Borgo San Vincenzo is quickly becoming one of the best options to make as a home base for traveling around Southern Tuscany. This 21 room hotel is small enough to feel cozy and boutique, yet large enough to have great amenities. Let’s get into what else we love about it.

A lot of travel information, certainly on social media, is all the beautiful bits of travel. It all can seem so effortless. While those moments happen, that’s not always the reality of traveling. Here are just a few things that stood out to us and planning for them hopefully will make your trip a little easier.

Montepulciano is a great home base to visit many of the nearby hilltop towns, as well as traveling into Umbria. Whether you plan is to visit this area for a few days as part of a longer trip to Italy or you will spend all your time in one location, here are a few tips for making the most of your stay by picking the best hotel for you.

There are plenty of important details when planning a trip to Italy and how you’ll get around is definitely one of them! Especially the farther you go from major cities. We love Montepulciano but getting there and around requires planning ahead. Here’s a bit of what we’ve learned.