Of all the places that we stayed in our month in Italy, our experience of 5 days and 4 nights at Podere la Casellina is what made the trip truly outstanding—time and again when we describe the highlights, it is our experiences there that we exclaim about. Michelangelo & Silvia together with their children and M’s mother Marissa made us... More

We decided to stay here over the new year but I think we were given the worst room in the house! It's a working farm and both Silvia and Michelangelo are charming, the views are great it's just spoilt by it being very cold!

So, it obviously helps if the 1st meal you sit down to is wild boar, cooked on an open fire by your hostess & eaten with 3 other guests, psychoanalysts from Trieste: the holiday, we thought, was shaping up to be something memorable and indeed it was, in the best possible way. The podere rooms are clean, cool, comfortable &... More

Consider yourself blessed if you get to experience a stay here! You will feel immersed in real Italian culture and international friendship. Note the podere is actually in the little village of Brollo (about 4 km out of Figline Valdarno). If the sign is not up, ;-) coming out of Figline it's the turn off right after what appears to... More

What a fabulous peaceful place. The old fashioned kitchen, the cosy rooms which were spacious and spotless. Silvia is a brilliant cook and I took quick notes of her pasta making. What can I say? I sat and read a book by an open window, with the Tuscan countryside attempting to distract me. Michelangelo was tending the fields, the chicken... More