Podere 500 is an extraordinary, beautiful house that offers a perfect combination of traditional tuscan style and modern comfort. Annelies & Stephan are wonderful hosts. You see in every detail that they put their heart in it. We stayed there in April with our 3 sons (7, 6 and 2 years old) and my parents in law. What we really liked about the house: - the landscape around the house and the view - great garden with fire place - large table inside and outside - warm heated pool, so swimming was also possible on colder days - very friendly caretaker, who regularly came cleaning the pool - floor heating, it was always warm in the house - fly screens everywhere - beautiful bathtub and baths and bath fittings - enough towels and bathrobes - bed linen and a wonderful selection of pillows in different strength - washing machine and dishwasher - fridge with large freezer - everything was very clean We cooked a lot in this wonderful kitchen and visited Pisa, Arezzo (best lasagne i ever eat was in restaurant Logge Vasari) and very good for shopping, Cortona (to reccomend: bakery La Fonte), Rom & Sienna. It was a great holiday that will always be remembered in our hearts. Many thanks to Annelies and Stephan for this beautiful time in your house.