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 La Casaccia is a charming old property in the hills of Alto Casentino with the River Arno flowing below and panoramic views of medieval castles of Poppi and Romena against the background of the National Park of the Casentino Forests that stretch from Monte Falterona to the famous Sanctuary of St. Francis at La Verna. |
 The Borghini Family, residents of the Casentino Valley for generations, has completely restructured the original farm building respecting and maintaining the traditional country style of the area and using the same materials as in the past, stone, wrought iron, and the heavy chestnut wood found in the area. |
 One of the farm buildings now a restored guesthouse, La Tabaccaia, was used as a dryng room for the tobacco grown on the plains below the property. Today the principal production of La Casaccia is wood, walnut and cherry, fruit and vegetables, grapes and olives. The history of the farm is witnessed today by the everyday objects of yesteryear such as the old well and the stone washbasin where the farmers' wives did their washing. |
 Below the main farmhouse was a barn that housed the famous Chianina cattle used to pull the plows in the fields. This space has now become a common room for socializing, reading, games, and is also an Internet Point. The wine cellar of La Casaccia is still used today for the artisan production of wine from the grapes grown on the property. |
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