Location
San Francesco - in the council borough of Pelago
Location location location
We are about 17 km east of Florence in Tuscany. We are located in the borough of Pelago, Our nearest town is San Francesco, but just over the river and 2 km from our house is the town of Pontassieve. Two towns divided by a river!
But more interestingly, we are at the gateway to both the Casentino and Mugello areas. Both hugely non-touristy and both beautiful and with amazing buildings, products and foods.
San Franceso (1.6 km)
In San Francesco we have a discount supermarket, a pharmacy, a few restaurants, a petrol station, a couple of coffee shops and a private hospital. Everything you need for immediate survival!
Pontassieve (2.2 km)
Pontassieve is a larger town and has a large supermarket (Coop) plus another discount store (Penny Market), and a swimming pool open to the public, a train station with connections direct to Florence and Arezzo. Plus there are a host of shops, and a weekly street market held on Wednesdays and many restaurants.
Other nearby towns
There is no shortage of towns to drive to (remember this is Tuscany and anything worth seeing is on a hilltop!). Days trips to visit a town or area are very doable.
Florence
Of course, Florence is just a 25 minute train-ride away (trust us, don't take your car).
But the very best place of all?
Right here, at our house!