Italy
Tuscany
Cypress drives, terracotta rooflines, vineyard rows running to a ridge of hill towns -- Tuscany is the farmhouse fantasy, and for good reason.
The move is a restored farmhouse with a chef's kitchen and a pool, a cooking class, and a slow loop of the Val d'Orcia or Chianti. Romance without the risk.
Houses
Where to stay in Tuscany
6 houses we would book ourselves.
Tuscan Hills
Asciano, Siena
A two-bedroom hideaway in the Crete Senesi -- Tuscany for a couple or four.
Sleeps 4 · 2 bed · 2 bath
Price on request
A Slice of Tuscany
Lucca, Tuscany
An 18th-century villa in the Garfagnana hills above Lucca.
Sleeps 10 · 5 bed · 4 bath
Price on request
Villa Poderosa
Val d'Orcia, Tuscany
Atop a hill in the Val d'Orcia, with the postcard view in every direction.
Sleeps 14 · 7 bed · 6 bath
Price on request
Villa Leila
Chianti, Tuscany
A large Chianti villa twenty minutes from Florence -- eight en-suite bedrooms.
Sleeps 16 · 8 bed · 8 bath
Price on request
Il Poderuccio
Cetona, Siena
A stone farmhouse near Cetona, on the gentle Tuscany-Umbria border.
Sleeps 10 · 5 bed · 6 bath
Price on request
Villa Metelliano
Cortona, Arezzo
An 18th-century estate under Cortona -- the Tuscany of the films.
Sleeps 10 · 5 bed · 7 bath
Price on request