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Villa Donna Camilla
The estate from above: the villa, the pool, the cypress avenue and the olive groves

Il parco

I

Gardens, olives and a vineyard of its own

The pool sits away from the house rather than at the door — which reads as an inconvenience on a plan and as peace of mind with four children in the party. It has a fountain at one end and a diving board at the other, and steps into the water instead of a ladder, so everyone can use it whatever their age.

Around it: Italian gardens, two olive groves, and a vineyard that belongs to the villa and runs down the slope towards the hills. The whole property is fenced and shut.

The terrace above the balustrade takes a table for fourteen and a set of sofas, and it is where the evening happens — the hills go gold at about eight.

II

Outside

The pool with its diving board, cypress and clipped hedge behind
The private vineyard on the slope, hills rolling away behind it
A long table laid for fourteen on the terrace, the balustrade and the hills behind
The gates at the head of the cypress avenue
Wicker sofas on the terrace above the balustrade, the valley beyond
The estate from above: the villa, the pool, the cypress avenue and the olive groves
III

The area

Terricciola is wine country. Volterra is forty minutes, the coast fifty, Florence an hour and ten.

Terricciola è terra di vino, mezz’ora nell’entroterra dalla costa. L’aeroporto di Pisa è a quarantacinque minuti, Firenze a un’ora e dieci, Volterra a quaranta.

Venite in auto. Dietro la casa c’è un parcheggio recintato per sette.

By car

  • Terricciola5 min
  • Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa45 min
  • Volterra40 min
  • Pisa40 min
  • Marina di Cecina50 min
  • Firenze70 min