Porciglia Alta, Greve in Chianti - Florence and Chianti

The Villa is in the most amazing location with stunning views over the Tuscan countryside! Francesco is a brilliant host and is always on hand to help / message. Lovely welcome bottle of his own wine - which is so so delicious!
The garden is gorgeous and we wish the weather had been better so we could have made better use of it. We wish the pizza had been working as we loved this on booking and did manage to escape the rain and dine outside in the courtyard which was great! The house itself is lovely and has everything you need although in places could do with some TLC and contemporary updates. The vinyl player was a great touch and was lovely in the evenings by the fire!

The local town of Greve is about a ten minute drive and has a handy coop. The square is a gorgeous spot with great Resturant’s and a lovely market on Saturdays. We did two vineyard tours which were amazing: Castello Meleto is just over half an hour away, set on stunning grounds and includes a tour of the castle, walk around vineyards and tasting. The resturant ‘Osteria di Meleto’ was so delicious, great local wine and just down the road of the castle. Castello di Verrazzano is only about 15 minutes from the Villa and is the most amazing building, tour of cellars and wine tasting experience with an amazinf food pairing. The staff here were incredible - 100% worth a visit. Osteria di Porta al Cassero in Montalcino had the most incredible food and extensive wine list and the town is gorgeous. The wine bar ‘Enoteca Baldi’ in Panzano is a small but brilliant spot with great wine and food. Ristorante Oltre ll Giardino is highly recommended for food in Panzano. The towns of San Gimignano and Radda are absolutely gorgeous and another of Tuscany that we would love to visit again. In Radda there is ab amazing wine bar / shop ‘Enoteca’ run by a local which is a must visit,m. Just round the corner ‘Bar Dante’ has delicious food/coffee/wine and is run by a lovely couple. Osteria di Passignano has amazing, Michelin star food in yje most amazing setting and again well worth a visit. Such amazing food in the whole of Tuscany - we can’t wait to visit and eat/drink here again!

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Sehr schönes Anwesen, ruhig gelegen. Sehr freundlicher Vermieter, der sich sofort um alles kümmert. Der Pool wurde alle 2-3 Tage gereinigt.
Der Weg zum Haus ist allerdings eine tägliche Herausforderung. Nicht zu empfehlen mit höheren Autos (z.B. VW Bus o.ä.), teilweise hängen einige Äste sehr tief und können Kratzer am Lack verursachen.
Ansonsten sehr zu empfehlen!

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Florence, Siena, Lucca. Wir haben uns bei den Restaurants an die Empfehlung der Eigentümer (Mappe vor Ort) gehalten und waren immer sehr zufrieden.

We had such a wonderful week mid May at Villa Porciglia Alta. I have to say that the villa truly exceeded all our expectations. Location nearby the town Greve in Chianti was ideal. About 3 kilometers, 5-10 min by car. Our host Francesco could not make anything more to make us feel welcome. He was not in a hurry when he first walked us around the residence and told about the history of area and villa itself. He even served us ice cold welcome wines.

The pictures of the villa don't quite do justice to how stunning the setting was. Pool was spacious, clean and the warmth was ideal for hot days. My personal favourite was a room with a sound system, turntable and a large selection of classic records from the past. Here we played cards and listened to music in the evenings.

We cooked alot in the evenings and at the large dining table, it was nice to enjoy the company. For preparing food for a large group the kitchen could have had one larger frying pan, but we managed well with the equipments we had. Our host surprised us one day and brought us two complimentary bottles of red wine from his farm. That Chianti classico styled wine was absolutely delicious and many of us bought a bottle or two to take home.

The bedrooms were spacious, but there were differences in the level of furnishing. But that didn't bother anyone. We slept well and the rooms were nice and cool after a hot day.

I definitely recommend you to choose this villa. There is a good chance that we will return here in the coming years!

We really liked all the small villages quite close by. During your trip,it's worth finding out which villages have market festivals. We bought fresh vegetables and some Italian linen clothes. In our own village, Greve in Chianti, it is worth visiting the gelateria and the 'wine museum' downstairs basement. It is an easy and fairly inexpensive way to taste a variety of wines. These are located right next to the Coop market. There is also a parking garage for those arriving by car.

Porciglia Alta exceeded all our expectations, the villa and it's mature grounds were simply stunning, the place was bursting with character and history. There were so many beautiful spots both inside and outside to sit and enjoy a meal or a drink or a quiet moment, the Tuscan lanscape was truely breath taking.
Our host Francesco was abosolutely charming and so very helpful, he went above and beyond when he rescued some of our party due to a "mechanical" with the car, he also very kindly supplied us with Chianti from his own vineyard and olive oil from his own olive groves !
We will definately return again to this little bit of Tuscan paradise !

Ristorante Oltre Il Giardino in Panzano - is aboslutely essential, you will never sit in a restaurant with better views !

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Wunderschönes Haus, traumhafte Lage, sehr netter und jederzeit erreichbarer, bemühter und hundeliebender Vermieter, aber es müsste dringend viel erneuert werden ( z.B. Holzterrasse, Toiletten, Bäder, Geschirr….)

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