Villas in Tuscany
Feb 3rd, 2009, 02:10 PM
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Hi Cape Cod; Price range as ekscrunchy said is the what we need to know. However, we stayed at a wonderful villa called www.villalachiusa.com First night comes with diner by Alberto, who is a lovely person and great chef. We then hired him for three more nights after long days of sightseeing. I gave you the direct web site, but we hired thru www.villavacations.com They have many more villa's for rent. ENJOY Iris
Feb 3rd, 2009, 04:02 PM
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I stayed at a beautiful villa that was near the border of Tuscany and Umbria. It is near Lake Trasimeno and up the hill from the town of Passignano. It had 3 bedrooms, a large living/dining/kitchen room, 2 baths and a pool. You would need a car to stay here because it is in the country. I would stay there again.
http://www.ourhouseinumbria.com
http://www.ourhouseinumbria.com
Mar 2nd, 2009, 03:48 PM
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Hello- we also are looking for a villa- in May- and are close to deciding on our favorite- so many to choose from! A reputable and easy website is rentvillas.com. They have many villas- but we have decided not to rent a car, so the villa needs to be close to Florence- and that is a little trickier to find. Good luck= Melissa
Mar 2nd, 2009, 05:44 PM
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Hi Cape Cod,(I live north of Boston)
Although I have never stayed there, I would suggest looking into La Foce in southern Tuscany. http://www.lafoce.com/
The estate, now an agriturismo, was re-created in the 20s by American ex-pat Iris Origo and her aristocratic Italian husband. They survived the rigors of WWII as beautifully recounted in Iris's writings and biography.
The property has fabulous gardens I am told. I would be interested to know if any Fodorites have stayed at La Foce and what their impressions are.
Enjoy Tuscany!
Although I have never stayed there, I would suggest looking into La Foce in southern Tuscany. http://www.lafoce.com/
The estate, now an agriturismo, was re-created in the 20s by American ex-pat Iris Origo and her aristocratic Italian husband. They survived the rigors of WWII as beautifully recounted in Iris's writings and biography.
The property has fabulous gardens I am told. I would be interested to know if any Fodorites have stayed at La Foce and what their impressions are.
Enjoy Tuscany!
Mar 3rd, 2009, 02:45 AM
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We stayed at LaFoce once. It is a beautiful property and the villa was as lovely as the website depicted. The estate is huge and most of the villas are fairly isolated....finding the villa can be a problem returning after dark!
We would stay there again but would plan more dinners in.
We would stay there again but would plan more dinners in.
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Liberosette & Judy,
So glad you enjoyed staying at LaFoce. I hope to visit there some day.
I would strongly recommend your reading IRIS ORIGO by Caroline Moorehead which recounts the fabulous life of the Marchesa of the Val d'Orcia and the creation of La Foce from a medieval fiefdom to a modern working agricultural complex. Her life, glamorous and tragic, remains compelling.
So glad you enjoyed staying at LaFoce. I hope to visit there some day.
I would strongly recommend your reading IRIS ORIGO by Caroline Moorehead which recounts the fabulous life of the Marchesa of the Val d'Orcia and the creation of La Foce from a medieval fiefdom to a modern working agricultural complex. Her life, glamorous and tragic, remains compelling.
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