Bucine Poggio

If you have been to the major cities of Italy already, this is an excellent base to explore Tuscany. We took 3 generations, including a 2 year old for a 5 day stay. The Poggio villa gave us room to spread out, with a lovely back terrace and grounds to explore, including the pool. We had breakfast, supper and a cooking class, but also visited the local Co-op and restaurants. It requires a rental car and patience while driving the roads around hill towns, but we were able to tour Chianti, Siena and Pienza as well as take a day trip to Florence by train for old times sake. We saw a family of wild boars frequently when returning at night. Overall, a magical experience.

We loved our stay at Bucine resort! A beautiful setting with lovely accommodations, including fantastic meals and warm and welcoming staff. Our immediate family rented one villa and our extended family had another, allowing us to be on the same property with our own space. The location is central allowing for daily trips to the magical villages within Tuscany. We will miss this place! Thank you for a lovely time!

My family and I really enjoyed our stay at the Bucine resort. We actually stayed at the Limonaia rooms. The resort is surrounded by an abundance of nature and beauty. The beds were comfortable and the units were very clean. We had a full breakfast every morning before heading out on our adventures. The pool is very large and inviting. I would stay there again and highly recommend the establishment. We met some very nice fellow travelers there as well.

Bucine...Lupinar, the estate, is FANTASTIC in pretty much every way.  The villas are first class; the grounds are expansive, user friendly, and diverse; the food is unmatched; and the proximity for day trips is excellent.  The staff is professional, informed and friendly...this was the best week of our 8 week tour through Italy. Great for any family or combination of people on holiday. 

The villa in Tuscany worked out really well.  With 4 daughters, 2 older and 2 toddlers the larger accommodations were perfect. We really enjoyed exploring the Tuscan region.  Each day was a new adventure as we drove our Ford van here and there seeing the sights.  We originally thought that we would relax and spend more time at the villa but ended up putting over 500 miles on the van that week alone. No problems, but did lose our security deposit when my wife and daughter decided to blow-up the cooktop. Long story, quite funny really. Loved the location and surrounding area.  May have been a little too remote for us. But having the car really helped. Most of the local restaurants were good and had friendly service.  Each little town seemed to have its own specialties and it was fun to explore each to see the differences.  We visited, Aretzo, Siena, San Giminagno, Mont Riggioni, the Chianti region, Montevarchi, and several others.  (town names spelled to best of my memory) Tips:  Recommend using a GPS unit when driving the area.  Usually very accurate but at times put us into some strange situations that all turned out to be fun and exciting.  Tip 2 don't cook on top of the glass cover of the range, that's not what it is there for. Thank you for all your help.  We will not hesitate to recommend you to others.