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House sitting in Chianti . Twenty minutes from Florence. Middle

Mercatale, Italy
  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry

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Francesca
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Introduction

I live in the countryside, about 15 kms outside of Florence. There are several towns I live close to for shopping, and all your needs. I need someone to care for my 2 dogs, 3 chickens and 2 turtles (in summer) and also my house while I

Home & location

The house is an Orangerie next to a '500 year old villa. It's in the country. The closest village is a 20 min. walk or a 5 minute car drive. The house has 2 bedrooms. One with double bed, the other with a French bed. 2 bathrooms, kitchen

houseHousecountrysideCountrysideNot accessible by public transport

Amenities

Amenities

Bedroom

Clothes storage

WardrobeDrawers

Internet & Office

Wifi

Basic

Heating & Cooling

Heating

CentralFireplace

Seating Areas

Dining area

Entertainment

TV

Cable / SatelliteStandard TV

Stereo

Wifi (Basic)TV (Cable / Satellite)TV (Standard TV)Clothes storage (Wardrobe)Clothes storage (Drawers)

Responsibilities

To keep company to the dogs, feed them twice a day and take them on a walk everyday for about an 1 hour . Feed and clean the 3 chickens, pick up the eggs, etc. In the summer feed and give water to my 3-2turtles.... there is a pool that

Meet the pets

  • ginetta but called Gine

    Mix-Breed

    8 years

  • sofie

    Jack Russell Terrier

    10 years

  • turtles

    Wood Turtle

  • poultry

Sitter reviews (6)

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Geanina

Francesca is an incredibly kind and generous person. We had the pleasure of spending 3 wonderful weeks in the heart of Tuscany. The house, with its

  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry
Stayed · 21 Sep - 07 Oct 2024
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Celeste

Francesca is a very caring and organised host. She made me extremely welcome when we met prior to the sit showing me around her beautiful home and property

  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry
Stayed · 19 Sep - 30 Sep 2022
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Sandrine

Francesca was a very organized and considerate person, which was very useful because her house, her garden and his pets are full of resources! Ginetta and

  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry
Stayed · 23 Dec 2021 - 05 Feb 2022
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Biba

"Under the Tuscan Sun", book, and movie describes life in this location which we experienced in Francescas beautiful villa. Every morning we woke up to the

  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry
Stayed · 24 Jan - 31 Jan 2020
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Ellen

While Gina and Sophie are very fun, sweet dogs and the location of the house is stunning, we absolutely would not do this house sit again. This entire sit

  • 2dog
  • 1reptile
  • poultry
Stayed · 25 Apr - 07 May 2019

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