Apt. in Colle di Val d’Elsa

In 2010, we stayed in a villa outside Colle di Val d’Elsa with 17 friends and children. When it came time to decide where we’d spend the first part of our excellent adventure, the first place we considered was Colle. Susan went on VRBO and found this apartment on Piazza Arnolfo di Cambio- just below Colle Alta (the medieval section), near restaurants and stores, and 50 meters from the major bus stop with buses to Firenze (Florence), Siena, and smaller Tuscan hill towns (https://lovefromtuscany.com/hilltop-towns-in-tuscany/). We are not renting a car, which makes bus stop proximity critical. As this apartment checked all of our “boxes,” Susan requested a 3-month rental and the response was yes. So, here we are.

“Colle Alta” is medieval Colle di Val d’Elsa. Our apartment is just below in the slightly newer section (late 1800’s/early 1900’s).

From left to right: door to bathroom, living/kitchen area, stairs to second bedroom, our bedroom (the bedroom window looks over Piazza Arnolfo).

The apartment is 0n the 3rd floor. This is the view of Colle Alta from the stairwell.
View of Colle Alta outside our front door.
Susan is waving from the window of our bedroom overlooking Piazza Arnolfo.
Piazza Arnolfo di Cambio.

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