A wonderful group of guests arrived recently from Kansas, Oklahoma and Michigan for a five-day stay at Poggio Verde and by all accounts they enjoyed themselves thoroughly! The first couple arrived on a Friday, got settled in and took a few photos of the beautiful villa.

Checking the kitchen garden

Ready for the chef

The second and third terraces (pool under renovation)

The south terrace of the villa

The view from the master bedroom

Gardenias on the terrace of the master bedroom

Checking the flowers on the terrace outside the master bedroom

The south terrace

Unloading in the courtyard

While waiting for the second couple to arrive, one of the guests took a walk down the road outside the gates to get a closer look at the wildflowers she had passed on the way in. They were in full bloom!

Wildflowers in the field outside the gate

Interesting one

More wildflowers

The second couple arrived and after settling in a bit, the group made a run to Rex Market for provisions. They arrived around 2:00 and discovered that Rex is closed mid-day so they made a quick little visit to Montevecchia, the lovely hilltop village about ten minutes from the market (15 from Poggio Verde). The Gelateria in the center of town turned out to be excellent!

The second couple arrives

Chatting on the terrace

Rex hours of operation (Mon-Fri 8:30-1:00 and 2:30-7:30; Sat all day, Sun 8:30-1:00)

Garden near the parking lot of Montevecchia

Another view of a garden in Montevecchia

Lots of options for walking trails from Montevecchia

Go that way… under the tunnel

The Hannings

A selfie of the first two couples

The stairs to the church. Great views!

Outside the church in Montevecchia

Excellent options at the little gelato shop in Montevecchia

Nice poster in the Gelateria

The Hannings at Montevecchia

The courtyard of the villa in Montevecchia

After picking up provisions, dinner was started while it rained heavily outside. The rain stopped just in time to grill the lamb chops! After dinner it was barely drizzling so the group took a little walk around the grounds before an early bedtime to de-jetlag.

Preparing the base for the second course

Lamb chops for a first course

Starting the potatoes

Sunset after a nice cleansing rain

Grilling the lamb chops outside the kitchen

Final prep of the lamb chops

Fish with tomatoes and fennel

View from the “Portico Coperto”

View of the south side of the villa from the Portico Coperto

Nice image from the top of the stairs to the second terrace

A corner of the villa

View from the Roccolo

Roses growing at the corner of the Roccolo

Walking near the Roccolo