I traveled to La Bruciata with my family that included myself,my wife,son,mother and aunt & uncle. We stayed here for 7 nights from september 17 - 24th, 2011. We stayed in two of the four units. One unit was a two bedroom,two bath and the other the 1bed/bath.
I found Agriturismo La Bruciata from the reviews I read here on Tripadvisor. I research everything to a "T" and after looking into about 20 different Agriturismi my gut told me that La Bruciata was the right choice. Well I have to say that my gut was right! Everything about La Bruciata exceeded my expectations. The photos on their website and the photos placed by reviewers just don't do it justice. It is far more beautiful to experience the beauty of this place in person. Trust me and the 60 something other reviewers!!! The rooms were beautiful, clean, large, comfortable and so well decorated with the perfect rustic charm that Tuscany is all about. The grounds were so stunning. I think that every type of plant, flower and vegetable was growing on their farm. There were the grapes, the olive trees,tomatoes,pumpkins,squash,figs...I can go on and on. We picked tomatoes from their garden which we ate with their homemade olive. The welcome dinner was amazing! My favorite dinner of our trip was one of the dinners we had at La Bruciata. Our new friends, Art & Carole from California took the cooking class with Laura and her Mom. That night we had the best "pici" in all of Italy along with chicken, rabbit and panna cotta for desert. Oh and lots and lots of vino rosso!!!

I wanted to write this review as soon as I got home but suffered from a "post" La Bruciata depression....Lol! Actually it is hard to describe something like this place because as Art and others said in their reviews, It is a slice of heaven.

Anyone with any questions can feel free to write me personally. I check tripadvisor pretty often. My family and I will be back to La Bruciata. Hopefully sooner then later!
Thank you so much Laura and Marissa(Mama), your hospitality was exceptional.

After very long travel hours and days without luggage (it was lost for the first 6 days of our trip) we arrived in Chuisi by train to pick up a our rental car and drove to La Bruciata near Montepulciano. After a few wrong turns we finally arrived at this perfect. scenic, quiet piece of heaven.

I know this sounds silly but Laura showed us our 1 bedroom apartment and as we walked through the apartment we went into the bedroom. Laura opened the curtains, french doors and wood shutters which lead to a small balcony and the beautiful countryside, the view was just how I had imagined Tuscany in my many months (really years) of planning this trip and I was so happy I just cried! Really, I CRIED! Poor Laura, she probably thought I was nuts. I hugged her (now she really thought I was nuts) and thanked her and told her it was just what I had imagined, the view from our bedroom overlooking the hills of Tuscany was stunning, drop dead gorgeous! It exceeded my expectations.

It is a small Agritourismo, very well kept, in a quiet area very near Pienza and Montepulciano. Great base to drive to Siena, and south Tuscany towns and even some Umbria towns.

The breakfast is very good, one of the best during our trip, yogurt, fruit, fresh baked cake,cereal, some days cheese and meats, or bruscetta. The coffee and cappuciano was definately the best we had in Italy. The welcome dinner provided with a weeks stay was dynamite. Laura's Mama (Marissa) cooks on certain nights and will cook a full Italian
dinner if you ask in advance for a reasonable fee. (The morning of the dinner is fine) We probably drove her nuts, but requested dinner 5 of the 7 nights we stayed, and did not find a better meal during our 15 day tour of Italy. The price was also very reasonable, and the house wine was better then wonderful.

When we first arrived, I got a bad respitory bug.. I was really sick and I called my doctor in the states who suggested an antibiotic. I wrote down the name and dose of the antibiotic and my husband was able to purchase it at a reasonable fee from an Italian Pharmacy without the usual written prescription required in the U.S. My husband went into town for the medicines and I spent the day in bed, even missed breakfast.

The weather was perfect, probably 70's so the bedroom french door was open as I layed in bed all day feeling miserable and sorry for myself. (You've got to be kidding me, I've planned this trip for a year and now I'm too sick to get out of bed?) Under our apartment was the kitchen and small resturant and I spent the day being sick but listening to laughter from the women cooking and canning downstairs, dealing with the day to day operations of the Agristurismo. If I had to be sick on vacation, I'm glad it was at La Bruciata.

The stars at night will Knock your eyes out if your from a city. So many stars.

The grapes were harvested during our visit, and we had a sneaky but cute and harmless stray cat sneak into our apartment a couple of nights looking for garbage. (that's what happens when you leave your doors open) The chickens and Roosters definately provided entertainment, the pool was beautiful and very well maintained. The apartment had a small but fully equipped kitchen, we preferred Mama's cooking to my own so didn't use it except to warm up cans of soup during my recovery. The steam shower was wonderful since I had a horrible chest cold during our visit.and taking a steam shower really helped with my breathing. The fireplace looked good but we did not use it during our stay.

My husband would like to permenantly locate to La Bruciata, he thinks it's the perfect place to spend the rest of our lives. I agree with him!

But please do not tell anyone , we want to keep it a secret.

Thank you Laura and Mama for sharing your little piece of paradise.

We have traveled many times to Tuscany and Umbria, and found this wonderful B and B from Tripadvisor - the past reviewers were on the money!! While only minutes from Montepulciano, this piece of heaven located on a hill surrounded by vineyards, orchards, and rolling countryside was so quiet and peaceful that sleeping in became a quandry because of the huge and delicious breakfast and piping hot endless cappucinos waiting for you downstairs ! Laura's wonderful baked cakes, focaccias, fresh fruit and other items dragged you from your comfy bed to rise and shine and get the day started! Lauras English is definitely fluent enough to assist one in directions, attractions, and her Mother, who also works hard providing great customer service to her guests, is also there to back up Laura, although Mom doesnt speak English (yet!!) We met other guests from New Jersey and Conn. that became our evening wine drinking companions, and will return to this comfortable and friendly home full of love and friendship in the future - One night we took a cooking class from Laura and her Mom, making roasted chicken, rabbit, and made "pici" (a local thick spaghetti) by hand !!

We brought home delicious olive oil produced by Laura and family from olives on the property, and every dish we make with her oil takes us back to the best vacation we have had in a long time!!

Art Geier
Santa Rosa, CA

Our extended family of 7 stayed here for a week in early August and loved it. La Bruciata is in a beautiful location outside Montepulciano. It is an ideal setting for touring the local area but also is a lovely space for just chilling out, relaxing and taking in the views. The apartments were well equipped and clean. The pool was one of the best we have had and Laura' and her mum's breakfasts were excellent. Laura was very friendly and helpful ad the welcome dinner was delicious and a lovely thought.
This is the first time we have used Agroturismos (having previously stayed in hotels and villas in various parts of Italy) and we are really impressed. They are a good compromise between self catering and a hotel and we will definately use them again.