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 You can taste the atmosphere of the past in the ancient Mulino dell'Abate (The Abbott's Mill), a mill former belonging to the Passignano's Abbey, built in 1170 along the river Pesa, near the village of Sambuca. The mill, recently restored by using the same materials of that age and by respecting the original structure, belongs today to the Donati family, that still live in the main farmhouse, while the other buildings have been divided in 7 apartments, each for 2 adults plus 1 or 2 children. |
 The Mulino dell'Abate is the most important and ancient mill in the Chianti's area, and it still maintains its original look. There are many traces of middle-aged structures: walls and arches built using the ancient technique called "a bozze di filaretto scalpellato di alberale", and the "colta" where the Pesa river's water was canalized in case of scarcity of rainfalls, in order to make the two mills working (one mill was for the flour and the other for the fodder). |
 A beautiful Late-Renaissance portal, a XVI century terracotta niche, and the millstones' room itself (today preserved as a small museum), can still be admired. The mill, surrounded by the Chianti countryside, lies next to the Pesa river. One km away you can find a small village, called Sambuca, that can be reached on foot, by car or by bicycle. Florence is about 20 km away, while Siena is 35 km far. The "Mulino dell'Abate" has a perfect location for daily visits to the most historical and artistic places and towns of Tuscany. |
 In the near village of Sambuca (about 1000 inhabitants) you can find shops offering some commodities. The "Val di Pesa" (Pesa Valley) is part of a system of valleys paralleled to the medium flow of the Arno river. These valleys are generated by several tributaries, among which there is the Pesa river, that gushes out from Radda in Chianti (30 km far from Sambuca). You can even take a bath in the Pesa river that runs along the Mulino dell'Abate, enjoying the uncontaminated nature of this area. |
 Our swimming pool (7,5 metres x 14,5 metres - 1,50 metres deep) is next to the house, and it is covered with handmade cotto bricks and pietra serena slabs. The swimming-pool is completely immersed in the green and it looks to the Pesa river. Open: from 15th May to 30th September (from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.). The barbecue and our large green park, equipped with tables for outdoor meals, is at all our guests disposal. |
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