Italy Restaurants

A quiet&romantic place

Advantages: Good food&wines, sweet hills, nature, quiet
Disadvantages: ..........

...the famous Tartufo. At La Contea you can have all these, because the chef, Mr Antonio Verro, created this restaurant with wines of his chellar and with a few of very nice rooms. In the small village everybody was thinking that he was a little bit creazy to open this restaurant, but now it is one of the best in the area. He opened La Contea in 1978. I passed there a long week end a few years ago with my mother. We had a great time. La Contea is ...
...kitchen. In this way at La Contea you can find a mix of the old and the new Italian kitchen. The saloons are decorated in the way that was used from Piemonte's aristocrats. When outside is cold, inside the fire will be put on in the fireplaces. The atmosphere is very romantic...the fire...the candels...and the food: Fonduta di formaggio (cheese) with tartufo with a good red wine...and more The rooms are all with bathroom. The rooms are furnished ...

yplon 25.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of La Contea, Restaurant & Rooms, Neive

ALEA, eat and enjoy.

Advantages: Large, roomy and clean with wonderful staff.
Disadvantages: Nothing.

Having stayed in Lucca a few years back we decided to go again this December for a short break before Christmas. Our hotel this time was outside the old walls, so asked the hotel to recommend somewhere to eat our first night. Mauricio told us he had booked us into ALEA, just 500 yards from the hotel. We where not disappointed. ALEA, is a just 1 mile from the historical centre of Lucca on the main road to Pescia. You cannot miss it as it is on the ...
...parking, full glass frontage, with a very warm welcome from the staff. We where booked in for 8-30pm, so arrived a little before but where shown directly to our table. There where only the four of us to sit down and the table was large with plenty of leg room, nice pristine tablecloths, cutlery and glasses. ALEA's menu is set out as "From the Sea" or "From the Earth" and you can mix and match or choose just the Sea or Earth. We all chose "From ...

bostonianbeer 20.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ristorante Alea, Lucca