“Real Tuscany”

We chose to stay in Colle di Buggiano having visited the Massa e Cozzile area several times. We loved being in a historical walled village and 500 year old house. Our room was the suite which is totally covered in 200 year old frescos including the ceiling, fabulous. Breakfast is served in the gard… more

We chose to stay in Colle di Buggiano having visited the Massa e Cozzile area several times. We loved being in a historical walled village and 500 year old house. Our room was the suite which is totally covered in 200 year old frescos including the ceiling, fabulous. Breakfast is served in the garden room or outside on the lawn if weather allows. Fulvia and Marco are great hosts, booking restaurants and suggesting places to visit. Marco will bring your luggage up from the village carpark, about 250mtrs. but we brought our own along the old stone paths, all part of the experience. A lovely experience in a super area. We would recommend the Antica colle restaurant in the village and we love Trattoria di Valentino in Malocchio for Sunday lunch, a great Italian experience.

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“Traditional Italian, tastefully renovated.”

Due to very heavy traffic and an incident, we did not arrive at Antica Casa until after 8pm but were greeted warmly, helped to find a parking place and had our luggage carried upstairs. Our hostess, Fulvia, telephoned the local restaurant and amended our reservation while we changed. We were upgr… more

Due to very heavy traffic and an incident, we did not arrive at Antica Casa until after 8pm but were greeted warmly, helped to find a parking place and had our luggage carried upstairs. Our hostess, Fulvia, telephoned the local restaurant and amended our reservation while we changed. We were upgraded to a large room on the top floor, the width of the building, with views at the front overlooking the private garden and at the back, over the hills and countryside. The room has a walk-in cupboard, a fireplace with log space under, and some antique furniture and paintings. The bathroom includes a shower, bidet and lovely tiles. Shower gel and perfume are provided. The rooms have no locks but bolts inside; valuables can be lodged with the hosts. The floors are of terracotta and the stairs of stone, (no lift but help with luggage), the tasteful decoration is in keeping and there is the right amount of antique furniture to complement this. We were treated to a very good breakfast in the garden with both traditional and modern dishes all served on fine china. Our hosts, Fulvia and her husband, were kind and helpful and spoke good English. She suggested we drive round the local hilltop villages the following day which we did and saw only one other foreign car. We felt relaxed and rested here, Fulvia exuded calm. We stayed 2 nights and could easily have stayed longer. Antica Casa le Rondini (swallows) is about 500 years old and has 6 B&B rooms, some of which have 200 year old frescos discovered during the renovation. Colle di Buggiano is a well preserved medieval hamlet, dating back to 1238, with a restaurant, bar and cafe all in the same piazza (cars not allowed), and within easy reach of Antica Casa. It is about 15km from Pistoia which is itself well worth visiting. One small grumble: the garden was locked in the afternoon and I would loved to have just sat and read there.

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“Special”

It was warmly suggested from a friendly operator and have to say it was a great experience. The B&B is located in Buggiano Colle right the the center of the medieval village with a great skyview on Montecatini city and hills. The rooms are really maginificient , furnisher is ancient and you really… more

It was warmly suggested from a friendly operator and have to say it was a great experience. The B&B is located in Buggiano Colle right the the center of the medieval village with a great skyview on Montecatini city and hills. The rooms are really maginificient , furnisher is ancient and you really feel a live ina relaxing house. Breakfast is served in adjacent garden all very well cared and managed by Mrs Fulvia

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“Experience the real Toscana ”

This house is situated in a small village where all the 50 citizens of the village meet each evening, either at the restaurant or at the pub across the restaurant. The breakfast is served in the private garden. All in all it was an average experience and we can now say that we have seen and lived t… more

This house is situated in a small village where all the 50 citizens of the village meet each evening, either at the restaurant or at the pub across the restaurant. The breakfast is served in the private garden. All in all it was an average experience and we can now say that we have seen and lived the real Toscana but we cancelled the rest of our stay, because it was not really meant for us. If you want the real deal, this is as much Toscana as you can get and for a decent price.

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