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CHIANTI FIORENTINO NEWS | <strong>Villa</strong> <strong>Rignana</strong><br />

A CLUB IN THE HEART OF CHIANTI / UN CLUB IMMERSO NEL CHIANTI<br />

A PARADISE FOR BAREFOOT HORSES<br />

UN PARADISO PER CAVALLI SCALZI<br />

TEXT: FABIANA SPANI<br />

There are people who say they love animals and people who really<br />

do. This is definitely the case at <strong>Villa</strong> <strong>Rignana</strong>, a beautiful Tuscan<br />

villa set in the hills of the Chianti area not far from the well<br />

known towns of Greve, Panzano and San Gimignano.<br />

The villa itself was a monastery in the twelfth century and has been<br />

lovingly restored by the owner, Alessandra Bianchini, with artifacts<br />

from her many travels and family treasures from near and far. She has<br />

managed to maintain the original Tuscan atmosphere of the estate and<br />

restore and decorate it with <strong>un</strong>usual details that make it a fascinatiing<br />

ex<strong>per</strong>ience. In every direction the view of olive groves and vineyards on<br />

the surro<strong>un</strong>ding hills is quite <strong>un</strong><strong>for</strong>gettable.<br />

Lavender, rosemary and other aromatic herbs share the garden with<br />

multicoloured roses and extensive lawns. The view from the infinity<br />

pool is spectacular, to say the least, (be<strong>for</strong>e or after a refeshing swim)<br />

one may use the open air whirlpool bath, the sa<strong>un</strong>a or have a massage,<br />

as <strong>for</strong> competetive pastimes, there is tennis, badminton,croquet and<br />

bocce. The trampoline is always a hit with the smaller set.<br />

Then there is the cuisine that is an ex<strong>per</strong>ience in itself! Most of the<br />

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chi dice di amare gli animali e chi li ama veramente. Questo<br />

è il caso a <strong>Villa</strong> <strong>Rignana</strong>, <strong>un</strong>a dimora storica immersa nel<br />

C’è<br />

verde del Chianti, poco lontano dagli ameni borghi di Greve<br />

in Chianti, Panzano e San Gimignano.<br />

Un ex monastero, del XII secolo, dove la proprietaria, Alessandra Bianchini,<br />

con la sua cultura internazionale, ha ricreato <strong>un</strong> ambiente utopico<br />

sia <strong>per</strong> i suoi cavalli che <strong>per</strong> gli ospiti. Tracce dei suoi numerosi viaggi<br />

si trovano negli oggetti, nei mobili, negli arredamenti e i restauri che<br />

mantengono inalterato quel dolce sapore di luogo fuori dal mondo.<br />

Accompagnano gli ospiti in <strong>un</strong>’es<strong>per</strong>ienza sensoriale i filari di lavanda,<br />

le erbe aromatiche, le differenti varietà di rose, la grande piscina a<br />

sfioro, il campo da tennis, la vasca idromassaggio all’a<strong>per</strong>to, la sa<strong>un</strong>a, i<br />

bagni di vapore, i massaggi e soprattutto la cucina raffinata, basata sui<br />

prodotti naturali coltivati sul posto. Questa è la cornice preziosa di <strong>Villa</strong><br />

<strong>Rignana</strong>, il cuore della villa è la natura, anzi l’amore <strong>per</strong> la natura e <strong>per</strong><br />

gli animali.<br />

Da questo sentimento è nata l’idea di <strong>un</strong> club esclusivo <strong>per</strong> cavalli scalzi.<br />

Molti sono ormai i sostenitori del Barefoot Movement, il movimento <strong>per</strong>


ingredients in the simple and refined<br />

dishes are homegrown, even<br />

the goose eggs. All these special<br />

characteristics go to making <strong>Villa</strong><br />

<strong>Rignana</strong> a very special place <strong>for</strong><br />

those special people who really<br />

love nature and <strong>horses</strong>.<br />

The 150 acres of land that surro<strong>un</strong>d<br />

the villa offer ideal grazing<br />

gro<strong>un</strong>d <strong>for</strong> <strong>horses</strong> and the particular<br />

characteristics of the soil are<br />

an ideal environment <strong>for</strong> <strong>un</strong>shod<br />

<strong>horses</strong> as in the Barefoot movement<br />

which has many followers<br />

all over the world.<br />

In some co<strong>un</strong>tries even race<strong>horses</strong><br />

go <strong>un</strong>shod with better results.<br />

Thanks to a long natural track the<br />

<strong>horses</strong> move and graze together as<br />

they would naturally in the wild,<br />

their hooves improoving visibly.<br />

The club can accomodate a maximum<br />

of ten <strong>horses</strong> and their owners<br />

are invited to use the club’s<br />

facilities. At times,arrangements<br />

can be made to board the owners<br />

as well, <strong>for</strong> <strong>Villa</strong> <strong>Rignana</strong> is a<br />

<strong>paradise</strong> <strong>for</strong> all! <br />

il cavallo scalzo che crede nell’importanza<br />

di ricreare, <strong>per</strong> il benessere<br />

del cavallo, <strong>un</strong> ambiente naturale<br />

dove poter fare indurire lo<br />

zoccolo, <strong>per</strong> cui non necessita più<br />

la ferratura con tutti i suoi svantaggi.<br />

Alessandra ha tras<strong>for</strong>mato <strong>Villa</strong><br />

<strong>Rignana</strong> nella dimora <strong>per</strong>fetta e<br />

ideale <strong>per</strong> cavalli: 50 ettari di terreno<br />

– quello del Chianti è considerato<br />

il terreno migliore <strong>per</strong> l'indurimento<br />

dello zoccolo –, dove<br />

possono pascolare in branco allo<br />

stato libero in <strong>un</strong> <strong>per</strong>corso naturale.<br />

Il club è riservato a <strong>un</strong> massimo di<br />

10 cavalli, <strong>per</strong> mantenere sempre<br />

ai massimi livelli il loro benessere.<br />

Inoltre i proprietari dei cavalli<br />

possono usufruire della dimora e<br />

di tutto ciò che essa offre. <strong>Villa</strong><br />

<strong>Rignana</strong> è <strong>un</strong> vero <strong>paradiso</strong> <strong>per</strong><br />

tutti! <br />

For in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

<strong>Villa</strong> <strong>Rignana</strong><br />

Via di <strong>Rignana</strong>, 7 - 50022 Greve in Chianti<br />

Tel. +39 055 852137 / +39 3336830988 - Fax +39 055 852205 - Website: www.villarignana.com<br />

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