Heaven and Paradise! We must be doing something right! Our two latest TripAdvisor reviews!
For a warm Watermill welcome, please click here. Heaven on earth This place is heaven. I was at The Watermill at Posara for a week of pastel tuition and had…
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Celebrating chestnuts: saving lives and smoking out unsuitable young men
Lunigiana chestnuts, once a vital part of community life. Picture: Lunigiana Marketing & Web. It’s chestnut time in Lunigiana, the unspoiled part of northern Tuscany that surrounds the mill, and…
Beat the Heat: Italian Style
There’s no denying it has been hot hot hot in Europe (and the rest of the northern hemisphere) so far this Summer. While the temperatures have risen, dealing with scorchers…
The Watermill Ancient and Modern: QR codes reveal Renaissance masterpieces
At the Watermill we like the juxtaposition of ancient and modern, something you’ll notice throughout our Watermill bedrooms: a lone piece of antique furniture, for example, standing proudly among more…
The iris is ris! Springtime at the Watermill
Some beautiful warm, sunny days around Easter and into April have enabled us to enjoy lunching and dining a fuori with friends on our Riverside Terrace, under the blue Italian…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 10. Pappa al pomodoro
Pappa al pomodoro. Serve in serried ceramic spoons for a truly Tuscan taste: We have been tempting you in recent weeks with some of the extra pleasures you’ll enjoy during…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative course: 9. Torta di cioccolato da Capri
In this blog in our series about the special food at the Watermill, we present a chocolate cake made without flour, from a recipe that originated in the island of…
An Italian dish that’s all Greek to me! The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 8. Aristà di maiale
It might have made more sense to call it arrosto (r0ast) or even arrostito (roasted), but the Italians call their delicious pot-roasted loin of pork aristà, tracing the name to…
Bronzino would not have recognised it. The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 7. Panzanella al mulino
Bronzino, perhaps the brightest Renaissance portrait painter, had a dull life when it came to panzanella. The trouble was, Columbus hadn’t discovered America yet. Panzanella is a traditional Tuscan salad,…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 6. Involtini di pollo
As well as inspired tuition, warm hospitality, beautiful accommodation and stunning locations, one of the extra pleasures you’ll enjoy on a Watermill creative course is the food. We offer you…
Happy Lupercalia: was this the boisterous precursor to St. Valentine’s Day?
I don’t know about you, but I’m not planning to sacrifice a goat today nor, fun though it sounds, run semi-naked through the city flaying bystanders with strips from the…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses. 5. Fennel baked in white wine, cream and parmesan, with a pistacchio/breadcrumb topping
One of the extra pleasures you’ll enjoy on a Watermill creative course is the food. So, we have been serving up a series of blogs about some of the special…