Some Tuscan villas have been purpose built for holiday-makers, but others have more charm and character, as very old buildings have been tastefully renovated keeping the essential character intact.
The villas are in various locations, close to the coast, on the rolling Tuscan hills, or close to the cities of Pisa, Florence and Siena. Whatever your favourite way of relaxing might be Tuscany is the place to do it. You can stay in a luxury villa with maid service and have a chef to make your meals so that you can really have a well-deserved break, or you can have maid service a few times a week if you would prefer your privacy. There are tuscany villas for rent that will suit most budgets, and the weather will be good with the food being even better.
There are villas set in the Tuscan countryside which will guarantee your privacy and those in the cities so that you can stroll in the piazzas and soak up the atmosphere of mediaeval charm and history. Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany, renowned since the Renaissance for its art and culture. The stone built arch ways are still standing and in the heat of a Tuscan summer they afford shade for shoppers and those who just want to sample a real Italian espresso sitting outside a café, watching the world go by.
The food in Italy is cooked with exquisite care, so don’t think Italians live on a diet of pizza and pasta, they don’t. They do, however make the best possible use of local produce and clearly don’t export their best cheeses and olive oil or wine for that matter.
Renting a villa in Tuscany gives you ample opportunity to explore the vineyards, where there is wine-tasting and sampling of types of wine that you won’t find on supermarket shelves at home. You can rent a villa close to one of the vineyards if that is what you’d like to do. In fact there are beautiful villas which offer guests a touch of luxury all over Tuscany. These may be modern of full of olde worlde charm, although they have been fully modernized to live up to the standards of the most demanding. The bathrooms are usually superb and equipped with bidets, showers, baths etc. There is a linen service, although some people prefer to take their own. In some of the villas pets are welcome, and whatever your requirements, there will be an ideal villa for you to rent.
