Siena is often described as Italy's best preserved medieval city! The streets are steep and narrow with the fan-shaped sloping Piazza del Campo (known as il Campo) and the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena's subtly curved town hall since the 1300's at the historic center. The Palazzo Pubblico with its Torre del Mangia, the second tallest medieval 330' tower in Italy soars over the Piazza del Campo
Villa Vignamaggio sits on the Florence to Siena route with views across olive groves and cypress trees in the heart of the Chianti Classico region in Petriolo very close to Greve in Chianti and was a quick drive from our base at Villa Bordoni. The symbol of Villa Vignamaggio standing watch Olive groves and Vines as far as you can see
In 2007 David and Catherine Gardner opened Villa Bordoni, Country House Hotel and Restaurant, a small luxury hotel immediately above the town of Greve right in the heart of Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. This 16th century villa has remarkable views of the Tuscan hills and is conveniently located to explore the entire region of Tuscany. We travelled east to Arezzo, south to Montalcino, west
