Stephanie & Sacha Get Married!

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THE VENUE

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TENUTA LA BORRIANA

Tenuta la Borriana is the ideal place to rest, for holidays, leisure and outdoor life. Placed on hills, it is just 10 km far from Prato and 18 km from Florence. Tenuta la Borriana is immersed in the marvellous countryside of Tuscany which, with its colours, panoramic view and unique landscape, is framed in its XV century stone building.

The Tenuta estate lies on 30 hectares, the farm and the apartments are surrounded by olive trees and vineyards that produce a wide selection of oil and wine. At the farm, you can buy products such as: wine, vinsanto, grappa, olive oil, honey, honey wine, jams, all at cheap prices.

All of the guests will be staying in the farmhouse (not in the apartments) and breakfast is included.

Launch Gallery

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GETTING THERE

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ADDRESS

Via Arrendevole snc, 59015 Carmignano (PO)
Tel: +39 055 8710058 · Fax: +39 055 8716159
GPS: 43.791729,11.027913 {Google Map}
Email: info@agriturismolaborriana.it

DIRECTIONS

DRIVING FROM MOTORWAY A1 (N OR S)

From motorway (A1) North or South, exit at Firenze-SCANDICCI, continue on to Lastra a Signa, Comeana, Carmignano, then follow the Arrendevole road to La Borriana's sign post.
{Google directions from Rome Fiumicino Airport}

DRIVING FROM THE SEA (A11)

From the sea (A11), exit to Prato Ovest or Est and follow the signs for Poggio a Caiano and Seano. Exit at Carmignano-Artimino and follow the Arrendevole road to La Borriana's sign post.

DRIVING FROM LIVORNO

From Livorno, exit freeway at Montelupo then continue on till Artimino - Carmignano and follow the Arrendevole road to La Borriana's sign post.

BY TRAIN

The closest stations to La Borriana are Prato and Pistoia, respectively. If you're coming by train, please let us know ahead of time if you need to be picked up.

THE SCHEDULE

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SUNDAY, JUNE 27th

Arrive at Tenuta La Borriana
Check in between 3:30pm and 7:30pm

MONDAY, JUNE 28th

Free day. Yay!

TUESDAY, JUNE 29th aka "BIG DAY"

17:00 · wedding ceremony
17:35 · welcome cocktail
18:45 · sit-down dinner

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th

Castello di Verrazzano Wine Tour {more info}

10:00 · leave for the Castle
11:00 · arrive at Castle: tour & tasting
15:00 · leave Castle and visit town of Monteriggioni
16:30 · back to La Borriana
17:30 · arrival at La Borriana

THURSDAY, JULY 1st

Depart Tenuta La Borriana
Check out before 10:00am

THINGS TO DO

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LA BORRIANA

There's plenty to do right at the villa. On the grounds, there is an open area for picnics, equipped with a barbecue and garden games for kids. The surrounding woods are apparently great for hiking and you might get to meet some of the local wildlife, such as: hares, pheasants, wild boars and deer. If you're looking for something more laid back you can lounge by the pool or play minigolf and ping-pong.

DAY TRIPS

La Borriana is the ideal starting point for cultural exploration because it's just 1km away from Medici Villas, tombs, and the Etruscan Museum of Poggio a Caiano and Artimino. Also within reasonable day trip distance (from 2 to 100km) are the cities of Artimino, Florence, Vinci, Prato, Siena, Poggio a Caiano!

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PHOTOS

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POST-WEDDING

Check back here after the wedding for links to Flickr and Facebook galleries with our photos. If you have photos you want to share, please send them to sacha@junetwentyninth.com and stephanie@junetwentyninth.com.

ITALY - TUNISIA

You can track our trip progress and photos at our travel blog here: http://travel.junetwentyninth.com

CONTACT

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TENUTA LA BORRIANA

You can reach the villa by phone at +39 055 8710058. If you're in Italy already, you don't need the "+39". If you're near Florence, you likely won't need the "055".

SACHA & STEPHANIE

We're still not sure what kind of service we'll have in Italy but in a pinch, you can try calling or text-messaging us on Sacha's mobile phone at +1 416 831 1436.

{ You might need to replace the "+" in numbers with "011" }

GIFT REGISTRY

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STORES

We know we're both pretty tough to buy for so we filled out a few registries just in case...plus, we really wanted to walk around the store with one of those scanner guns! All the registries are available online at the links below:

{ Please don't feel obliged to get us anything! }

ARTIMINO
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Artimino or Artumena, as it was named by Etruscans, was remarkably important in VIII century BC as it was witnessed by the several tombs founded in the triangle formed by Comeana, Poggio a Caiano and Artimino. After the fall of the Etruscans, the Romans took power. Vineyard and olive trees were cultivated during the Roman Empire. The strong Roman presence left traces in the names of villages and farmhouses. The Castello di Artimino was built in X century. Since Artimino was in a strategic position between Florence and Pistoia, it always caused quarrels between these two towns. It fell finally under the domination of Florence in the middle of the XIV century.

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FLORENCE
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Florence is one of the most beautiful towns in Europe, rich in history, art, natural beauties. Its artistic heritage witnesses a glorious past, of ardent building activity continuously in evolution, of great innovations in painting and sculpture. The town-planning order has Etruscan origin, (Etruscan towns were generally built up on a hill, for it was easier to defend them), and Fiesole was built on a hill, turning to in one of the Etruscan road junctions in Tuscany. Some centre advanced from Fiesole to the Arno river, that with its course and swamps barred the passage to those who wanted to move from north to south.

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VINCI
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A village where Leonardo's parents were born cannot be an ordinary place. Vinci is little and cosy and can give you surprises in every corner, leaving you speechless. Few other lands on earth can offer you such quality. Your heart will beat fast and venturing through the little roads and looking closely at the details of houses and gardens you will know you have found the right place to live an enchanting tale.

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PRATO
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The history of the town begins with the invasion in the VI century AD, of the Longobards that settled down in the Val di Bisenzio and in the Montemurlo area, even if this area is thought to be inhabited in the Palaeolithic and after by Liguri and Etruscans (VII-V century B.C.) and in the end Romans and the ancient name of pagus Cornius. The libero Comune. Two different villages in the end of the XI century succeeded in gathering and forming the town: Borgo al Cornio, in the present-day piazza Duomo, where at the time it should have been the ancient Pieve di Santo Stefano and the castle of Pratum, owned by Conti Alberti, that stood not too far and gave the name to the town.

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SIENA
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Bishops took power in Siena between the X and XI century: thanks to their rule, a new time of great prosperity in business opened that brought the envy of Florence. Siena was forced to make a heavy peace agreement with Florence in 1235, but it would take revenge in the famous battle of Montaperti in 1260, celebrated by Dante Alighieri. The decadence of Siena began at the end of the XIV century: Siena was finally defeated by Florence in 1555. Florence wanted to keep Siena subjugated with heavy taxes and only under the Lorena family did the town began a new economic growth. Siena was the first town in Tuscany to vote in order to be annexed to the Italian kingdom.

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POGGIO A CAIANO
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Poggio a Caiano is at the meeting point of the roads between Florence and Pistoia on one side and Prato and Montalbano on the other. The name of the village comes from poggio (knoll) and Caiano, from Caius, a nobleman from the family (gens) Caia. From Poggio a Caiano you can enjoy a marvellous view of the plain of Ombrone and Bisenzio, of Prato and Florence, and of the plain that leads to Pistoia and the mountains of the Appennino. It was not by chance that Lorenzo de'Medice decided to build his villa on this knoll and nowadays it's a prevailing element of the village itself.

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