Tuscany

May 17th

Gina took an EARLY Uber to the airport today; we followed in her footsteps a few hours later, picked up a rental car the airport in Rome, and drove to our Tuscan Villa: "Il Tribbio," in San Giovanni d'Asso.

We had four wonderful nights at this Tuscan oasis, where we were able to relax and recuperate. The villa was everything we imagined it would be. Our hosts were Federica and her son Lorenzo. They were so kind and welcoming! Federica met us at the property to show us around and had two chilled bottles of prosecco waiting for us. She clearly puts a lot of time and thought into her rental - it was stunning and every little detail and piece of decor was tastefuly done! I hope we can return someday and bring friends with us! 

Your villa awaits, just follow this road

The route from Rome to San Giovanni

Italians pride themselves on their gas stations along the highways. Maybe you can see why in these photos. They have espresso bars and endless Italian food options to choose from. 

Would you like a delicious sandwich...

Or perhaps some fresh pizza?

Road trip through the Tuscan countryside 

Our Villa!!

Each room had a set of bath and pool towels wrapped in paper twine

Our pool

The pool house area 

So much pool time

M & F performing one of their many "routines"

The road outside our gates

Views from house

We loved being surrounded by nature and countryside

Looking at the tiny village of San Giovanni D'asso

Photo dump of the Villa and Grounds: 

Sunset out our bedroom window

Fresh pasta from market for dinner

My pasta creation - lemon, butter, garlic, parmesean and fresh parsley

The kitchen lit up at night

Love this lemon lamp

More views of the surrounding area

These Italian pool lounge chairs with sunshades are the best 

Grilling burgers on Jay's make-shift grill

Will this work? Who knows!

Il Bosco della Ragnaia - a magical forest and park just down the road from our place. A park meant for peace and reflection-really unique!

Jay and I got one dinner out while we were here. There were only two restaurants to choose from in the village.  This area is known for it's truffles, so they had an entire section of the menu with dishes made with truffles. Everything was delicious - here are a few dinner photos from our meal at Osteria Delle Crete.

 

Artichoke truffle situation

Homemade pasta pomedoro

We finally had steak Florentine

Dessert!

Last day at the villa!

View of the front of the villa

Looking down the well

Zoomed in well pic - there's some water at the bottom still

Villa 

Yard

Villa

Planter by pool house

"Marco..." "...Polo"

Card shark Finn

Fig tree in our yard

Found lots of figs on the ground

Last dinner at the villa - rosemary sausages and zucchini

Cemetery at the end of our gravel road

It was lit up like this every night

We were surrounded by trails used for truffle hunting