Many of our rental villas in the beautiful Niccone Valley on the Tuscany Umbria border, Italy. It's a great place to have a holiday, there is a combination of stunning landscapes, ruined castles, vineyards and olive groves. The Niccone Valley Lake Trasimeno is to the south and canRead more →
Small Restoration Project For Sale On The Tuscany Umbria Border near Mercatale di Cortona and San Leo Bastia. San Lorenzo di Sotto is high above the much sought after Niccone Valley with incredible views across the regions of Tuscany and Umbria. San Lorenzo di Sotto, a restorationRead more →
A couple of weeks ago we went to an excellent local trattoria called Nonna Gelsa to celebrate Emma's birthday. Nonna Gelsa is in the village of Niccone and is run by Chiara and her family. The trattoria specialises in high quality local dishes and has a smallRead more →
The Rocca di Pierle lies at the western end of the Niccone Valley. It is just in Tuscany and controlled the pass that lead towards Cortona and the Val di Chiana. In danger of collapsing, the remaining tower has been supported by a scaffold surround which doesn't addRead more →
The restaurant at the I Girasoli di Sant'Andrea winery has been taken over by new management at the start of 2014. It is one of several Restaurants In The Niccone Valley and close to our house, Ca di Bracco. We decided it was time to try itRead more →
The stunning Niccone Valley is the location of many of our holiday villas, it is right on the Tuscany Umbria border in central Italy. When we moved here in 1999 there were only a few places to eat but, over the years, several new places have openedRead more →
It's now the winter in the Niccone Valley and at this time of year you often come across stalls selling roasted chestnuts in Italian town centers. October is the start of the chestnut season and in that month many of the local villages hold festivals dedicated toRead more →
A couple of days ago I walked along the ridge on the north side of the Niccone Valley past the chapel of Sant'Anna. The Niccone Valley seen from the ridge near Sant'Anna Sant'Anna is the highest point along this part of the ridge and, because of theRead more →
The numerous castles in the Niccone Valley on the Tuscany Umbria border are testament to the violent nature of the Italian peninsular in the middle ages. Italy has only been a single country since 1860; this was the first time that the Italian peninsular was unified sinceRead more →
A few weeks ago we went for lunch At the Fattoria Luchetti Restaurant in Molino Vitelli, a small village in the Niccone Valley and a few kilometres from the Tuscany Umbria border. The restaurant is at the front of the Girasoli di Sant'Andrea Winery and specialises inRead more →