Organic Tuscany near Pisa in a bio bed & breakfast

In one of the most enchanting areas of Tuscany, dominated by the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, surrounded by the green hills of Chianni, there is the Bio B&B Podere La Sterza, a meeting point for all those who choose to spend a weekend or a longer holiday relaxing among nature and eating Tuscan organic cuisine.

Good Clean and Just, is Carlo Petrini’s motto. He is President of the Slowfood association of which Carlotta and Gigi are members and above all followers. Carlotta and Gigi have a long chef experience and now are the hosts of the charming farmhouse of Podere La Sterza, where there is a comfortable bio b&b at 0 km, meaning that all products, food and other, come from local firms.

Therefore, there is nothing better than to begin your holydays in the morning with a healthy breakfast, made of fresh seasonal fruit, homemade yogurt, cakes, bread and quiches made from stone ground flour that can still be found in this countryside thanks to millers of this area who like to keep this century-old tradition alive.
Always available are various kinds of cold meat and salami, as well as cheese from biodynamic agriculture, great to taste and also to look at!
Also unforgettable are the fresh eggs every morning from Ernesto's poultry pen, the friendly neighbour, an organic farmer who takes care of his land and animals with authentic passion and devotion.

The beauties of nature can also be found in the elegant bedrooms of the bed & breakfast in which the guests will find original and beneficial cushions for aromatherapy, made by Carlotta with the many herbs either cultivated or that grow spontaneously in this area.

And after a day spent visiting the nearby Volterra or the surrounding medieval hamlets of Miemo, Lajatico, Capannoli, Terricciola, Peccioli and Palaia... the guests can return to a typical Tuscan dinner in the food & wine club of Podere La Sterza, where also many vegan dishes are available for vegetarians.

Quality and 100% freshness among a natural environment are pleasures to be discovered and shared and that are offered to the guests of the Bio B&B until 30 June 2010 with a special weekend formula (Friday and and Saturday or Saturday and Sundays) at 40,00 Euro per person per night in a double room with bathroom.
Certainly the perfect occasion for a pleasant ecological holiday characterised by health, taste and art.

Jusy Accetta - Bio B&B Podere La Sterza - Chianni (PISA), Tuscany

The new Baglioni Hotels Group website is Online

Starting from today, the new Baglioni Hotels Group website is online, completely renewed in graphics, contents and services offered to the users. The web-site, aims at strengthening the image of the Baglioni Hotels Group and its leading role in true Italian luxury style, and has been created by Relactions, a web agency specialized in web design and marketing for tourism and hotels.

“The new web-site of the Baglioni Hotels Group hasn’t been planned as the classic corporate portal – stated Luca Magni, Director of Brand and Communications of Baglioni Hotels Group – but with accessibility and usability in mind, with useful information for the users and as part of an overall communication strategy and will soon be available with applications for the latest technologies, for example a mobile version for Iphone. At the moment, the web-site is available in Italian and English, but will soon be translated into French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic and Japanese in order ease online communication in all our future activities.”

With the goal of improving navigation, fruition and to respond to all the needs of the users, www.baglionihotels.com has a clear and easy-to-use structure, with new tools: the “Meeting & Incentive” section offers the possibility to research the most suitable location and venue based on the number of participants and set up. Using a theme related search, the “Travel Ideas” section allows to find the best travel deals for any occasion: gastronomy, culture & events, wellness and much more, like for example the “Ferrari tour” or the “Gourmet experience”. The web-site also offers an online reservations capability allowing customers to book stays at the most convenient offer available for each hotel of the Baglioni Hotels Group.

“We are truly satisfied to have the chance to partner with the Baglioni Hotels Group, a company who has entirely understood the Internet potential. We are already planning new projects for an , innovative and global online communication strategy – declared Annalisa Ballaira, CEO of Relactions – The data we collected tells us that an hotel company’s web-site represents the main distribution system and the best way to communicate with present and potential customers. This is why we set ourselves the goal to conjugate pleasant graphics with easily usable and understandable pages while developing the web-site, to give a preview of the fantastic experience that the users will live in any of the wonderful Baglioni Hotels.”

baglionihotels.com fully reflects the style of the Baglioni Hotels Group in communicating the excellence of Italian hospitality. The photo-gallery, filled with full-screen photos fully express the beauty of the hotels while providing a sense of the values of luxury and excellence of the Baglioni Hotels brand.

The Baglioni Hotels Collection, founded in 1973 by the actual Chairman Roberto Polito, includes 15 luxury hotels located in the center of the most famous art cities, in Italy (Bologna, Florence, Milan, Rome, Verona, Venice and Punta Ala), France (Aix-en-Provence, Champillon-Epernay, Saint Paul de Vence, Mirambeau-Bordeaux, Bort L’Etang Auvergne) and the UK (London). Headquartered in Milan, Baglioni Hotels employs today 800 associates.