Suggestions for Agriturismo in Tuscany region

We LOVE this one. http://www.collelungo.com/en/accomodation/31/civetta
Centrally located for everything you want to see.
A car is necessary.

This one is in Pienza. http://www.cretaiole.it/ I have not stayed there personally, but I know of others who did. Everyone raves about it and tripadvisor has it rated highly.

On another note, day 10, I don't see how you would be able to travel to Rome, and, stop in Orvieto and Civita, unless you only want a few minutes in each. Orvieto is doable, but IMO it needs more time, at least a day (I spent 2 nights, but that's me). Civita is about 35 minutes away from Orvieto, and you have to park your car at the foot of the hill and walk up, maybe 20 minutes or so depending on your activity level. I don't think you would enjoy yourselves, you would be too rushed to get to Rome.

Il Canto del Sole is technically not an agriturismo, but its a great place. You'd need a car; its out in the country about 15 km. south of Siena. http://www.ilcantodelsole.com/index.asp
Have a great trip.

Thanks for the suggestion, Gerri. We are planning to rent a car for the days between Florence and Rome.

Charlotte, thanks for the reply. Cretaiole came up in another search too, so good to get the confirmation from you. If we were to stay at Cretaiole, any concerns with the way we are planning Day 7 ? To answer your question about day 10, we were looking at the driving time & it looked like driving time between Pienza - Orvieto and Orviete - Rome was ~90 minutes for each segment. Our thought was that we would start out after breakfast, spend the vast majority of the day in these two places and reach Rome by late evening. We are just doing this through Google maps so dont have a great sense for driving distances / times, so please let me know if this isn't doable.

Thanks again, for the help,
Anar

Try viamichelin.com for routes and times, also rome2rio.com.

If you haven't booked an Agriturismo yet look into Sant' Antonio. it We stayed there several years ago and will be staying there again in June. Close to Montepulciano. They have numerous rooms/apartments. Accommodate small numbers to large groups. Wonderful family that runs the property

Anar,

From Collelugno you are about 2miles maybe 7 min. from Castellina.

Radda is 7 miles figure 20 minutes.

Greve 12 mi. 40 min.

These are easily combined

Siena 18 mi. 40 min.

San Gimignano 19 mi. 39min.

Combine well.

Montalcino 42 mi. 1 1/2 hrs.> Pienza 6 mi. 10 min.> Montepulcaino 24mi.40 min.

From Montepulciano I would drive from here to Orvieto 42 mi. 55 min. and spend

the night before heading to Rome.

Hope this helps.

Definitely have a look at Elena Nappa at Borgo Argenina !

Absolutely wonderful agriturismo - she is also on Facebook.

We stayed for 4 nights and drove everywhere. She cooks with all of her guests one night ! A delightful experience.

And her fresh baked treats for breakfast were delectable.

She is our favorite in Tuscany !

We spent three nights at Podere Spedalone outside Pienza earlier this month.
It is in a beautiful setting, has lovely rooms and a warm and very welcoming host.
We had breakfast and dinners there and the food was fantastic. It might be a great
location for your itinerary.

I love staying at this agriturismo in Greve (actually in the hills just next to the town): www.poggioallolmo.info

Your itinerary is very ambitious, by the way. Perhaps you might want to save some of the stops for another trip? One of the joys of being in the Tuscan or Umbrian countryside is finding time to explore, or to relax at a place you discover (rather than a place on an itinerary).

"Touring" the towns that you have indicated doesn't give you time to experience them. Maybe just the two nights in Cinque Terra and two nights in Florence (buy the Firenze Pass to make the most of your time!) and then add a day to Chianti region and to Montalcino.

While the distances are short on the map, traveling to Siena, for example, involves more time than you'd think, because just getting into the city is tough.

And definitely rent your car on your way OUT of Florence (at the airport -- there's a shuttle bus you can pick up at the main train station), because the city is a ticket-filled nightmare for drivers. Also, we followed Rick's advice and dropped our car off in Orvieto, taking the train into Rome, rather than driving to Rome. The airport, which is the most common rental car location in Rome, is a long drive from the city, but the train station is very centrally located in Rome, so you'd be better off. Orvieto's rental car (at least the Hertz) is open somewhat "Italian" hours, so check on hours of operation. If you do want to visit Civita, make sure to do so before you return your rental car in Orvieto -- while they are relatively close-by, they're not THAT close.

If you're looking for a wonderful place to stay in Montalcino, do check out Palazzina Cesira, by the way http://www.montalcinoitaly.com

Sandee (p.s. this is our third trip to Italy in 4 years, and we are just now getting to Cinque Terre -- you will find you won't want to leave the other places on your itinerary. Florence is lovely but very, very touristy -- I wouldn't have missed going there for the world, but it also was the only place in Italy I've felt taken advantage of. As a native Florentine from "outside the walls" (outside the walls of the city) explained, "inside the walls, all they care about is money."