Castiglionchio Farm - 2

Nice place

Original rooms, good food,reasonable prices

Great place for a quiet retreat in the beautiful Tuscan countryside!

A part of my family has travelled there for about 16 years by now, just to spend one week at Castiglionchio each year. FLASHBACK Though, some members of my family and also myself are missing some staff from the "old crew". So, not all of us come there anymore. We stay somewhere else. For instance, there was a wonderful middle-aged woman, who was an angel: Signora Monica was her name. Signora Monica spoke perfect German and perfect Italian - better than anyone else there now, and she had social knowhow about how to treat customers in a way, nobody else shows there now. She was human and friendly, had great humor and a nice way of customer relationship care. If you think the place is good now, believe me: it was even better back then. :) LOCATION OUTSIDE - incredibly green, full of olive plants and lemon trees; - very rural; - animals to be observed by the younger guests; - horse riding- and Vespa driving hours; - swimming pool (if prepared and water-filled). INSIDE - traditional, oldschool tuscany style - wooden table and chairs, old beds (though quite comfortable), some spiders here and there :// depending on the appartment, that you booked: - binolis are small and cosy (for 2 guests); - appartments for 6-14 people - sometimes the heating system needs time to work (cold inside in spring, autumn, winter); - to little heaters; there should be installed more to heat the huge appartments; - gas only as oven-source (electricity would be saver); - kitchens are nice: there is everything you need EXCEPT A REFRIDGERATING SUPPLY and a MICROWAVE; - dishes sometimes are not cleaned properly. TIPP you should buy all dish washing stuff and bring it with you; you will also need towels, hygiene products and food and drinks. the reception has some drinks and ice cream to purchase. ARRIVAL - u have to come by car or motorbike to get up there, otherwise you will have a loooooong healthy walk through nature ;-) - there is a stony, kind of challenging very small street up to Castiglionchio, so be aware of other drivers coming from the opposite direction! especially at night watch out for animals on the streets! pay attention to the stop sign at the end of the street (in direction to the city, coming from Castiglionchio)! AROUND: go to Rosano! Bar Rosano: It sells wonderful dolci (sweets, cakes, pies etc) and bread with prosciutto. you can also have lunch and dinner in their restaurant or gardenterrace. The owners are a family and are lovely!!! Try their chocolate cake, Pane del Pescatore, the little vanilla pudding-pie-thing and the lasagne!! There is a great Pizzeria / Trattoria between Rosano and Pontassieve: La Torre. Stop by and make sure you have booked by having called or stopped by before. From 8 p.m. on, La Torre is full with Italians. :D The "patrone" is Dino, a very old, wonderful man, whose family cooks in the kitchen and serves the pizze, gnocchetti, pasta and meat dishes. GOING TO FLORENCE good news: you can go there by public transport, motorbike or car Finding a car park, especially one for free, is very difficult in Florence. TIPP go to Pontassieve, find a parking space for free, go to Coop (a biiiig supermarket) and by something to drink and from there, walk to the train station (3 minutes walk) and take the train to Florence. When you return, make sure to get yourself something to eat at Coop and enjoy the evening at Castiglionchio.

Very nice location, scenery is awesome : vine yards and olive trees...swimming pool cool be cleaner ( side of the pool is not that clean). Local staff are very friendly,nice and helpful, you can even buy local products from the farm : honey,wine olive oil,grappa and jam.

The location is really cool. A medieval town restored into an Agriturismo. You can sleep into the old houses and into the tower, too. Restaurant gives you traditional Tuscany food which is very good.

Nice place to stay - simple, but nice rooms with the touch of ancient times, great place for peaceful rest from the rush and cities. Loved the food we had for night party with live music and dances.

Wonderful place to stay for holidays. It's in rural area up in a hill, has medieval atmosphere and amazing scenery. The room I stayed in had everything you need. Staff were helpful and friendly. The food in restaurant was simple but excellent. I also went for a tour around the farm, it was very interesting, they have got their own museum and make their own wine. I recommend it!