Chianni is a village full of charm and seemed to be central to everything in Tuscany. They say all roads leads to Rome, well in Tuscany all roads lead to Chianni.
The apartment was very clean and well equipped for cooking breakfast in the morning, well laid out with parking in the front. There is a small washing machine we used regularly with a cloths line outside to dry cloths.
We arrived late at night and Laura's husband was waiting for us to ensure we found the place and found the key to open the doors, very nice.
Laura the owner, came the next day after we arrived with a bottle of Tuscany wine, answered all our questions and made us feel welcome to her home.
There is a great little coffee shop down the hill from our apartment that had a outdoor TV airing the football game a few nights a week (great place to have a drink and relax), a few grocery stores to buy food and 2 very nice restaurants with in walking distance to enjoy fine dining in the evenings.
From Chianni we traveled to Pisa, Florence, Livorno, Cecina, Pondetera, visited the village of Lajatico (The Theater of Silence) were Andrea Bolceli is from and many fascinating little villages in Tuscany.
We stopped at many wineries participating in wine tasting, spent an afternoon in a cooking class with a professional Italian chef learning how to make pasta, risotto and a chocolate dessert.
Each location was a day trip and returning home to Chianni was very easy and enjoyable drive we loved doing..
After a few days we were comfortable with driving the roads and even tried to get lost, but seemed we always found a sign directing us back to Chianni, of course we had GPS in case got lost.
Chianni is a wonderful mountain village to walk, lots of hills, beautiful views of the farmland below.
We love the apartment, perfect location situated in the heart of Tuscany, easy access to major roads.
A place my wife and I will come back to.
Thank you Laura for your help and letting us rent your place.