Sylvia and Roberto offer a lovely, large, ultra clean, newly renovated historic water mill. We were delighted with the beautiful accommodations. Each room was unique, had its own restroom and rain shower/handheld attachment too. There was privacy yet lovely areas to gather. There are 3 types of coffee machines, a juicer and a fancy ice machine. New appliances etc. Plus, the pool was refreshing for cooling during the hot days. The big Fatboy pool loungers were used plenty. Lots of either shade or sun at the pool and walnut trees abound. We also enjoyed the birds in the mornings. We aren't sure the bird types, but something like pheasants, orioles, and some sort of raptors. Anyhoo, it was perfect.
We set our itinerary to stay in the Poggibonsi/San Gimigniano area every other day. These evenings we ate dinner at recommended spots and always got gelato from the town center.
On the travel days we toured Florence, took a cooking class, toured Volterra and attended the Siena Paleo.
A car rental from Florence or Rome is a must; however, we rode the train for the longer trips.
This is our second Tuscan holiday and we had it dialed in.
Shopped at the PAM in Poggibonsi and the Conad in other towns. Stocked up on fruit, fresh bread and cappuccino cups!
Google Maps is highly inaccurate in Italy. Have your patience handy! We regularly cruised around the roundabouts more than once, ensuring we were exiting in the right direction.
We will be back again! Molly
