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The charming Villa Toppani Del Sodo is a beautiful historic stone villa in Sodo, just 3km (2 miles) from the picturesque medieval town of Cortona. Sleeping up to 21 guests in 11 bedrooms with 12 bathrooms, boasting a private pool, air-conditioning, elegant and characteristic interiors, and lovely views, this gem has all that you could possibly ask for from a Tuscan getaway! Read on to learn more about this wonderful vacation rental in Tuscany or click through to browse more of our incredible Tuscany villas and find the right one for you.

Picture this, if you will: a pretty villa in a small town with the lush greenery of trees and views over the vineyards and rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside all around, a front entrance opening into a little court with flowers and trees, climbing blooms and vines winding up the sunny yellow facade of the villa, green shuttered windows, a romantic balcony on the first floor above the entrance, and a terracotta roof to top it off. This is the dreamy first encounter that guests have when they reach Villa Toppani Del Sodo and this very much sets the appropriate tone for your vacation here. 

Villa Agresto is a dreamy Tuscany villa located in the province of Siena that ticks so many of the boxes that one might have if fantasising about a vacation in Tuscany: it is close to a town but in a peaceful part of the countryside with wonderful views over the green hills and vineyards that surround; it has spacious and private grounds featuring a pretty garden and private pool; it has plenty of traditionally Tuscan touches and style but also all the mod-cons you could ask for; and it is elegant but comfortable. Sleeping up to twelve guests in six bedrooms with five bathrooms, it is available from between €600 and €1200 per night and also is part of our current €50 special deposit offer so book now, secure your dates for your 2023 getaway and figure out the details later!

What is booking with Tuscany Villas like? This is something that you might be wondering as you consider planning a vacation in Tuscany and you browse wonderful villas in Tuscany on our website. You might be wondering why you should book with us? Well, we can mention our best features all we want but the word of our customers is probably the most helpful thing that you could ask for when making your decisions and these can actually be readily found in the reviews section of our website.

There are two kinds of reviews to peruse – those of specific villas and experiences booking and staying in them and reviews of the entirety of the process of booking with Tuscany Villas as a company. Both are helpful in different ways. The villa reviews are a wonderful extra tool to help you choose when you are browsing our villas in Tuscany. While not every property has reviews (newer listings might not have any posted yet, for example), a majority do and these can be really useful when narrowing down your choices and picking a villa. 

Tuscany is lovely in fall when the lush landscape is made even more beautiful by the transformation of trees as their leaves turn red and gold and rust hues all across those famous rolling hills, the excitement of truffle hunting, the hustle and bustle of food and wine festivals filling medieval city centres all across the region, the cosiness of little houses with smoke-topped chimneys dotted about the place, and the appearance of chic locals beginning to wrap up in woolly layers against the cooling weather. However, much as the entire region has many charms worth discovering that are particular to the season, fall is an especially excellent time to plan a city break in Tuscany. The summer crowds will have begun to disperse, leaving the most famous attractions and sights with far smaller queues and freeing up time to see more, and things will be much calmer and more relaxed, in general. Plus, the cooler weather is more suited to darting all over the place if you’re the type that wants to see it all! So, if you have always wanted to come and see Florence, Lucca, or Cortona – all charming and stunning cities steeped in history and culture – then it is a perfect time to book a Tuscany villa and a city break in Tuscany! Just check out this selection of some of our newest listings in these destinations, all centrally located right at the heart of all the action in each town, and book today to make the fall getaway in Tuscany of your dreams a reality...

Maybe you just didn’t get around to making a holiday happen this summer, perhaps you were put off by busy airports and tourist crowds, you might simply be in need of another vacation during mid-term break, or you could just love travelling in the fall – and why wouldn’t you? Fall is a perfect time to plan a vacation in Tuscany for lots of people and lots of reasons. You avoid the queues and crowds of the height of summer, the weather remains mild if changeable and the cooler temperatures are conducive to more pleasant exploration of towns and the countryside, prices for many things lower outside of the peak tourist season, and Tuscany’s rolling hills and pastoral scenes are even more lovely when the trees turn an array of gold and red hues. So, if you’ve been dreaming of an autumnal break then we highly recommend Tuscany as a destination and this curation of incredible Tuscany villas with availability over the next couple of months, in particular: