Guestbook

Dear Visitor,
please find below some memories, comments, photos and even two poetries from some of the guests who stayed in the Blackberry Cottage and visited Cinque Terre since 2007. We hope you can get some inspirations while choosing your next holiday destination, and in case you decide to come to the Blackberry Cottage, we will be very glad to post your comments as well.
Enjoy reading!

We've stayed in October one week in the cottage and it really was wonderful!
We've been 4 adults and 4 kids and though the house is quite limited in space we had no problems whatsoever with the space. The kitchen is well equipped and the furnishing is lovely. Having breakfast on the terrace was a highlight every day. The terrace offers a magnificent view over La Spezia and the bay. Fortunately, we enjoyed excellent weather all the time!
Location was ideal for us to visit Cinque Terre both by car or by train from La Spezia train station. The garden is wonderful and sunny - it is easily possible to take a sunbath even in October.
Ralf (Germany) - October 2009

Hello Alberto, hope you and your wife are doing well.  We are all busy, but never too busy to remember our great time in Italy at the Blackberry.  We can't thank you enough for all of the work you put into making our stay at the Blackberry a trip of a life time!!
The accommodations were wonderful and there was plenty of room for all 7 of us.   The view of Poet's bay was so memorable that my son even painted a picture of it for his college painting class and received rave reviews for it.  The location was perfect for seeing all of the surrounding sights of the Cinque Terras, a short drive to Florence and the airport in Pisa.  Our only regret is not having another week so we could just spend time relaxing at your beautiful cottage.  Thank you from the entire Bond family!!!!!
The Bonds (USA) - September 2009

Nous avons passé une très agréable semaine à la villa en septembre 2009. Uné météo tout à fait exceptionnelle nous a permis de longues ballades dans le Cinque Terre. Les petits déjeuners sur la terrasse ont été très appréciés et la vue le matin sur le golfe des Poètes est un ravissement.
Daniel (France) - Septembre 2009

Our week at Blackberry Cottage was the highlight of our three-week trip around Europe. Blackberry Cottage was the first place I looked at online when I started planning our trip. My husband kept trying to get my to look at other places, but I just had a feeling about Blackberry Cottage. It turns out my feeling was right! My husband admitted as much about five seconds after we arrived, and we loved every minute we spent there.
The garden is just as beautiful and well-maintained as it looks in the pictures. The view is fabulous at all hours of the day and night. We took many day trips to Cinque Terre and elsewhere around the region.
Everything in the region was fantastic, and having Blackberry Cottage as home base just made it all better. We'll be back.
Margareth (USA) - July 2009

Nous avons été très chaleureusement accueillis par Carlo - les uns après les autres :) et les exchanges préalables par mail nous avaient déjà convaincus que le séjour allait être parfait...
Nous sommes venus une semaine pour célébrer un mariage à La Spezia et beaucoup sont repartis avec l'envie de revenir.
Votre maison est superbe, très bien équipée, très très bien située (j'ai même finalement trouve le joli petit chemin pour monter a pied depuis La Spezia) et nous avons profite de tous les recoins du jardin malgré le temps assez pluvieux cette semaine-la. Bon d'accord, surtout le barbecue et la terrasse pour les apéros!
Seul petit "bémol visuel": la petite construction pas finie devant l'entrée de la maison, on a hâte de savoir ce que ca peut devenir ;)
Sinon nous avons fait beaucoup de vélo, directement au départ de la villa: toutes les directions valent le détour! Et les chemins des Cinque Terre, quelle merveille! Votre région est magnifique...
Clarisse, Stephane et les autres (Grenoble et Liége) - Juin 2009

Къщата е вълшебна. Има най-незабравимата гледка към залива на Ла Специя, на хвърлей e от Cinque Terre, Леричи и Порто Венере, и същевременно достатъчно отдалечена от туристическата гмеж. 
Скътана е в гората, с прекрасна градина. Mакар че бяхме там през май, а слънцето - истинско лято, преживяването беше съвсем като Италия от филмите, сещам се за Enchanted April.  С други думи, идеално е за ваканция по женски, с приятели или семейно. И за романтика, разбира се, защото предразполага към интимност повече от всяко друго място. Добре е да сте близки помежду си или да не запълвате пределния максимум легла. Обзаведено е с вкус, без нещо да се напрапва или да разваля усещането за уют и автентичност. По-мързеливите може да не я напуснат няколко дни - дълги закуски, обяди или вечери на верандата, приготвени от нас самите след посещение до пазара в Ла Специя (чуден пазар, определено не е за изпускане), дрямка или книжка на шезлонгите сред цветята ...   Но изследователският дух надделява, а и в тази част на Италия има доста за разглеждане и правене. 
Алберто и Карло са изключително симпатични и съветите им за околността - много полезни. Никой не разказва по-добре от Алберто (за забележителностите, хората, нравите, местните деликатеси ... самият разговор е едно италианско пътешествие, а говори и нелош български) . На място се запознахме с Карло - винаги усмихнат бъдещ морски инженер, преди всичко сърфист и с перфектен английски, който ни посрещна и помагаше с грижи и съвети през целия престой.
Благодарим и на двама ви и до нови срещи! Винаги бихме се върнали отново и безрезервно препоръчали Казина на приятели.
Kristina (Bulgary) - May 2009

