Our 2 days in Tuscany have been amazing. AfTer we were picked up at the train station, I had a swim and basked in the sun like a lazy lizard. As this is an agratourism business, we chose to eat with our hosts for an additional €25. All the food was locally sourced and the olive oil was from their own olives. After 4 courses, we were stuffed. Dinner included local Tuscan wine-help yourself from a wine carafe, as well as 4 courses cooked by the owner chef. The owners eat with the quests and after dinner we had a lively discussion about world politics. A young couple from the Netherlands, the owners and Anne and I were all on the same page and we didn’t leave the table to go back to our room until 11:30pm.

This farm based business is remarkable. The owners left good jobs in Milan to completely change their lives growing olives and hosting farm stays for tourists.