Archive for 'Travel Tips'

  

Friday, June 23, 2017
Florence
So, you've found the perfect luxury villa in Florence for the summer, you've booked the days off, circled the date ten times on your calendar, arranged for your cat to stay with your aunt and for your bestie to come water the plants and make sure the place hasn't burned down and now you just have to worry about having a good time.

If you are visiting in the middle of the High Season, however, you may find yourself dealing with large tourist crowds and sweltering heat waves that are bound to cramp your style and take away from all that relaxation you have been desperately craving.

Well, don't worry. Fear not, we have come up with a perfect list of things to do to make sure you stay pleasantly cool and relaxed.     Read More
Posted in: Florence, Food and Wine, Localities, Tourist Attractions, Travel Tips

  

Friday, December 11, 2015
New Tuscany Villas Website
The astute among you, or those who visit the Tuscany Villas website and blog on a regular or, even semi-regular basis, will probably not even need to be informed of the news that we are about to impart today. If you had not already noticed, we have recently launched our new website and blog. After months of careful planning and tweaking, we feel that we've produced something which is both appealing and easy to use. There is a new style and a new layout but the same excellent service will remain untouched and as reliable as ever, so you can enjoy our elegant new look, while still quickly and easily finding the perfect vacation rental in Tuscany for your and your loved ones.

One of the main things that we took into consideration was how people actually use the internet today and how they browse for holidays. This was why perfecting our mobile websites across all platforms – mobile phones of all kinds, tablets and more – was our top priority. Now, our websites are perfectly suited to use no matter how, or on what platform, you are searching for villas and holiday rentals. Likewise, our blog is ready for you to explore on every platform so you can learn all about what to do, see, eat and make time for in Tuscany.

We hope you enjoy using our new websites, as we worked hard on giving you the easiest and best experience possible. Please let us know what you think!

If you want to be informed of any other updates or news from us in the future, be sure to find us across our social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.

Happy holiday hunting!     Read More
Posted in: Curiosities, Must See Attractions, Travel Tips

  

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Tuscany, Off The Beaten Path
Tuscany is our great passion as a company and we are dedicated to finding the best villas, food, sights and attractions for you so that you can have the perfect holiday. Through our blog, we uncover everything that the region has to offer, both famous and lesser-known. Our new ebook, “Tuscany, Off the Beaten Path – 37 Unique Day Trips” (download it here), perfectly complements these aims and will allow you to easily plan the trip of your dreams and is especially focused on showing you the smaller towns and hidden gems that aren't given much time or consideration in other travel guides about Tuscany. Of course, there is information on the likes of Florence and Pisa, but our focus is very much off the beaten track.     Read More
Posted in: Books and Movies, Curiosities, Day Trips, Tourist Attractions, Travel Tips

  

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Lovers' Lighthouse, Giglio
Off the coast of Tuscany there exists an especially beautiful island called Isola del Giglio, or Giglio Island. With Etruscan roots, it has, however, a distinctly medieval appearance of a particularly romantic character. Stone structures and stone houses are dotted across the island which is otherwise rather unspoiled by man. Ninety percent of the territory of Isola del Giglio is uninhabited and flora and fauna of great beauty and interest dominate, especially in springtime, when the island becomes a riot of colour, displaying incredible beauty. Additionally, as it is an island, it obviously has particularly wonderful sea views.     Read More
Posted in: Books and Movies, Islands, Localities, Travel Tips

  

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Interior of the Uffizi Gallery
If you're in the artistic centre and birthplace of the Renaissance that is Florence, you're probably planning a visit to the Uffizi Gallery, or Galleria degli Uffizi, in Piazza della Signoria. Should this be the case, there are a few things that you may want to bear in mind first.

One of the oldest and most famous art museums in Europe and the world, the Uffizi was originally begun under Vasari for Cosimo I de' Medici in 1560. The name comes from the Italian word for “offices” which is what the building was intended to house when it was first constructed.     Read More
Posted in: Florence, Localities, Museums & Galleries, Tourist Attractions, Travel Tips