Bonjour Alberto
Nous avons passé une super semaine et avons beaucoup apprécié les cinq terre et votre maison pleine de charme.  Nous reviendrons certainement car nous avons passé des très bons moments et aussi fêté les 6 ans de notre plus jeune fille.
Un très grand merci à Carlo pour sa gentillesse ( et surtout pour avoir trouvé une famille au petit chat qui s'est installé dès le lendemain de notre arrivée et ne nous a pas quitté de tout le séjour !! è si vous avez des nouvelles de sa nouvelle famille, elles seront les bienvenues ! )
A un de ces jours sûrement ! Amicalement
Pierre, Patricia, Mathilde, Juliette (France) - Avril 2009

Heerlijke week gehad in Blackberry Cottage. Mooi huis, bijzonder mooi gelegen, niet alleen vanwege het uitzicht maar ook de gunstige ligging tussen La Spezia en de Cinque Terre. Wij waren er eind september begin oktober 2008. Mooi weer gehad echter de avonden waren kil. Dus hebben we iedere avond de openhaard aangestoken. Ik kan me voorstellen dat het s'avonds in de zomer ook buiten in de tuin goed toeven is Zeer aan te raden voor mensen die van de natuur genieten en een rustige omgeving waarderen.
Leo e Yvonne (De Nedherlands)- October 2008

Die Lage wunderschön über dem Golfo dei poeti, der Garten eine Augenweide mit seinen gepflegten Terrassen, die ans nahe Cinque terre erinnern. La Spezia eine Stadt mit charmanter Fussgängerzone, wohltuend un-touristisch angesichts der Touristenschwärme im malerischen Riomaggiore, Manorolo, Monterosse und Co. Portovenere und Lerici nicht verpassen, Lucca ist auch nicht allzuweit weg und eine Reise wert. Die Casina delle More ist wirklich einmalig, nicht riesig, aber mit Liebe eingerichtet und unterhalten. Die Gastgeber sind aufmerksam und zuvorkommend. Fazit: Nur zu empfehlen (mit Auto).
Regula, Andreas und Kiddies (Bern) - Oktober 2008

Bästa semesterveckan på länge. Bo i det charmiga Blackberry Cottage och vandra i Cinque Terre. Koppla av på husets terrass och njut av vackra vyer och månens glans i Medelhavet. Lätt att ta sig med bil till tågstation i La Spezia och sedan några minuters tåg till Cinque Terre. En sak är säker hit vill jag återvända i goda vänners lag.
Ann-Marie (Sweden) - September 2008

We stayed in july a week in Blackberry cottage, with 4 adults and 2 children. The house is pretty and we loved the big and shady garden. We spent a lot of our time at the terrace enjoying the beautiful view of the bay of La Spezia. The children liked their rooms on the topfloor very much. There are lots of things to see and do in the neighbourhood. We especially liked the boattrip from La Spezia to Porto Venere and the Cinque Terre. 
Jasmijn (De Nedherlands) - July 2008

Nous avons séjourné 7 nuits à la villa de Mures durant l'été 2008. La maison est très joliment décorée de façon très conviviale. Les plantes extérieures sont magnifiques et la vue splendide. Si vous désirez un séjour à la Spézia, c'est un endroit que je vous recommande, tout particulièrement si vous désirez être situé un peu en retrait de la ville.
Bon séjour! 
Andrée (Canada) - July 2008

