Portion of farmhouse in hamlet with swimming pool and views

This charming portion of a typical Tuscan farmhouse is located within a beautiful hamlet with swimming pool, and has a spacious private garden. The house, free on three sides, is accessed both through the condominium gate and through a private driveway and pedestrian gate, which leads directly to the private garage with a bathroom with shower.
The ground floor consists of a large living room with direct access to the garden, from which it is possible to enjoy a beautiful view of the medieval village of Petrognano and the Tuscan countryside, a modern fully-equipped eat-in kitchen with wine cellar, a study, a bathroom with shower and a laundry room with well. The private garden leads to the condominium area with the swimming pool, which enjoys a beautiful view of the ancient village of Semifonte, the village of Barberino Tavarnelle and the Florentine Chianti region. From the ground floor there is also access to the basement where there is a spacious rustic kitchen. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms, one of which has an attic room, and two bathrooms, one with shower and one with tub. The house is equipped with LPG heating. The floor is in terracotta tiles while the ceiling is vaulted in some rooms and with beams and bricks in others. The property also has a garage and 5 private parking spaces, plus a further two inside the hamlet available for the condominiums, assigned periodically according to needs.

The Borgo is located in an ancient hamlet called Semifonte in antiquity, in a truly great location in the Chianti hills, less than 30 minutes drive away both from Florence and Siena. Semifonte was a fortified city, which at the end of the 12th century became a fierce opponent of Florence. Today this name indicates a locality near Petrognano, in the municipality of Barberino Val d’Elsa. The name derives from the Latin Summus Fons (‘summit spring’ or ‘water spring at the top of a hill’), which later became Summofonte and finally Semifonte. The castle first and then the city were founded around 1177 by Count Alberto IV degli Alberti of Prato, becoming, in short, one of the most powerful centers of the Valdelsa, as well as an imperial stronghold in the area. This was immediately frowned upon by the Florentine Republic, which opposed it in every way. In 1202, Semifonte, after a siege started in 1198, was defeated, conquered and immediately destroyed by the troops of Florence. Florence decreed that no building could ever be built on that hill again. This prohibition has, in fact, been respected until today, with the exception of the Chapel of San Michele, erected in 1597 on the top of the hill on a project by the architect Santi di Tito (1536-1603), who, with difficulty, had obtained the approval of Ferdinando I de ‘Medici, then Grand Duke of Tuscany.