Guidebook for Marliana

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Guidebook for Marliana

Food Scene

A really incredible place where to have an enormous and delicious Chianina beef steak. Appetizers (bruschette, fried mushrooms, olives etc..) at will. Incredible first dishes like pappardelle with wild boar (cinghiale), hare (lepra), mushrooms collected in the nearby mountains. You'll find no other tourists than you. Only local inhabitants and habitués. C'est un endroit génial authentique fréquenté par les gens du cru, peu coûteux pour dévorer un quartier de boeuf (chianina), déguster des cèpes frits des montagnes toutes proches, servi à volonté.
Ristorante Goraiolo
40 Via Mammianese
A really incredible place where to have an enormous and delicious Chianina beef steak. Appetizers (bruschette, fried mushrooms, olives etc..) at will. Incredible first dishes like pappardelle with wild boar (cinghiale), hare (lepra), mushrooms collected in the nearby mountains. You'll find no other tourists than you. Only local inhabitants and habitués. C'est un endroit génial authentique fréquenté par les gens du cru, peu coûteux pour dévorer un quartier de boeuf (chianina), déguster des cèpes frits des montagnes toutes proches, servi à volonté.
Wonderful pizzas (night time), very cheap family restaurant. Simple choice but very good quality. Half the way between Montecatini and our house. Ideal for families but also for couple. Pets welcome. Nice terrace. Excellentes pizzas, très bon marché, à mi chemin entre la maison et Montecatini. Idéal en famille et avec des enfants
Il Boschetto
25 Via Casorino
Wonderful pizzas (night time), very cheap family restaurant. Simple choice but very good quality. Half the way between Montecatini and our house. Ideal for families but also for couple. Pets welcome. Nice terrace. Excellentes pizzas, très bon marché, à mi chemin entre la maison et Montecatini. Idéal en famille et avec des enfants
One of the best chocolate makers in all Italy, certainly in Tuscany, very renowned. Taste the chocolate spoons or forks and bring it back as a souvenir... L'un des meilleurs chocolatiers d'Italie, goutez la cuillère en chocolat noir
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Slitti Cioccolato e Caffè
1268 Via Francesca V. P
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One of the best chocolate makers in all Italy, certainly in Tuscany, very renowned. Taste the chocolate spoons or forks and bring it back as a souvenir... L'un des meilleurs chocolatiers d'Italie, goutez la cuillère en chocolat noir
One of the best ham (prosciuttto) makers in the area and in Tuscany. Still using ancient and traditionnal know how, no chemicals for conservation. It is a factory outlet. So do not hesitate to ring the bell and in week days and working hours, it is alway open. Very good price for quality. L'un des meilleurs fabricants de jambon de Toscane. Méthodes artisanales, pas conservants à part le sel. Jambons emballés sous vide, vendus en entier ou en morceaux plus ou moins gros. Magasin d'usine ouvert tous les jours, à des prix défiants toute concurrence.
Prosciuttificio Valdinievole
139 Via Antonio Gramsci
One of the best ham (prosciuttto) makers in the area and in Tuscany. Still using ancient and traditionnal know how, no chemicals for conservation. It is a factory outlet. So do not hesitate to ring the bell and in week days and working hours, it is alway open. Very good price for quality. L'un des meilleurs fabricants de jambon de Toscane. Méthodes artisanales, pas conservants à part le sel. Jambons emballés sous vide, vendus en entier ou en morceaux plus ou moins gros. Magasin d'usine ouvert tous les jours, à des prix défiants toute concurrence.
Wonderful for aperitivo, for a tea with cakes, for a drink. A trip to the 50s in downtown Montecatini Terme. Nothing has changed since then, even the owner is still the same, at the cash register (not always).
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Pasticceria Giovannini
4 Corso Giacomo Matteotti
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Wonderful for aperitivo, for a tea with cakes, for a drink. A trip to the 50s in downtown Montecatini Terme. Nothing has changed since then, even the owner is still the same, at the cash register (not always).
Probably the best butcher around the place Delicious sausages and other delikatessen Not for veggies une des meilleures boucheries de la zone Delicieuses saucisses
Papini Angelo Macelleria
52 Via Empolese
Probably the best butcher around the place Delicious sausages and other delikatessen Not for veggies une des meilleures boucheries de la zone Delicieuses saucisses
Typical tuscan cuisine. Encore un restaurant très familial
Locanda Zacco
49 Via Mammianese
Typical tuscan cuisine. Encore un restaurant très familial
We love this place Authentic in the taste of the plates but sophisticated in the decoration and design It is a revisited typical trattoria with a touch of modernity The owners are second grade cousins of my husband Leonardo You should book before going there since it is spacious but on Friday or Saturday nights it is usually fully booked
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Ristorante La Baita
72 via canfittori
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We love this place Authentic in the taste of the plates but sophisticated in the decoration and design It is a revisited typical trattoria with a touch of modernity The owners are second grade cousins of my husband Leonardo You should book before going there since it is spacious but on Friday or Saturday nights it is usually fully booked
Very simple but typical tuscan cuisine revisited and renovated with taste and orginality Cakes and desserts are not an option. You must have them. Possible to have a mix in order to taste them Un restaurant très simple d'aspect mais qui sert des spécialités toscanes revisitées avec goût et raffinement Impossible de repartir sans avoir essayé les desserts.
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Trattoria Da Marino
102 Via Provinciale Lucchese
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Very simple but typical tuscan cuisine revisited and renovated with taste and orginality Cakes and desserts are not an option. You must have them. Possible to have a mix in order to taste them Un restaurant très simple d'aspect mais qui sert des spécialités toscanes revisitées avec goût et raffinement Impossible de repartir sans avoir essayé les desserts.
Fabulous pasta maker but only known from local inhabitants Home made original tastes for raviolis and other kind of fresh pasta Une adresse très confidentielle un fabricant de pâtes fraiches artisanales, qui propose des raviolis aux goûts orignaux
Pastificio Magie Di Pasta Fresca
68 Via Fratelli Rosselli
Fabulous pasta maker but only known from local inhabitants Home made original tastes for raviolis and other kind of fresh pasta Une adresse très confidentielle un fabricant de pâtes fraiches artisanales, qui propose des raviolis aux goûts orignaux
Gaufres typiques de Montecatini appelées Cialde ou Brigidini fourrées à la pâte d'amande
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Bargilli - Cialde di Montecatini
2 Via Pietro Grocco
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Gaufres typiques de Montecatini appelées Cialde ou Brigidini fourrées à la pâte d'amande

