Figline Valdorna,great authentic Italian restaurants close?How about car rental?Where is the best nightlife?!?

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Any help is appreciated, I am going June 1st till June 11th and staying in a cool villa, thanks

Answer 1

I live in the region and I know pretty well Figline Valdarno.

The town is rather small and to have really a good nightlife you need to go either to Florence (abt 30 kms= 20 miles) or to Arezzo (abt 55 kms = abt. 34 miles). I don't know for sure but I guess you cannot rent a car over there. All the rent-a-car companies are located in the airports and then you can rent a car where you land (Rome,Florence,Pise,etc.) and bring back to the airport from where you'll fly back.

In the region all the restaurant are good; it's mostly depending on your taste and what you want to eat.

If you're looking for the real Tuscan cooking you need to avoid the bis restaurants and go instead to the small  "trattoria" that are practically everywhere. The best you can do there is to ask the waiter (or the owner, that very often are the same person) what is their specialty. Follow their suggestions (also for the wine) and you'll taste the Paradise.

However I remember 2 restaurants in that area where I've eated time ago.The first is the "Antica trattoria del Burchio" and is located a bit out of Figline. The other one is "Antica Taverna Casa grande". I've never been there but a friend of mine told me about another good restaurant still in Figline and if I well remember is "Osteria delle volte" (or something very close).

I wish it helps.