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All this week, we are putting together a holiday gift guide of sorts: a literal holiday gift guide, a guide of amazing luxury villas in Tuscany that would make for the perfect place to create memories and spend quality time together. If you don't want to just buy someone a thing this festive season but, instead, give them a real gift of a lifetime, just check out this amazing properties and get planning a wonderful surprise for someone you love.

Here are more of our picks of some of our best new beauties...

With the festive season right around the corner, you're likely to be scratching your head as to what to gift some of the people in your lives. Be it a parent who never seems to want anything or a spouse or partner that you want to do something special for, we are big believers that the best gifts you can give are your time and memories.

If you want to make really special memories and spend some quality time with your loved ones, why not browse some of our extraordinary new luxury villas in Tuscany and make someone's year?!

1. Villa San Bastiano (Available from €278 per night)

Villa San Bastiano is a truly spectacular property and a wonderful place to make memories that will last a lifetime.

The Graphics Museum of Pisa is a young and energetic art gallery that was only founded back in 2007 and, as a result, is very active and always has exciting temporary exhibitions and events in addition to the permanent collection. If you are an art lover who is interested in really exploring the rich history and culture of art in the city, this museum is a must for those who have found a luxury villa in Pisa and are spending time in this gem in Tuscany.

Based in the Palazzo Lanfranchi, one of the oldest noble Pisan homes, that was once home to the Lanfranchi family who were among Pisa’s ruling elite, the museum could not have a more spectacular setting. Bought by the Lanfranchi for whom it is named in 1539, the palace eventually made its way into the hands of the City of Pisa in 1952, who renovated the building between 1976 and 1980.

One of the great, unifying commonalities in Italy, outside of food, has to be football. It is the national sport and the country has birthed some of the best players in the world. While soccer may not be the first thing one might associate with Florence, in particular, it is actually deeply embedded in the history and culture for which the city is famous. In fact, Florence has a long tradition of a rather more violent game that was a precursor to soccer called, “Il Calcio Storico Fiorentino,” which is played annually during the third week of June.

If you're more interested in the modern equivalent, however, you're in luck as Florence is also home to a Football Museum. Just find a luxury villa in Florence and head to Coverciano, which is located about twenty minutes from the city.

Giannutri, a crescent-moon-shaped island off the coast of Tuscany, in the Tuscan Archipelago, is a small but incredible gem that is well-preserved and protected and boasts a remarkable amount of things to see and do. If you have found a luxury villa in Tuscany, it is a great place for a day out. As we said in the last post, you can explore the ruins of a Roman Villa, discover Roman shipwrecks, go snorkelling or scuba diving, or go swimming but there are even more things to see and do so take note of the following, as well...