes, and we recommend it. Park at a ring garage outside the ZTL, or use the local train from Figline or Pontassieve. Driving into the historic centre without a permit triggers automated fines, one per camera passed.
- Which airport is best for a villa near Florence?
- Florence Peretola is closest at around thirty minutes to most of these villas; Pisa is about an hour and usually has more choice of flights. The full comparison is in our airports guide.
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