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Einde juni 2014 vertrokken we naar onze geliefde vakantiebestemming Toscane, dit keer ging de reis richting Lucca. Na een vlotte autorit en een adequate routebeschrijving naderden we onze bestemming. De laatste kilometers werd het dan toch wat zoeken, zelfs de GPS raakte het noorden kwijt. Onze vakantievilla bleek verscholen te liggen achter in ...  Read More

Carine B.

I had long harboured a desire to rent a rustic villa somewhere in Tuscany and to cultivate a memorable time in that location, rather than simply spend yet another random 'holiday' week in a different place. The villa needed to match my expectations of rural Tuscany and not be an overly lavish, 'modern-convenience' equipped facility that I could ...  Read More

Laurie T.

My family is split between the uk and Australia . Knowing our mum from uk could no longer make the long flight to Australia we from Australia endeavoured to have a family holiday. Italy was always on our bucket list. This holiday took 15months to organise, . 4 from Australia 4from the uk, we have not had a holiday together ever. We chose ...  Read More

Sue M.

Holidays are a classic test of a relationship or a friendship - the dream holiday as kiss of death. My partner very nearly scuppered our trip to Tuscany before it even began. "We're going to Italy at Easter," she said brightly to a rich friend and her hubby over Saturday morning coffee. "We're borrowing a farmhouse from old friends. Why don't ...  Read More

Diana Simmonds S.

My husband and I and another couple booked a 2 bdrm apartment on the Internet, in Certaldo. We wondered if it would look as good as the pictures that we saw online - or had it been photoshopped? When we arrived, our host met us in town at the railway station, though we had our own car. He led us around the perimeter road and stopped at a point ...  Read More

Carol G.

We were invited last June to a friend’s wedding just outside Siena; and (after considerable research) we were extremely lucky to find a villa, for our party of seven people, within a stone’s throw of the wedding venue. We, my wife and I, had driven down from England in gentle stages, the last stage being a stay in the beautiful but ...  Read More

Jeremy C.

On all of our trips to Italy we have spent much time in Florence (Firenze). It is full of friendly people, sites to see, Museums, Culture and History. But mostly Romance, for her. Be sure to sneak a photo of the Statue of David. Do it as you are leaving in case you get thrown out. At this writing it is not legal to take the photo, but the ...  Read More

John M.

Tuscany. I’ve long since wanted to visit. If the truth be told since I was about 13 – because of THAT kiss in ‘A Room with a View’ (and I know plenty of you know exactly what I mean). But for one reason and another it took a further 28 years to fulfil my dream. There were many reasons it took so long. All down in some way or another to ...  Read More

Rebecca N.

My family and I spent a beautiful week in Tuscany at a villa called Il Doccio. Our most memorable time during our entire trip, by far, was the meal we had with the Gren family. The villa offered a free cooking lesson which we expected to be just that - a cooking lesson. But it was so much more! We spent a few hours preparing the meal ...  Read More

Francis S.

Our first trip to Italy was to Loro Ciuffenna and Gropina (Villa Gropina). Beautiful towns that are small and wonderful. My wife and I spent several evenings enjoying the culture and wonderful people of Loro Ciuffenna. They are very friendly and they like having visitors to their town. Close enough to Florence for you to drive (30 minutes) or ...  Read More

John M.