The hills of Montalbano are spread across the provinces of Florence, Prato and Pistoia. They have become famous over the years for their food, wine and olive oil production because of the rich fertile soil that exists here. Tourists who enjoy trying exquisite new flavours and textures would love a tour around some of the towns in the area for a few days where they can fully immerse themselves into a welcoming and gastronomic paradise!
Those wishing to rent an accommodation here for a few days have a lovely choice of vacation rentals in Borgo San Lorenzo, a beautiful town tucked into the Montalbano hills that’s within easy reach of other communes in the area.
If you’re thinking of whisking your partner away on a romantic holiday to Tuscany then why not browse through our wonderful selection of romantic articles of things to do and see during your stay!
All of the mentioned locations in these articles including Livorno on the Tuscan coast, Lucca and Florence city have a superb collection of luxury villas and other tuscan vacation rentals available to rent and relax in during your romantic break away.
Take to the skies in a breath taking hot air balloon trip together and see the beauty of Tuscany as you’ve never seen it before. Located only a few kilometres outside of Florence city, you both can enjoy a lavish breakfast after your exciting experience accompanied by a crisp cold bottle of sparkling prosecco!
If you wish to treat your partner to a whole new level of romance, book a lavish meal for you both in what is considered to be the smallest and most romantic restaurant in Tuscany, and possibly even the world! Designed to host only two people at any one time, this cosy little venue is called ‘Peperino’ and is an ideal place to spend a lovely evening together.
It’s situated in San Minato town in the province of Pisa where there is a fantastic range of luxury villas and other holiday rentals in the area for couples to book an enjoyable stay for a few days and bask in an area of glorious scenery.
How to describe this remote restaurant in the Tuscan countryside, Murlo is one of the many hamlets that you can find off from the ancient Cassia road that leads from Siena to Rome …? SURREAL? This is probably the appropriate term to describe this place.
Perhaps because you’ll see and hear colors, sounds and smells that you thought no longer existed, immersed in a place unchanged by time and make you feel so far away from your world, but more than ever with our feet on the ground; or maybe because the place has always been managed by the legendary Brunello, with his beautiful Nigerian wife Stella.
It’s a mix between a bar, a typical Tuscan inn and a country house, where you’ll probably have lunch in the veranda among the spices planted in the garden and washed table cloths spread out in the sun to dry which Stella will collect while singing songs from her homeland ; or maybe because here you can still savor the delicious traditional homemade food served in large bowls and without too many choices (you eat what they cook for you), among which dominates the wild boar: in the ragù, roasted and in sauce – hunted and cooked by the man Brunello himself.
This is the philosophy that I’ve seen here: the concepts of “kindness, service, family atmosphere” are not contemplated, Brunello and Stella come as they are, as God made them. The place is, as mentioned, very special and not everyone will like it but if you’re in the area and want to feel the “Tuscan soul” you shouldn’t miss this experience.
I have to take my kids there soon.
Chef cook Roberto at Il Silene restaurant in Pescina (Seggiano) is contacting us to inform us that on November 4, 2011 at 20.30 hrs he has organized an interesting dinner tasting program together with some very important producers of Prosecco like Teobaldo Rivella with his “Montestefano” and Loris Folladore for “Casa Coste Piane”.
Imagine, the only VALDOBBIADENE Prosecco producer working with the natural method producing a truly exceptional Prosecco and you can drink it again and again since it has this natural effervescent ! Of course the producers will attend the dinner and will be happy to reply to all your questions.
The cost will be € 80.00 per person INCLUDING WINE, reservation is required since the restaurant is not that big and there will be many …. glasses…
