Lodging in Tuscany: 5 star hotel Barberino di Mugello

Villa Le Maschere, majestic construction iconographically testified since 1585, immersed in the tranquillity of its 18 hectares secular park , realized under the project of Giuseppe Poggi, the same who designed in Florence Viali dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo.
The panoramic position with a 360° view over the Bilancino lake and the sweet Hills of Mugello with vineyards, olive groves, chestnuts and oaks forests, completes a really magic and privileged frame.

There are recognizable two distinct facades : the first dated second half of the sixteenth Century , and the second goes back to the end of 1600, work of Maestro Giovan Battista Foggini. Inside innumerable works of art from which the unbelievable majolica from Tito And Galileo Chini.

Names of high nobility used to live, or to be hosts in the Villa, from whom Marchesi Gerini, Caterina de’ Medici, Antinori, Della Gherardesca, Borghese, Torlonia and several others. And it is wonderful to see their heraldic bearings finely restored in the impressive Honour Court, now luminous and elegant entrance hall.

From the late fifties the slow and sad decline and the Villa, not inhabited anymore.

Since year 2003 and just finished, recover works and wonderful restoration have returned to this incredible Villa a refined beauty, scrupulous and delicate at the same time, that we want to share between all our resident Guests and Visitors using our Event rooms.

We are a 5 stars Resort with rooms and suites of unique beauty and comfort, a typical Italian and regional Cuisine created everyday with the more tasty products of the season and superb wines, A big park with botanical circuits and relaxation islands where to stroll or immerse oneself in reading your favourite book.

But above all we always want to assure you our best hospitality by taking care with great pleasure of all your needs so that you can have a memorable stay in this magic part of the Tuscany region, only a few minutes away from Florence.

ROOMS DESCRIPTION

The 64 luxurious rooms and suites of Villa Le Maschere will offer you a complete range of proposals which varies from different types of accommodation to decorations and furnishings quite different one from the other.

You can choose between those that visibly maintain friezes, plasters and paintings that history and restoration have transmitted to us , all the same with furnishings of sober and refined elegance; or those more contemporary and linear with colours studied to be specific for relaxation.

In all of them maximum comfort and the quietness of our territory, together with the multimedial system which includes Satellite TV with a wide variety of films, sports and entertainment.

They are all with controllable air conditioning and heating , minibar, safety box, high-speed internet access, direct telephone line, messages service.

Availability of accommodations for disabled guests, suites with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, charming family suites with special plans of great convenience for stays with children.

Incredible and stirring the Suite Le Maschere, innovative and exclusive at the penthouse floor, with high vetrages on the four sides which offer the most exciting view over the Mugello area, Bilancino lake and the Appenines.