THE MACCHERONE FESTIVAL

This festival takes place in my village, Buti, in the two last weeks of July. This festival is situated in the medieval castle of Buti. During this festival you can have dinner there and try some typical products. The highlight of the festival is "maccheroni", a typical type of pasta with meat sauce. After dinner there are a lot of people that drink a lot and sing all the time. Until midnight there are special guests like DJs, singers and dancers. This festival is organized to raise money for the village and in January they use this money for the most important event of the year, a horse race called "PALIO".

The Frate Festival

                      THE FRATE FESTIVAL

The Frate festival is organized by S. Nicolao, a district in Buti, where it takes place the friday, saturday and sunday of the first week in September.

During these days the locals help their district to organize the festival.

Some people cook and other set up the stands and organize the district street where the festival takes place in the evening.

For dinner there are some typical local dishes and as a dessert the frate, a small and roundish cake with a hole in the middle, made with a soft dough covered by sugar.

In the evening some guests such as two DJs and a small band play music to entertain the participants.
On Sunday, at the end of the festival, as a tradition a small wood dove, which is lit up on a wire suspended in the air, is launched, with some fireworks as a decoration.

Fabio Baldanzi

La Grotta in Buti

My favourite restaurant is "Grotta" in Buti.

It's situated near the centre.

The place is very beautiful and the dining area is really confortable and relaxing.

The waiters are very helpful and always friendly.

They have a fantastic chef; friendly,funny and charming.

The food is very good in particular "Spaghetti with seafood " and the wine in my opinion is the best of the village!!

I have recommended La Grotta to many people over the years!

My favourite restaurant is " I Cristalli"

I Cristalli is a restaurant in Buti and it's situated near Monte Serra (a mountain between Pisa and Lucca). The restaurant is very comfortable for the people who eat there. The staff are really nice and friendly with customers and friends. The restaurant is cozy and quite big. I love eating in this restaurant because they know me and my family. Fish and meat are their speciality. The typical dishes are steak, rostinciana (pork ribs) and other types of meat.


Chiara Stefani.

IL VECCHIO MOLINO

IL VECCHIO MOLINO 

My favourite restaurant in Buti (my village), is "Il vecchio Molino" . It is very nice because it's situated along a small river, and it is surrounded by nature. I like this restaurant because I've always gone there since I was a baby, and everytime I go there, I feel like at home! The atmosfere is very welcoming with its warm colors. This restaurant is famous for its various and abundant appetizers. It's a typical Tuscan restaurant. In the week-end you can eat also pizza:) You can taste the special homemade desserts too. The price for a full meal is aroud 30,00 euro per person. It is beautiful too, because in summer you can eat outside.
My favourite dishes are: antipasti (appetizers) and pasta with scampi (prawns).

TRATTORIA DA PACCÌ

This is a typical restaurant of Buti, my village.The dining area is very nice and comfortable, the waiters are very friendly, polite and helpful.This restaurant is situated near the most important square of the village.The kitchen in my opinion is the best with typical products of Tuscany, the best dish in this place is called "stringozzi alla cinta senese"(homemade pasta with pork meat sauce). I usually go to this restaurant twice a month and in my opinion it is the most popular restaurant in my village, prices are normal for example a full menu costs about 30€.This restaurant is known all over Tuscany. The dining area is in old style with typical chairs and tables, on the wall there are paintings with some faces of the people who live in the village. In this restaurant there are 3 chefs and 2 waiters, the place isn't very big but it is very nice.

LA GROTTA

La Grotta is a nice restaurant located in the centre of Buti. The waiters are fantastic, funny and very helpful with their customers. The dining area is very big inside on two floors, while outside it is small but very comfortable. The atmosphere is relaxed and perfect for a quiet dinner. The food is traditional and very good, there are a lot of typical Tuscany foods and you can choose what you want without spending a lot of money. I think that La Grotta is a fantastic restaurant to try for its food and its awesome place!!!     http://www.searchmobileonline.com/simages?q=ristorante+la+grotta+buti&idx=1&act=2#PhotoSwipe1368473843823