Podere La Ciabatta

This is a perfect place for a get-away! It was really amazing! First of all - Katerina - the host. She is just an amazing person! Very helpful, makes excellent coffee and breakfasts. Although we were to come quite late in the evening, she stayed just to welcome us and to show us around the place. If you do not know exactly what to see in Tuscany - just ask her. She knows what, where and when! During the breakfast you just can't help smiling thanks to her. The breakfasts are just ideal. Warm croissants - delicious. And a great tarta. The place is really nice with a fine pool (perhaps a bit old, but well, you don't come to a six stars hotel). The apartments are very cosy, large and the bedrooms are comfortable. But most of all - there is silence. Especially you can hear it at the second night (if you are a large-city people) than it comes like a huge buzzing in your ears. You can hear absolutely nothing except for some cicadas in the fields or the dogs far, far away. You can hear no cars, no roads - nothing. During the day you can see a beautiful view on the fields of Tuscany. It is a really great place to chill-out. Also the wifi coverage is a bit limited so you won't be actually able to watch too much of Netflix :P

The only thing that could be better, is the road (even calling it a "road" may be to much). But please, don't be frightened -you really need to book your stay at this place! Just remember not to take the shortest road, to which leads a sign "Podere la Ciabatta"! Just take the longer one - it is much easier, although in a low car you need to go there very slow. If you have an SUV - it is not a problem. In case of the shorter way - I guess that in every car you have to be super careful. So, when you pass Casole d'Elsa, when you come to a junction where you have La Corsina to the right and Cavallano and Volterra straight ahead, you need to turn to the left and drive down the road. If you miss it, you'll probably come to another junction where you can drive to the left but this way is harder to pass. So I guess it is better to return to the first junction. If you come from the side of Il Merlo, then it is the other way round - you need to pass the first sign to Podere la Ciabatta and when you see a sign to La Corsina to the left, you need to turn 180 degrees to the right. So guys, if you have your own car - go very slowly. If you want to get there with a rental car - get the SUV.

Katarina is the perfect host. She offered us a lot of history information about the area and Italy. The accomodation was nice, with big rooms, and very clean. The view was amazing over the hils of Tuscany and the breakfast was brilliant. We have enjoyed very much staying there.