Sovigliano: night at a farmhouse (Tuesday 10/27)

On the Tuesday, we checked out of our Florence hotel and spent the day exploring little side roads in Tuscany. We didn't have a place booked to stay that night and so thought we'd find something appealing along the way. Which is exactly what happened! We ran across this beautiful old farmhouse quite by mistake and when we found it had plenty of free rooms for the night, we settled in there. The original building, where the main guest rooms are, was built in the 1300s but the outbuilding that we stayed in, which has been converted into small apartments, is "much newer" said our hostess, as it was built in the 1600s!!!

We absolutely loved staying here! They have their own small vineyard and olive grove, from which they produce and sell delicious wine and olive oil.


Original farmhouse





Our apartment (it even had it's own tiny built in kitchen)


Outside of our apartment


View from our bedroom window


Sunset




Enjoying a glass of wine




Enjoying my book!




View we woke up to the next morning...so stunning everywhere we looked!



Out of our bedroom window



Our wonderfully sweet hosts, Claudio and Patrizia

Our hosts were absolutely precious and although Claudio didn't speak English, his wife did and we had some lovely chats with her, learning all about their farm and guesthouse. They even gave us a bottle of their wine and made us promise to come back to introduce our baby to them when he's bigger!


Walking the vineyards

That morning we explored the grounds and were really sad to say goodbye. We would certainly go back there if we're ever in Tuscany again.