We stayed at the apartment at Le Pietre Vive di Montaperti and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The apartment was immaculate & perfect and the owner (Nicola) and staff were wonderful hosts. The property is just lovely. The cooking class with Nona Ciana was the highlight of our entire trip to Italy. We enjoyed the other families participating and learning...
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- Also Known As:
- Le Pietre Vive Di Montaperti Italy/Castelnuovo Berardenga, Province Of Siena
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
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Agriturismo a gestione familiare a 10 km da Siena.The area is also marked as "Parco Termale dell' Acqua Borra,because only a few hundred meters from the farm there is a small hot spring called Acqua Borra, with curative properties.The farmhouse has been renovated with care and passion by the owners and today, while deliberately keeping intact the original structure of the building it is fully restored and equipped with completely new and advanced plants, with only a wood heater (boiler inverse flame emission 0)in winter, and solar panels for hot water in summer. In the Farm they produce, together with old varieties of wheat, extra virgin olive oil and Chianti wine,In the garden is planted with different varieties of tomatoes, peppers, hot peppers, eggplants, courgettes, lettuce, cabbages, cucumbers, pumpkins, strawberries, melons and watermelons. The products, depending on seasonal availability are used for food preparation along with herbs from the Farm: basil, parsley, rosemary, sage, oregano, tarragon, mint, bay leaves and juniper.
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