La Volpaia

My girlfriend Kathy and I recently stayed at La Volpaia for several days. It was a wonderful experience! Andreas and Sylvia were perfect hosts. They made us feel right at home except there is no way that our ’home cooking’ could ever start to match Sylvia’s. Her multi-course meals would start on the patio in the evening with antipasto that included regional sausages, cheese, wine, olives from their own trees, and foccacia bread straight from the oven. We would then move into the dining a...

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My girlfriend Kathy and I recently stayed at La Volpaia for several days. It was a wonderful experience! Andreas and Sylvia were perfect hosts. They made us feel right at home except there is no way that our ’home cooking’ could ever start to match Sylvia’s. Her multi-course meals would start on the patio in the evening with antipasto that included regional sausages, cheese, wine, olives from their own trees, and foccacia bread straight from the oven. We would then move into the dining area and continue our meal with a pasta course, a ’segundo’ serving, salad, dessert and coffee. This was Tuscan cooking at its very best!

The original house was built in 1521. Andreas has modernized the interior but has maintained the appearance of age on the exterior. Our room was clean and equipped with a bathroom with all of the modern conveniences. The house’s decor highlighted several of Andreas’ art pieces that he had created.

The setting of La Volpaia is idyllic. It is within easy driving distance of many of the walled hill-top towns and cities that Tuscany is famous for. It is only about thirty minutes from Florence and we regretted getting a hotel in Florence when we could have just as easily stayed at La Volpaia and driven up there to see the sights. I would highly recommend staying here for your visit to Tuscany.