One of our favourite places to go when there is blue skies and sunshine is the Strada del Vino which is only 20 mins away from tuscanrooms and has stunning views across Lucca and the hills beyond. On a clear day like today you can see the sea.
The Strada del Vino is the Lucca wine region and has many fantastic villas with gardens open to the public, vinyards that do tasting and tours and of course bars,Osteria and restaurants to taste the local produce.
For me the views are stunning and I can sit for hours enjoying them.
The Villas on the Strada are very grand dating back over the centuries and have had residents including Napoleon’s sister.
Some of the villas and their gardens are open to the public during the season as are the Vinyards both a must for a visit.
No visit to the Strada del Vino would be the same without trying out some of the local produce and each time we go there we find somewhere different.
Today was no exception and we came across The Bar Osteria Da Giomo.
This bar/restaurant is open daily at 5pm except for Mondays and we were so glad it wasn’t Monday because the food and wine were fabulous and we had a table looking straight out over the landscape of the Lucca valley.
The owners were great and we made new friends and will definitely be going back very soon. Why don’t you join us?
what a fabulous drive and wonderful experience.
fab wine and lovely people
thanks Paul x