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Villa Armena – Tuscany

August 18, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 3 Comments

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For our time in Tuscany we stayed at Villa Armena in Buonconvento.  The Renaissance style villa was completely restored in 2012 and consists of 10 unique and well appointed guest rooms.  It is located just 20 miles south of Siena and not far from the popular wine towns of Montalcino, Montepulciano, and Chianti.

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Filed Under: CateyLouTravels Tagged With: Buonconvento, Food, Hotels, Italy, Lamb, Meat, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pasta, Salad, Travel, Tuscan, Tuscany, Villa, Villa Armena

Tuscany – Montalcino and Montepulciano

August 9, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 6 Comments

DSC00778 The next stop on our Italian vacation was Tuscany.  Despite what the Maestro told us about there being no vacancies in Tuscany, we were lucky enough to snag a room at the lovely Villa Armena in Buonconvento (more on that later).  Buonconvento is located a half hour south of Siena and close to the famous wine regions of Montalcino and Montepulciano.  After the jump, some thoughts on our wine tours, along with the misadventures of TheBetterHalf driving a rental car in Tuscany. … 

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