My family had an incredible stay with Lavinia & Lorenzo in their Villa Montelisi with beautiful views of their 300 acre property. They took care of us like family, offered perfect recommendations and ensured at every point of the trip that each one of our family members were taken care of. It’s hard to describe in word the beauty od this place. The property has vineyards, olive orchards, flowers, and a series of villas with Italian cypress lined driveways and ancient villas that have been lovingly restored to modernity. We stayed in Montelisi which had stunning views of Siena and the surrounding landscape. The walls of this villa were originally built in rhe 13th century! It provided a perfect jumping off point to visit Siena (15-20 min), San Gimignano (55 min), Cortona (55 min), Montepulciano (55 min), Pienza (55 min), Montegiorri (35 min), Florence (60 min). If you want to discover Tuscany, this is the perfect jumping off point. Be sure to have a wine tasting with Lorenzo, the wine he produced is some of the best we tasted on our trip! Especially fond of the 100% Sangiovese from the 50 year old estate vines. The olive oil is arguably the very best I’ve ever had, we enjoyed it every day and left with a case of 12 bottles to share with friends and family. Don’t go here with our visiting their butcher - visiting this place is an experience in itself! Their restaurant recommendations were on point, not tourist places, but genuine Osterias filled with locals. I gauge my trips on my desire to come home and the longer I stayed here the longer I wanted to stay. We will definitely come back and I can’t stress how important the human element is here - Lavinia and Lorenzo were AWESOME! We are eternally grateful for their hospitality and for creating a place where an Italian dream vacation comes true. 10 days and nights was not enough!