Ciao
Finally getting my time frames down for our Italian experience come June 2015 (will be here before we know it!).
Arriving in Rome and staying 4 days, we will train to Orvieto to spend one night. Renting a car from there, and doing a quick trip down to Civita di Bagnoregio , we will move up and start our 6 day stay in Tuscany.
I'm figuring 3 days in the Montepulciano/Pienza/Montalcino area, followed by 3 days more north to be able to tour Lucca/Pisa/Chianti areas.
After that would be 3 days in Cinque Terre, and then ending with 3 days in Florence. (we may add a 4 day trip to Nice, in which we'd flip CT and Florence in order).
On our Tuscan leg, we will visit the other towns by car, including Siena, and while sight seeing we like to buy local food/wines to take back to our accommodations to spend the rest of our evenings....we're definitely day people.
Given all that, and the 2 regions in Tuscany I want to base in, I'd like suggestions for country accommodations in both areas. A pool would be nice, air conditioning if thought to be a necessity in June.
Thanks.
tom
Finally getting my time frames down for our Italian experience come June 2015 (will be here before we know it!).
Arriving in Rome and staying 4 days, we will train to Orvieto to spend one night. Renting a car from there, and doing a quick trip down to Civita di Bagnoregio , we will move up and start our 6 day stay in Tuscany.
I'm figuring 3 days in the Montepulciano/Pienza/Montalcino area, followed by 3 days more north to be able to tour Lucca/Pisa/Chianti areas.
After that would be 3 days in Cinque Terre, and then ending with 3 days in Florence. (we may add a 4 day trip to Nice, in which we'd flip CT and Florence in order).
On our Tuscan leg, we will visit the other towns by car, including Siena, and while sight seeing we like to buy local food/wines to take back to our accommodations to spend the rest of our evenings....we're definitely day people.
Given all that, and the 2 regions in Tuscany I want to base in, I'd like suggestions for country accommodations in both areas. A pool would be nice, air conditioning if thought to be a necessity in June.
Thanks.
tom