The room at the Podere delle Fanciulle was apartment style and was absolute worth the 127 euros we paid for our stay. Especially because this was high season. Podere delle Fanciulle is located in Pistoia, a city of art and culture in the heart of Tuscany, in the locality of “Red Wood”.

Today, the ownership of this little jewel of Tuscan rural culture belongs to Marco and Alessandra Mitresi and their daughter Matilde. We really enjoyed our stay and were delighted by the service of the owners and Mathilde  (who had to give back the tip…).

With their economic and physical forces, Marco and Alessandra, have returned to Pistoia and to the tourists an exclusive place to its former glory. Experience the countryside close to the city, seeing mark the seasons with the rhythms of ancient times, is a lifestyle choice for the Mitresi family, a bet with nature. Marco leads the organic farm and, in his spare time, he takes care of sports: tennis and mountain bike. He directed and often done in first person, the heavy work of recovery of the walls and the fallow fields.
Alessandra, graduated in architecture, has renovated the complex, taking care not only of the exterior but also the design of the various “little houses”, as he likes to define the buildings. Together with his young daughter Matilda, a student, Alessandra coordinates the reception of Podere delle Fanciulle.

The recovery was complex, because it is a small village, consisting of four “roof land” abandoned for many years. The spaces of the old farmhouse have been adapted to modern living requirements and with any technology. All in full com

pliance with landscape constraints, the place and its inherent characteristics. Alessandra and Marco have reassembled the design, a very painstaking job. They also have preserved, where possible, brick, wood and stone.

For more information: Via di Burgqanico no 3, 51100 Pistiona. Phone: +39 329 3553 413