La Finestra Sul Fiume

Alexandrastastebuds8 years ago

La Finestre sul Fiume was one of our chosen beds for the night during our honeymoon in Italy. We had imagined we would enjoy comfortable rests there between action packed days at Lake Garda, oh how wrong we were ! |We found and booked through I- escape. The directions were simple to follow and when we pulled up outside the gates and Mattea welcomed us with an enormous smile and we must have beamed back at her like Cheshire cats... Photos do not do this place justice. The gardens are an idyllic haven with perfectly positioned seating and tables, outdoor lighting and a river buzzing with wildlife. Our plans of day trips to lake Garda disappeared down the river as we uncorked our welcome bottle of bubbles and let any worries slip away..|It is set apart from the two nearby villages, but easily walkable to both. We had some incredible black truffle and smoked ricotta tortellini at a nearby restaurant. My husband enjoyed morning runs along the river whilst my very pregnant self lazed around reading books.|Mattea helped us arrange a pasta making lesson at a local restaurant and recommended a visit to the beautiful, local and enormous sigurda gardens which we really enjoyed.|Breakfast was served in the main house but we could have had it anywhere, sadly it was too cold for alfresco dining or river swimming for that matter ( a reason to return!). Breakfast was simple but delicious- really good croissants, fruits and jams and a great selection of teas. We could have asked for anything but we found we wanted for nothing.||Thankyou Pietro and Mattea, nothing was too much trouble, we felt welcome and at home in your beautiful home. We hope to return one day as a family ! |