Il Pero

Il Pero is not just the family home of my aunt, uncle and cousins, it's also what the Italians call an Agriturismo, meaning that they have apartments which you can rent for an amazing Tuscan holiday. Details of which can be found here.

I have now moved into Florence properly, but still come back to Il Pero every weekend for some relaxation and home comforts. My room while I'm here is in La Torre which really is idyllic, the room itself is more than perfect and the view is unrivalled.

                         

 

It really does make all the difference having this home-away-from-home in Italy as it can be really quite lonely at times. I underestimated how draining it would be living in a country where you essentially don't speak the language, although when I first got here I did have basic Italian, it's the small things that are hard to get used to, for example bumping into people in the street, or offering someone your seat on the bus, my first instinct was always to speak in English so I spent a lot of my first few weeks in silence, looking a bit slow! It has been completely invaluable having my aunt here to help me with things like setting up a bank card and an Italian phone as well, and just generally teaching me about the little Italian ways.