Archive for 'Lucca'

We are very proud of the fact, here are Italy Villas, that we have a wide selection of different types of incredible rental properties all across Italy on our website. No matter what kind of vacation rental in Italy you are looking for – urban, rural, seaside, massive, cosy – we have it all! We are also constantly adding new and wonderful properties to our portfolio. This week, we have been highlighting some of our new, excellent listings and picking out some favourites among the many. Here are some more of our picks:

4. Il Cuore Di Cortona (From €192 per night)

This charming stone property is distinctly Tuscan and very romantic and located right in the centre of Cortona! Not only are you ideally located for enjoying the town but this lovely one bedroom apartment is also so inviting that you won't mind coming home at the end of the day – it may even be the highlight!

We are always working to seek out and bring you the best villas in Italy and to widen the range of properties available to you on our site so that you will be able to find the perfect rental for you and yours. Whether you're looking for a chic apartment, a seaside villa with incredible views or a peaceful farmhouse property, you will find all of that and more on our site.

As we are always updating our portfolio, we thought it might be helpful to showcase just a selection of the wonderful new vacation rentals in Italy that have been added to Italy Villas. Here are some of our most recent and favourite additions...

1. Villa Dell'angelo (From €300 per night)

This extraordinary stone country house is located in a scenic position on the hillsides of Lucca, near the lovely spa town of Monsummano Terme.

One of the many reasons that people choose Tuscany as a holiday destination is because it offers a chance to well and truly get away from it all. You can, of course, vacation in a city and find a holiday rental in Florence or a villa in Pisa or any other stunning Tuscan town but for those looking to leave regular life behind, a vacation rental in the Tuscan countryside is the best choice.

Not least at all because many of these properties are the kind of self-sufficient wonderful places that make you want to go nowhere else. Especially when they boast a great private pool.

In order to help you find the best property in which to wile away perfect and relaxing lazy days by the pool, we have rounded up some of our best vacation rentals in Tuscany with pools. Here are just some of our favourites!

Continuing on from our last post, in which we discussed the proliferation of incredibly picturesque ghost towns in Italy and the reasons behind their considerable number, here are some more of our picks of the most beautiful among them. If you are a fan of such things, of exploring abandoned buildings and taking in the sight of nature reclaiming land and buildings decaying beautifully, keep these extraordinary towns in mind during your next trip to Italy.

Fabbriche di Careggine is a town in the area of Lago di Vagli, or Lake Vagli, in Lucca. Although it would be more correct to say that it is beneath the lake. The medieval town, a long-time home to talented metal-working artisans, was flooded in 1953 in order to create the artificial lake, a hydroelectric basin and every decade it makes a ghostly reappearance when the lake is drained for maintenance work. Hundreds of thousands attend every time to watch as it slowly rises out of the lake but the town is often still visible underneath the water, with the top of the church poking out on days that the level is low.

Continuing on from our previous two posts and rounding up our list of ten of our best historic vacation rentals, we have three more amazing properties to discuss.

8. Villa Cerchi

Villa Cerchi is a beautiful villa with private pool that was created from the restoration of an ancient hamlet of houses dating back to the 12th century. Once owned by the prominent Florentine Cerchi family who made their fortune through trade and finance, it is now an incredible rental property that boasts 7 bedrooms and can sleep up to 14. The interiors are simple and modern with a touch of local rustic style in the details. The pool area and courtyard are both particularly lovely and sun spots that catch the warm Tuscan rays. However, it is the tranquil and panoramic location that seals the deal. The surrounding views are stunning and it is an ideal destination for those seeking a peaceful holiday on the hills surrounding Florence. With prices starting from €450 per night, this is a bit of a steal.