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 Chianti.
Orvieto.
Siena. |
- Terry & Isobel : Hi, I have been
meaning to email you ever since we got back here but
life has been too busy. We all would like to thank you
once again for organising a Super house for us. During the 10 days
we were in Toscana, we travelled around the area quite a bit & did
nearly 1900 km by the time we left.
Your suggestion to start in Figline Valdarno was a very good one &
meant we did not have to fight the Firenze traffic on our first day
there. I did drive into Firenze on the Tuesday afternoon before we
left, as a test run to find the best route to Campo di Marte railway
station, from where Bob & Jean left for Munchen at midnight on
Tuesday. Good thing we did too, as I did take a wrong turn at one
stage & we found ourselves on Autostrada, heading for Siena.
- Paul: It was a
beautiful spring day last weekend when I went to the town of Greve
in Chianti. It was a nice simple little town at the base of some
rolling hills. In the town, my friends and I had lunch and saw the
local sites. After lunch we went wine tasting. I tasted about 15
different wines and they were all great. We tasted some of the best
wines the region had to offer with prosciutto and bread which
complimented the wine quite nicely. After that my friends and I
hiked up to the top of the hill to arrive in a small village called
Montefioralle. As we wandered up the hill we were able to see some
breath taking views of the surrounding vineyards and olive groves.
The point of this journey was to experience the Frittelle that the
townspeople of Montefioralle cook up on one weekend a year around
the celebration of St Joseph. As we ate our Frittelle, fried rice
cakes flavored with orange rind, and our Italian sweets, we toured
the old castle. Chianti is the region between Florence and Siena. It
is only about 50 minutes drive from Florence so when you are in
Florence you should check it out. It is a really good time.
- We are home now and had the most
wonderful trip in Italy. It has been life changing.
Tuscany was beyond beautiful, and
Villa Manuela in Greve in Chianti exceeded
our expectations. Clearly Manuela loves her home and
takes very good care of it. The quality is superb and
everything is so well thought out. We cannot say enough
about how pleased we are with our experience. Thanks so
Manuela for making her wonderful home available. If you
every need a recommendation you are very welcome to give
out our email address
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