Vi tillbringade en ljuvlig junivecka i Blackberry Cottage. Vädret var inte det bästa de första dagarna, så döm om vår förtjusning den kväll vi klev ut på terrassen och för första gången såg hela utsikten med de fantastiska vita Carrarabergen resa sig över den soldränkta La Speziabukten.
Ett underbart hus i en trädgård full av vackra blommor med ett helt enastående läge. En i sällskapet var bara 6 månader, så det var perfekt att kunna nå så många vackra platser på kort tid och sedan kunna åka hem till Blackberry Cottage för att laga middag och njuta på terrassen.  
Lisa with family (Sweden) - June 2008

Blackberry Cottage was a highlight during our stay in Italy. Its proximity to Cinqueterre, its views over La Spezia and its charming decor, made it a very peaceful haven at days end. We found everything we needed at the cottage, but a motor vehicle is a must to reach the various points of interest on the western coast. We were a party of four but the cottage would cope well with six adults. The gardens and outside facilities complemented the enjoyment of the location.
We would certainly recommend Blackberry Cottage to anyone seeking this style of accommodation near Cinqueterre.
Beryl & David & Margaret & Bob (New Zealand) - May 2008

Ciao Alberto, invece il tempo era perfetto per noi, come tutto il resto!
Una sera soltanto pioveva un po' ma durante le nostre lunghe camminate abbiamo addirittura sudato, siamo stati anche molte ore seduti al sole, in cima e al mare ....
La casa è stupenda, una favola, non so proprio cosa potrei dirti di nuovo dopo tutti i commenti entusiasti che avrete già sentito e che ho letto nei quaderni.
Si sta bene anche in otto persone (adulte), sempre se vanno d'accordo .... lo spazio è sufficiente, le stanze arredate con molto gusto, tutto l'ambiente curato con amore.
Purtroppo la settimana è passata in un attimo, come un sogno, siamo andati a mangiare fuori solo una sera (vicino la casa) perché abbiamo preferito a goderci la casa.
Non abbiamo fatto neanche in tempo per fare colazione in terrazza, perché siamo partiti sempre abbastanza presto, un altro motivo per tornare!
Isabella (Germany) - March 2008

The cottage is in a beautiful position overlooking the bay of La Spezia and the views are superb by day and by night. It's isolated enough to make it a romantic hideaway whilst still being close enough to the town (5 minutes drive) to make it convenient.
The house itself is well renovated and comfortable with modern conveniances and small rooms on 3 levels, decorated with good taste. The terraced garden is lovely for sitting out in and we were lucky enough to get warm sunshine for most of our week at the end of October! The owners were very discreet and tolerant and the house was clean and tidy when we arrived.
We had a very enjoyable, relaxing time in Blackberry Cottage and happily recommend it to our friends and family.
Colin (Fribourg) - October 2007

Ein wunderschöner Urlaub in Casina delle More - mit Blick über den Golf von La Spezia, U-Booten im Hafen und den weißen Carrara-Felsen am Horizont. Die Kinder haben das Sandburgen-Bauen und Krebse-Sammeln am Meer genossen. Italien, du hast es besser. Ohne Zweifel.
Herzlichen Dank an Alberto und Barbara. Wir haben das Blackberry Cottage sehr genossen.
Arne (Munich) - September 2007

Frühstück im Sonnenschein geschützt unter der Pergola mit Blick auf die Bucht von La Spezia, kann ein Vormittag schöner beginnen? Und wenn am späten Abend die Lichter der Stadt die Bucht umrunden und glänzend erleuchten, lässt sich der Tag herrlich, fast sinnlich ausklingen. Das Häuschen hinterlässt wunderschöne Erinnerungen an die Vielfalt Liguriens!
Thomas (Berlin) - August 2007

Le luci del golfo muto e distante nell'isolamento della montagna, la cucina semplice con gli amici che contano, le cene sotto la pergola, il clima perfetto; la Casina è stata un bel nido per una settimana da ricordare.
Nicola (Salerno) - Agosto 2007

We really enjoyed our stay in Blackberry-Cottage. The countryside around is very beautyful and impressing. The view over the coast is unbelievable great. Also the house is very cute and charming but the garden is absolutely the highlight.
It was comfortable to use the kitchen, because all you need is given. It is a great thing to take the meal in the shadow of the wine plants on the terrace.
It is a must to have a car because the house is about 5km away from the next supermarket.
We enjoyed the whole stay very much. Thank you for everything.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas (Frankfurt) - June 2007

I just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful stay at the Blackberry Cottage. Thank you for your help and rest assured that we will recommend Blackberry to any friends or family who are looking for somewhere to stay in Italy.
Best regards,
Dan (Princeton, NJ) - May 2007

     Last but not least, two beautiful poetries on the Blackberry Cottage and the Cinque Terre: