PODERE ORTONE

People often ask us what we like the most about Tuscany and Ortone, so we've put together a few of our highlights:
 

• Hanging out in the loggia, whether it's for a bite to eat or a pre-dinner Martini or just playing games there

 

• Monteriggioni - if Disney had built a set of a small, fortified Tuscan village, this would be it!

 

• Dinner on the terrace at La Pergola in Radicondoli - the views are absolutely stunning and the pizzas are terrific

 

• Watching Earth, Wind & Fire perform at the Lucca Summer Festival on a hot night in a beautiful piazza

 

• The simple pleasure of snorkelling with friends in the warm waters of The Mediterranean below the hill top village of Populonia

 

• Pottering around the antiques market and antique stores of Arezzo

 

• Playing tennis in Radicondoli on a clear, blue day with a backdrop of great views

 

• Having a seafood lunch at Baratti bay or Porta Ercole

 

• Taking a leisurely walk around the outskirts of Radicondoli with Homer, our spaniel

 

• Happy Hour around the pool with our friends

 

• Visiting our favourite arts and crafts shop in Massa Maritima

 

• Having a late afternoon drink or an ice cream in the Piazza del Campo, Siena's scallop-shaped square

 

• Lunch or dinner at our favourite restaurant, Osteria del Borgo in Mensano, a village that's 15 minutes drive from Radicondoli 

 

• Visiting the Vasari Corridor which links between the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace and which is not open to the public but can be toured in private groups