Italy continues to be a favorite destination for Europe bound Americans. And why not? You will eat well, drink well (cafe & vino), enjoy beautiful panoramic views and scenery, inspirational architecture, historic sights, incredible museums, fashion, diverse culture, and welcoming locals. Living in a rental villa gives one the opportunity to live like a local, shop where the locals shop, and truly immerse yourself in the culture. Unpack once, cook when you like or enjoy the vast variety of local restaurants, have a chef come into your ‘home’ for a cooking lesson, and dine on the results. Day trip to surrounding towns, wineries, shops, and galleries on your own schedule or not.
The perfect vacation in Italy is a week in a countryside villa, bracketted by a few nights city stay on the front end and another city stay before flying home. The choices are many for your city visits….to name a few favorties – Florence, Rome, Venice, Milan, Como, Lucca, Bologna,Naples, and Positano.
Narrowing down the perfect villa for that week in the middle of your holiday can be challenging. When a google search for Italian villas pulls up millions of options, I highly recommend you work with a specialist. I have worked with Invitation to Tuscany twelve of the 30 years they have been in business, only representing select Italian villas. This family run business has branched out to the Lake District up north and down to Sicily, but all the properties are carefully inspected regularly and range from small and simple, to large and elegant. Once or twice each year, I go on a villa-inspection tour, to visit our new properties and refresh my memory on others.
Take advantage of a destination and villa expert to guarantee that your expectations will be met. I am familiar with the properties themselves and surrounding areas. I do not charge a fee to help you choose the right villa and I am focused on matching you to the perfect fit for ‘your’ Italian villa experience.
If you require hotels, before and after the villa, car rental, rail, tours, guides, cooking classes, wine tastings, museum reservations and general advise about planning you journey, I am here to assist. If you are interested, I can explain my consultation fees for these additional services.
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