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Press Review

May 20, 2002

Tuscan Earth,
Vineyard and olive-grove owners offer luxury lodgings to visitors

Finding a charming place to stay in Tuscany has long posed a choice between a castle in the countryside or a hotel in a historic city. But to get closer to the fruits of the Tuscan earth, a visitor can now head straight to the farm. Agriturismo lodgings — long popular among Italian vacationers — are adding luxury accommodations and attracting upscale foreign visitors. Some of the best of these establishments can be found on the winding road between Arezzo and Siena, in a slice of the Chianti region that has been turning out fine wine and olive oil for centuries.
Local property owners have... >> TIME website

Visit Tenuta di Lupinari

May 17-18, 2003

Opera on the menu

While holidaying in Italy recently, a highlight was staying in a beautiful villa in a little village called Donnini, just 30 kilometers from Florence. The owner, Sandro, is a local baker and amateur opera singer, antique collector and decorator. He held a special dinner in the villa for us and some interesting and friendly locals and he sang opera between courses prepared by two chefs. We dressed in the costumes we wore in the Tiepolo Ball at the Venice Carnival and lent a mask to Sandro singing and view the beautiful villa at his web site.
Visit Casa del Forno

February 01, 2003

Retreat of the week

Fancy a villa in Tuscany that's not at the end of a dirty track in the middle of nowhere? Then try Casa del Forno in the village of Donnini, 20 Kilometers south east of Florence. The three-bed roomed, antique-filled villa is hidden from view, and with its own big pool overlooking the hills, but its just steps from the centre of the village where the owner, Sandro, is the local baker. In his spare time, he's a fine tenor singer, and guest who book for a two-week stay get a six-course meal one evening, with Sandro singing in between courses. There's another big plus to this pink villa - it's just 20 minutes' drive from a top Italian designer factory outlets where Prada, Gucci and all the rest can be had a big discounts.
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