I have just left the main road to S. Ellero and the sensation of drawing close to my journey's end overcomes the mounting tiredness. I look around me, trying to remember the images that induced me to choose Pitiana for my holiday. When I pass the last houses at Donnini, I see it, and there is no further need to remember: I know that the yellow villa in front of me is Pitiana. I wrote yellow automatically, because this colour, in all its shades, has pursued me at every turn.The countryside around the villa is dotted with yellow too, the colours of the Roman camomile, yarrow and dandelion flowers: their colours and scents crown the other plants enriching the dishes I tasted during my stay. In fact it is this dominant taste which brings to mind the flavour of the oil produced by the farm, present in the food and on the table. In this oil you can almost see the sun, with its enchanting changes of colour at sunset.

Locanda 350 mt above the sea level just 500 mt from Villa Pitiana, lovingly restructured into 17 rooms with bath, Locanda Chiassaia offers its guest peace and quiet with its pool and spacious garden. The surrounding countryside with its olive groves, vineyards and woods are the ideal place to look for fallow and roe deer, squirrels and many other protected species.

Villa Solaria is a typical rural toscan structure, made of stone, recently restructured, placed in the tranquility of the florentine countryside. It has four double rooms (one of which triple) very well furnished, with a private bathroom, and an independent entrance for every room. It is 16 km from Florence in San Clemente, it is in a very good position from which you can admire the beautiful scenery of the florentine hills. It is very easy to reach with the A1 motorway (Incisa exit) from which it is only 6 km far. Breakfast is served outside or in the large hall of the Villa with the possibility of asking for personalized catering. Laundry service and stables are available for the guests. For a pleasent stay near Florence, Villa Solaria is the ideal place for those who like to live in the country but to be near to the big city.