THE VENUE
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.
{ Please excuse the randomness of the photos }
GETTING THERE
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
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
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!
{ Popup text from Borriana website }
PHOTOS
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
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
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! }