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Villa Girasole was wonderful. The ground and buildings are absolutely beautiful. Apparently Vil...
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Villa Girasole was wonderful. The ground and buildings are absolutely beautiful. Apparently Villa Girasole over its long history went from a Monastery to a Tobacco farm and is now a Villa. We went in early July and the country side was warm/hot during the day and cool at night. Which enabled us to use the pool often during the day. The pool was a good size. And then at night it was cool enough not to use the air conditioning although it does have air conditioning if needed. The cool breeze came over the mountain and came right through the house making for great sleeping conditions. Having one building with one bedroom and then another building with two bedrooms with the remaining bedrooms in the main house worked out perfectly for our group. Laura (the owner) was there when needed to make sure everything was taken care of.
Surrounding Area:
The Villa was wonderful but I also have to mention the area around the Villa as well. The town of Anghiari is a 5 minutes drive away. We had made a wrong turn trying to find the Villa and came down a road right next to Angihari and everyone in both vans jaws dropped. It is something to see sitting on top of a hill with its 50 foot walls protecting the city. There is an elevator at the bottom of the wall that takes you up to the sightseeing terrace at the top of the wall which looks out over the valley. There is parking at the bottom of the wall which made for easy access. Walking the street of Anghiari was something out of a dream.
Nearby Events or Locales:
Angihari (30 min walk, 5 min Drive). Other places we visited from the Villa were La Verna (40 minutes) which is where Saint Francis of Assisi experienced the stigmata. It is an amazing Monastery at the top of Mount Penna. The views and grounds are something to behold. We also had lunch and tasted local olive oil at Ravagni (10 minutes) where Francesco and his Family make everything from the heart. We traveled to Arezzo (30 minutes) for the antique festival. Arezzo is where the movie Life is Beautiful was filmed so you can image the beauty there. We traveled to Montalcino for wine tasting which was a little further away (1 12 hours) but we were set on Brunello wine. Montepulciano with its wonderful wine which we did not visit is about one hour away.
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We also had two wonderful dinners at Da Alighiero where Sylvia and Gianni create a great eating experience. The Italians do it right with smaller portions so you can have two o
Absolutely beautiful setting in the hills. Our hosts were fab- even staying up until 1am to meet us.
The cottage was beautifully decorated and offered up a wonderful, comfortable stay. Sandra and Luciano filled out fridge with a few essentials as we arrived so late in the night. Sandra made a delicious local, latticed fruit tart! For a tranquil get away, I couldn't recommend this more.