Sun-Kissed and September Ripe: Truffles, Figs, and Ice Cream

Casa Quintino
The most amazing thing about this place, and it's really extraordinary given
how few opportunities there remain in Europe for escape to rural solitude-
is the remoteness of the location. It's accessible by car and only an hour
from several major cities, but when you get there you're surrounded by blue
hills, forest, olive trees, and peace and quiet as far as the eye can see.
Casa Quintino is a really charming, comfortable and tastefully furnished
house, well equipped with everything you'd need for a relaxing retreat,
either as a couple or a family or a small group of friends. We couldn't
believe our luck!

Close by
Even though you feel as though you've escaped the world when you come
here, it was really easy to drive into nearby Volterra or St Gimignano, which
offered excellent opportunities for sight seeing or strolling through ancient
walled cities. especially beautiful at night.

Food Lover's Paradise
The quality of restaurants in both St Gim and Volterra was extremely
impressive- lots of truffles and wild boar and porcini mushrooms all
accompagnied by excellent wines- light and fruity chaintis particualrly good
for warm September evenings. Even more pleasureable and less pricey is
shopping for yourself and cooking and eating on the terrace with the blue
hills around you. Amazing fresh produce, and we were allowed to raid the
garden at Casa Quintino for sweet ripe figs, basil and rosemary.

I'm definitely coming back.

Reviewed by: Ragpicker from London, United Kingdom
Reviewed on: 09/24/2009 for their stay in 09/2009