Villa Toscana offers the ultimate in self catering luxury, in the midst of an unspoiled and romantic valley in the centre of Tuscany, Italy. This fantastic facility is being reopened to the public after a 5 year period of renovation and improvement. The Villa Toscana is one of the oldest and most popular self catering destinations in the centre of the Tuscan region. It is ideally situated with Florence 20 miles to the North, Arezzo 25 miles to the South-East, and Sienna 26 miles to the South-West. For those that want to visit the beach, it is only 90 minutes from the mediteranean. This perfect location makes day trips to these cultural centres easy, whilst offering you the facility to relax and recouperate in our quiet gardens covering more than 100,000 square yards before you set off to explore yet another Tuscan delight.
After operating for over 30 years as THE premium Tuscan self catering Holiday destination, the Villa was closed in 2006 for improvements to the 300 year old villa, swimming pool and other facilites enjoyed by so many over the previous 3 decades. To enhance your enjoyment and experience of the Villa 3 new modern Duplex apartments have been constructed on the site of the older Arcadian Hof to the right of the original Villa. These offer modern, spacious open plan living incorporating traditional Tuscan architecture and materials. The original Villa itself has been extensively renovated and upgraded whilst fully respecting all the original details of this Traditional Tuscan villa, so loved by the countless guests who have enjoyed this wonderful facility in the past. These include exposed Oak beams and rafters, tiled Terracotta floors and ceilings as well as the much loved and unique Tuscan feature of using natural lime based plaster internally whilst leaving sections of attractive stonework exposed.
Not only have the buildings been upgraded but new Terraces and walkways for outdoor relaxation and dining have been laid down using traditional Porfido granite stone. A new entrance and access area has been added, along with improvements to make access to the original apartments in the main Villa easier. The already generous swimmingpool has had a kiddies pool added for smaller children to enjoy as well as retiling the entire area around the pool in non-slip Terracota to give a large area for people to relax on.
Villa Toscana offers a holiday in the midst of an unspoiled and romantic valley in the centre of Tuscany, Italy. It is ideally situated in the centre of a great cultural triangle, with Florence 20 miles to the North, Arezzo 25 miles to the South-East, and Siena 26 miles to the South-West, and only 90 minutes drive to the sea. This location makes day trips to these cultural centres easy, and after an exhausting day in the city you may relax in our quiet gardens covering more than 100000 square yards.
Tuscany, a province rich in beauty and character, is the birthplace of much great Italian art and history, from here have come the Etruscans, Leonardo do Vinci, Michelangelo, many great painters of the Renaissance, the Medici family, and the Chianti wine. The Chianti area is famous for its vineyards and olive groves. Graceful rolling hills covered with pine and Cyprus trees, beautiful beaches, picturesque vistas and friendly people make this region of contrasts a most relaxing and inviting place for the vacationer.
The house is hidden from the main road, accessible by a 600 yrds. long private road. The villa itself is about 300 years old and is surrounded by many small rivers and brooks and beautifully scented flora, one can enjoy the rustic charm of this house from any of the apartments available.
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