Hello-

My soon to be fiancé and I are planning our first trip to Italy (3 weeks total). We are doing "The Big 3" (Venice, Florence and Rome) but we also wanted to explore the "real" Italy in the Tuscany region. I've searched all the agritourism websites and the property I found most appealing was BARBIALLA NUOVA http://www.barbiallanuova.it/default_en.htm.
The only hesitation I have is that I've searched not only the SlowTrav website, but the entire world-wide-web for reviews on this farm and have found ZERO! This makes me a bit nervous. Hopefully I just found a gem that has yet to be discovered.

Does anyone have any personal experiences with this property? If I don't receive any responses, maybe I'll take one for the team and post my review.

Thanks,
Ryan

I know nothing about this place, but it appears to have all the certifications and stuff; it's also listed in "Alistair Sawday's Special Places to Stay", a guide that I know nothing about either, but it suggests a cut above the average, or at least better publicity and more money behind it.

A detailed review of it, that appears to be independent although the reviewer is in fact a Swedish agency for some tonier properties in Tuscany, may be found here; in addition to plans of the various accommodations, pretty pix and other information, the page says that it's the creation of three young Italians who had just graduated with economics majors: so there's real people behind it as well.

Bill

Gazetteer of Italy

It's a very pretty area, a bit away from the tourist hubub. And you'd be close to Certaldo, which is an interesting town with some good restaurants.

Amy in MA
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