Casa de vacaciones en Montopoli in Val d'Arno

We had a wonderful stay and really great holidyas in this house! I think it was the most beautiful quarters i've ever been on vacation. You will also love the history of this restored watermill (you can find some old pictures and descriptions in a folder)! Our welcome was warm and nice and Giovanni speaks a perfect english! The house is about 10 minutes away from the next town Gabbro but the location is lovely! You can have private moments here, no one is around except the landlord sometimes on the weekends. They are nice people which helped if we had any questions and brught us some fresh fruits from the garden around the house! We enjoyd the sunrises on the terrace and the wild nature. Our dogs loved it, too and they could stay outside all day long. In about 25-30 min you can reach the beach or Livorno for shopping or for example dinner (which you also can have in the smaller villages nearby). If you are on your way to Pisa, Volterra or Florence, you can marvel at the fantastic landscape of the tuscany. Especially the privacy gave us the rash to book and we did not regret a thing! There could have been a bit more kitchen accessories but we had everything we needed! If there were not so much to see in the world, we would definitely come back! But who knows??? )

Mooie villa gelegen op een uitstekende locatie voor mensen die Toscane willen verkennen. Alle interessante bezienswaardigheden (Pisa, Lucca, Firenze, Siena, La Spezia, stranden van Viareggio, Accona woestijn, Crete Senesi,...) liggen op aanvaardbare afstand met de wagen (tussen 20min en 1,5u rijden max). De villa zelf ligt in een rustig dorpje, hoewel de straat waaraan ze gelegen is drukker is dan je zou verwachten, al is dat niet hinderlijk. Het domein waarop de villa gelegen is, is groot en wordt prima onderhouden. Enige opmerking daar is dat Paolo (de eigenaar) en zijn moeder dagelijks langskomen om wat kleine onderhoudsklusjes (zwembad uitkuisen, tuin onderhouden...) te doen. Ze doen dat zo onopvallend mogelijk en op ogenblikken dat het nooit echt hinderlijk is. Grootste minpunt is dat ze amper Engels spreken, maar ook dat is niet onoverkomelijk. Ook de binnenkant van de villa is heel erg netjes en vanop het balkon op het eerste verdiep heb je een mooi uitzicht over de omgeving. Het zwembad is groot genoeg voor 1 of 2 gezinnen, dus ook wat dat betreft geen zorgen. Voor ieder wat wils dus.

5/5 stars! Great place in a very secluded location. Off of everything, total peace can be enjoyed. Still, the beach can be reached in less than 20 minutes by car and most of the major attractions around can be reached in about 1 hour. The rental object is the smaller part of the complex in which the hosts have their own "holiday stay". They come by every once in a while to keep everything in shape but other than that you have all the beautiful place to yourself. The object is totally clean, well kept and very welcoming, as are the hosts. We have been here for a week and will definitely come back. Recommended 100%