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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

Italy 2013

July 12, 2013 by TheBetterHalf 5 Comments

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For our summer vacation this year CateyLou and I traveled back to Italy.  True to form, we moved around a lot and did our best to see as much as we could over a 10 day period.  Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting some of the best towns, hotels, and restaurants from our trip and providing some helpful tips for travel within Italy.  After the jump is a quick look at what we’ll be covering. … 

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Filed Under: CateyLouTravels Tagged With: B&B Quartopiano, Florence, Food, Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Italy, Lake Como, Lambrusco, Massimo Bottura, Milan, Modena, Osteria Francescana, Pasta, Sostanza Trattoria, Travel, Tremezzo, Tuscany, Villa Armena

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