LA ROCCIA

Consider yourself fortunate if you can get to visit Pianciano. So comforting upon arrival with welcome meal waiting.. Grounds are beautiful, so very peaceful and quiet. Accomodations are plentiful. You are on your own, yet a phone call away from assistance. Claudia is wonderful to confirm your arrangements prior to arrival. Francesco is charming and full of history. If you are fortunate to visit the castle, a wonderful treasure for memory, breathe it all in. If you have a car even better, we managed without and were fine. Visiting Spoleto, Spello and the must see Assisi.. We love this place and hoping to return. Another thanks to the staff on hand as said everyone was so helpful. Also try the restaurant down the road from Pianciano or a cooking class both were great..

My wife and I had a wonderful time at Pianciano. The location is beautiful. From the house and pool we had a breath taking view overlooking the valley. We enjoyed a quiet and relaxing holiday. We stayed at Pianciano for 2 weeks.

Highlights during our stay; relaxing at the pool, the hospitality of Francesco and Claudia, Umbrian cooking lesson with Maria (with truffels and meat from the estate) and baking pizza's in the 300-year old oven with Aziz.

When you are looking for the perfect spot for your Umbrian vacation, this is the place. Floortje and I can recommend Pianciano. We are looking forward to returning to Pianciano in the future.

I've just returned home after my travels & I wanted to let you know how very much we enjoyed Pianciano. It was way beyond expectations. The place to stay & the beautiful surroundings, towns, villages. I didn't want to leave.

We started with getting lost in Rome & having a very exciting drive through the centre of the city! Francesco was very good to meet us & after our harrowing experience he even graciously supplied a second bottle of wine!

The people in the Campello grocery store were delightful. So helpful & even with the language barrier we managed to communicate well. The butcher there was so good to try to point out the local produce, foods, wine etc. One of the cashiers spoke more English than we were able to do Italian & she was very good to us.

The chickens on the other hand weren't so helpful - we fed them well & got a total of 4 eggs all week!

Would love one day to see the Bachetoni farm. It was such a pleasure to sit outside, sip wine & gaze at the beautiful buildings & olive groves across the way. Although the greenfly from the vines were trying to take over our table! We stayed in La Roccia & it was very comfortable for 5 of us including my elderly mother. She was careful on the stairs but did fine.

I really can't say enough about this place. I showed photos to my neighbour & now she's hoping to plan a stay there next year. Oh, dear - I hope Pianciano doesn't get so popular that I can't get booked!

Grazie!