Sightseeing

Take the 100 years old funicular from Montecatini Terme to Montecatini Alto and have an ice cream in Montecatini Alto's tiny center at 200 meters high. It is a great excusion for little ones and grown ups. Prendre le funiculaire entre Montecatini Terme et Montecatini Alto et aller déguster une glace sur la place du village situé à 200 mètres d'altitude, c'est un grand plaisir pour petits et grands
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Funicolare di Montecatini Terme
22 Via Armando Diaz
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Take the 100 years old funicular from Montecatini Terme to Montecatini Alto and have an ice cream in Montecatini Alto's tiny center at 200 meters high. It is a great excusion for little ones and grown ups. Prendre le funiculaire entre Montecatini Terme et Montecatini Alto et aller déguster une glace sur la place du village situé à 200 mètres d'altitude, c'est un grand plaisir pour petits et grands
It is a nice and typical Tuscan village with a wonderful view on the Valdinievole Valley, a view that has not changed in centuries
Marliana
It is a nice and typical Tuscan village with a wonderful view on the Valdinievole Valley, a view that has not changed in centuries
It is a jewel of medieval architecture and urban planning ! It’s a quaint and very quiet little town, quite different from most villages in Tuscany. Its kickname is the "villaggio dei agrumi", because inhabitants have wonderful gardens with lemon and orange trees.
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Buggiano Castello
1 Piazza Pretorio
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It is a jewel of medieval architecture and urban planning ! It’s a quaint and very quiet little town, quite different from most villages in Tuscany. Its kickname is the "villaggio dei agrumi", because inhabitants have wonderful gardens with lemon and orange trees.
Rocca di Cozzile, three kilometres from Massa, known for its well-preserved castle perched on a hill with a spectacular view. We enter the village from the south from Porta di Mezzodì and find ourselves in front of a magnificent terrace from which we enjoy a sweeping view. I gasp... it's amazing. From its alpine location, on particularly clear days, you can see all of Tuscany’s provinces.
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Massa e Cozzile
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Rocca di Cozzile, three kilometres from Massa, known for its well-preserved castle perched on a hill with a spectacular view. We enter the village from the south from Porta di Mezzodì and find ourselves in front of a magnificent terrace from which we enjoy a sweeping view. I gasp... it's amazing. From its alpine location, on particularly clear days, you can see all of Tuscany’s provinces.
Because of its very nice little church of San Bartolomeo. And because the village is very nice and quiet.
Casore del Monte
Because of its very nice little church of San Bartolomeo. And because the village is very nice and quiet.
Serravalle Pistoiese, a kind of small and unknown San Gimignano. The village of the towers. its name already points to its destiny. That of "tightening" (serrare in Italian), embodying the natural lock that opens and closes the door to the Valdinievole, and thus a key location in the Tuscan geography over the centuries.
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Serravalle Pistoiese
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Serravalle Pistoiese, a kind of small and unknown San Gimignano. The village of the towers. its name already points to its destiny. That of "tightening" (serrare in Italian), embodying the natural lock that opens and closes the door to the Valdinievole, and thus a key location in the Tuscan geography over the centuries.

Entertainment & Activities

The Grotta Giusti thermal center, near Montecatini Terme, are an ideal place for summer nights, with its hot water pools, jacuzzis also for families and you can have a pizza or a drink relaxing along the water. You even can book for a full body massage. Not so expensive considering the quality of the services.... Les thermes de la grotta giusti, une excursion idéale pour les soirs d'été, un moment de relax dans des eaux chaudes, piscines, jacuzzis, jets d'eau, accessibles en famille
Via delle Terme
Via delle Terme
The Grotta Giusti thermal center, near Montecatini Terme, are an ideal place for summer nights, with its hot water pools, jacuzzis also for families and you can have a pizza or a drink relaxing along the water. You even can book for a full body massage. Not so expensive considering the quality of the services.... Les thermes de la grotta giusti, une excursion idéale pour les soirs d'été, un moment de relax dans des eaux chaudes, piscines, jacuzzis, jets d'eau, accessibles en famille
Terme Tettuccio is a famous Spa where Giuseppe Verdi used to come for having his yearly stay in a thermal city. Their architectural style is an exhuberant Liberty (Art Nouveau). Terme Tettuccio are where you take the waters, meaning the spa healing experience of drinking water from different springs. In Terme Tettuccio therapy is also about walking in a marvelous park, listening to music just in front its Belle Epoque café on week ends.
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Terme Tettuccio
Piazza Domenico Giusti
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Terme Tettuccio is a famous Spa where Giuseppe Verdi used to come for having his yearly stay in a thermal city. Their architectural style is an exhuberant Liberty (Art Nouveau). Terme Tettuccio are where you take the waters, meaning the spa healing experience of drinking water from different springs. In Terme Tettuccio therapy is also about walking in a marvelous park, listening to music just in front its Belle Epoque café on week ends.

Parks & Nature

Because it is a completely unusual place for Italy and Tuscany. It is a canyon carved in the rock. Access is possible only in Summer. From Ponte a Gaio. It is a 3 hours walk along and inside a dried river bed with some places where you are doing canyoning (water coming up to your breast). It is easy but a little adventorous. Children love it. But go only with kids who can swim.
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Orrido Di Botri
2 Via dei Platani
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Because it is a completely unusual place for Italy and Tuscany. It is a canyon carved in the rock. Access is possible only in Summer. From Ponte a Gaio. It is a 3 hours walk along and inside a dried river bed with some places where you are doing canyoning (water coming up to your breast). It is easy but a little adventorous. Children love it. But go only with kids who can swim.
It is a very accessible park where to walk in the freshness and look for blackberries in summer and mushrooms in autumn. It is a nice and easy walk even with little children where you can discover tree species from the Mediterrean areas. Quite near from the house, a change in the routine and to get fully immerged in nature
Parco Macchia Antonini
Via Pesciatina
It is a very accessible park where to walk in the freshness and look for blackberries in summer and mushrooms in autumn. It is a nice and easy walk even with little children where you can discover tree species from the Mediterrean areas. Quite near from the house, a change in the routine and to get fully immerged in nature
From Vellano you can follow the circuit in the forest and hills of the "Svizzera pesciatina", through the villages of Sorana, Lanciole, Calamecca and the marvelous little church (pieve) of Castelvecchio http://www.discoverpistoia.it/01-01-la-vallata-delle-pievi/
Vellano
From Vellano you can follow the circuit in the forest and hills of the "Svizzera pesciatina", through the villages of Sorana, Lanciole, Calamecca and the marvelous little church (pieve) of Castelvecchio http://www.discoverpistoia.it/01-01-la-vallata-delle-pievi/

Essentials

A very little grocery shop where to find the basic needs.
Alimentari Sabri - Vini e Liquori
44/46 Via Circonvallazione
A very little grocery shop where to find the basic needs.
a very good bread maker just outside Panicagliora very near from the villa un très bon boulanger qui pétrit son pain lui meme très proche de la villa
Pellegrini Vinicio
122 Via Mammianese
a very good bread maker just outside Panicagliora very near from the villa un très bon boulanger qui pétrit son pain lui meme très proche de la villa