October 25, 2023
Today we’re checking out of our apartment at Borgo Bucciano outside San Miniato and heading to Poderi Archangelo near San Gimignano. Our new digs are quite a bit nicer in our new home so I’m glad we planned our stays in this order to avoid disappointment!
Check out was 10 am and it was a short drive so we were very early for our check in at Poderi Archangelo (Archangel Farms). Fortunately, our rooms were ready so we unloaded our steamer trunks and lugged them upstairs to our rooms.
After a quick unpack and refresh, we headed off to nearby San Gimignano for a look around and some lunch. A picturesque medieval town, San Gimignano is considered a UNESCO world heritage site famous for the Hundred Towers built in the middle ages by Italy’s most influential families. Filled with splendid squares, palaces, churches, and the magnificent towers, San Gimignano calls Chianti its home.
Anciently dedicated to St. Matthew, it was a hospital run by the Knights Hospitalier.
Back on the farm, we had a quick nap before Linda, Glenda and I headed to a local Osteria for dinner. We all had the tastiest fillet de Chianina with a rich Brunello sauce washed down with the house red. A luscious semifreddo was the sweet ending to the meal. After dinner, we headed back to the farm for the night.
Tomorrow is another day. Adventures await …
Judy’s Rambles 