Agriturismo La Badiola

Immersed in the countryside, a few kilometers from the Chiusi motorway exit, it represents an excellent solution for a stopover during trips from the south to the north of the peninsula or as a stopover to visit the interesting city of Chiusi and the Val di Chiana. The owner is an original and very kind person. The breakfast served under the gazebo in the garden is wonderful, with many homemade desserts. And upon departure, the owner also gave us a small gift.

I visited La Badiola in September of 2016. I must say that it was one of the best places I've ever stayed. Paola was just the most wonderful hostess and we were treated like family. We will be returning again with our children. I highly recommend La Badiola for you trip to the Tuscan region. It was the perfect base to see all the regions of Tuscany. We just loved it!!!

I visited La Badiola in 2013. My review of that visit is on Trip Advisor. This time I returned for 5 nights with my cousin and his wife and his wife's girlfriend. My cousin and his wife had an apartment and her friend and I each had a room to ourselves. The owner and hostess, Paola, is wonderful. She made all of us feel like family. She speaks English well and we were able to have many enjoyable conversations with her. La Badiola is ideal for anyone who wishes to have a delightful and peaceful stay at an agriturismo. There are olive trees and fig trees on the property. There are also chickens and 4 or 5 beautiful black roosters that you can see and hear. I knew I would enjoy staying here, but I wasn't sure if my family would like it. Well they did not like it, they loved it and they felt that Paola was a most gracious hostess. She prepared breakfast for us every day and we had a very nice variety of different, tasty sweet treats from which to choose. The first night we arrived Paola prepared us a dinner that was wonderful. She served us tagliatelle in a Tuscan ragu which we all felt it was unbelievably delicious. When we asked her how she made such a delicious sauce she gladly told us how. She also served us mouthwatering chicken cutlets with mozzarella cheese that was equally delicious. She is just a great cook! La Badiola contains many antique Italian furnishings that makes you realize that you are in Italy. If you like a very crowded agriturismo with a large noisy dining room when eating and a swimming pool than La Badiola is not for you. If you want to feel like you are living at home in Italy where the sound of roosters and birds are a delight and the peacefulness of the area adds to the atmosphere. Choice is perfectly located from Tuscan hill towns like Montepulciano, Pienza, and Montalcino. La Badiola is only about 30 minutes from the most beautiful area in all of Tuscany and that is the Val D'orcia region. You can walk to the small, delightful hill town of Chiusi from La Badiola and visit an Etruscan museum there and take an underground tour. The Chiusi Chianciamo train station is a relatively quick 15 minute car ride away. You could easily take a train to Florence and return later that evening. We did it and it worked out perfectly. Chiusi is on the border of Tuscany and Umbria which affords you the opportunity to drive to Orvieto in southern Umbria or take a 30 minute train ride there to see the magnificent Orvieto Cathedral and experience the excellent Underground Tour of this delightful walkable town. You could also drive to Cortona which is in eastern Tuscany close to the Umbrian border, or drive to Umbrian towns like Perugia and the beautiful Assisi. You won't be disappointed. La Badiola is a perfect base and Paola will surely make you feel like you are visiting a dear friend. We all agreed that we would love to visit there again.