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Keeping cool – requires planning!
June, July and August are generally very hot months in Italy in general and in Tuscany in particular. Especially the area below the Apennines where Florence is located things can get very sticky!
Keeping cool requires some forward planning
Castello di Nipozzano – a Frescobaldi wine estate
The Castello di Nipozzano lies above the Sieve and Arno valleys very near to Pontassieve, just a 30 minute drive from Villa Campestri. The word nipozzano is thought to have historically meant “without a well” – a reference to the area’s very dry lands which are perfect for bearing vines.
The vineyards of the Castello di Nipozzano
Capering around the countryside looking for…capers!
Capers are the un-ripened flower buds of a prickly pant called Capparis Spinosa. The plant commonly grows in the Mediterranean and some areas of Asia.
Caper plants adore old Tuscan walls
A really fabulous day out with children
Just a 3o minute drive from Villa Campestri is the tiny hillside town of Vaglia; it lies in a parallel valley to the one in which Villa Campestri lies. In this tiny town you will find the most amazing adventure park for kids of all ages – a magnificent family excursion and guaranteed you will get them to bed early to0.
A low-level wooden suspension bridge – not far to fall
Quick Booking snippet
June, July and August are generally very hot months in Italy in general and in Tuscany in particular. Especially the area below the Apennines where Florence is located things can get very sticky!
The Castello di Nipozzano lies above the Sieve and Arno valleys very near to Pontassieve, just a 30 minute drive from Villa Campestri. The word nipozzano is thought to have historically meant “without a well” – a reference to the area’s very dry lands which are perfect for bearing vines.
Capers are the un-ripened flower buds of a prickly pant called Capparis Spinosa. The plant commonly grows in the Mediterranean and some areas of Asia.
Just a 3o minute drive from Villa Campestri is the tiny hillside town of Vaglia; it lies in a parallel valley to the one in which Villa Campestri lies. In this tiny town you will find the most amazing adventure park for kids of all ages – a magnificent family excursion and guaranteed you will get them to bed early to0.
Emiko Davies is a fabulous 30-something lady with a passion for good food, great wine, history and photography, and she is married to a Tuscan sommelier. Plus she has lived in Tuscany for 7 years in her recent history. Perhaps you will understand why we thought she was a perfect partner for our autumn lifestyle […]
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