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10/10 (非常に良い)
2015 年 11 月 20 日
Spring Wonderland!
I have visited the Villa 6 times over the last 10 years. I love, love, LOVE Villa Gioianna! I’d go every year if I could. I’ve visited in the Spring and the Fall. The Villa is set in a glorious garden with woods. In the Spring, antique roses with a really strong, old-fashioned fragrance bloom profusely and their scent wafts over the entire garden. The Tuscan irises explode with color. And the wisteria! It covers the front fence and you can smell the flowers from about a quarter mile away. Heavenly.
All the rooms have ensuite baths. There’s plenty of hot water and pressure, even when all the bathrooms are in use at the same time. And being eco-aware, I was glad to see the solar panels; apparently most of the hot water comes from them. I've stayed in 3 of the 8 rooms and each time felt like a princess. The mattresses are custom-made and super comfortable. I slept like a babe.
The food is fabulous! The continental breakfast could almost last you until aperitivo time: home-made lemon curd & jams, fruits from the Villa's orchard or a local farm, ah-mazing local yoghurt, fresh bread & pastries from a local bakery or - sometimes – homemade coffee cake (made with olive oil; you won't believe how delicious it is and better for you than butter). I’ve eaten many a delicious dinner prepared by a the Villa’s “chef,” a cute little Italian grandmother. I walked to the winery next door to buy really good wines at great prices: the bulk red wine is about 1.80/liter and the bottled wines start at 3.50. That is much less than we are used to in the US for that quality.
This historical villa has 21st century luxuries yet is environmentally friendly. I love that. Frogs and bats (so shy; they emerge only at night) help control bugs instead of toxic sprays; the fountain and pond are not chemically treated so the frogs are not poisoned. The swimming pool is crystal clear, but the other water features are as nature intended: pond-green and healthy. If you’re squeamish about that (green and algae are not bad things – what do you think baby fish and frogs eat for heavens’ sakes) and think everything has to be fake clear by chemicals, think again. There is great concern globally about the disappearance of bees, but here you see butterflies and bees and little hummingbird look-alike bugs happily sucking nectar from the lavender. Because there are no pesticides and no chemicals polluting the plants and water. You can breathe easy here.
HIGHLY recommend; will go again!