We made Julian & Anna’s vrbo our home base for visiting Florence, Sienna, Lucca, Pisa, & Volterra. It was our first time in Tuscany.
First, our hosts are “salt of the earth” good people who are authentic & caring. They shared some vegetables from their garden with us, gave us good advise, and were wonderful to talk to about Italy & life. We truly enjoyed seeing them & talking to them every day.
Next, the apartment we were in had all we needed for our stay. It has a half size refrigerator and freezer that work well, gas stove, sharp knives, pots, pans etc. We lacked nothing. The beds were comfortable & we made use of the two fans they supplied us.
The showers both worked well as did the clothes washer. Our clothes dried quickly on the drying rack.
There is a new COOP about 10 minutes from the place. It has everything, including wine, prosecco, liquor, beer.
It is just a 10 minute drive to the tram parking lot called “Villa Costanza Statione.” Here you can park for free, and buy an Urban Ticket (only 1.50 Euro) to Florence (Firenze). The parking lot is often full, but we waited for the next tram to arrive & kindly asked if people were leaving. The trans run every 4-5 minutes.
We also purchased some jams, olives, & organic olive oil from Julian & Anna from their farm.
Five Stars if you want a country experience & good humans as hosts!