If you want a place that is very peaceful, in the middle of an olive grove, yet close to the city of Florence, this is the perfect situation. Without a car, it is possible to walk to the supermarket, one mile along Via Campora, and to walk into the city, in the other direction, downhill for about forty minutes. It was very hot when we were there, yet we managed to walk everywhere by getting up early, doing the sights in the morning, and reserving rest and pool time for the afternoon.