Featured property: Tartufo
Il Tartufo is a old stone house, that has been beautifully converted by its owner into a magical hideaway, with 2 terraces and a precipitous garden overlooking beautiful views of the Apennines. The house is located North of Lucca, a region of Tuscany that is still little explored: The Garfagnana.
Things to do in Tuscany
Visit the Stately houses of Lucca
Added on January 21st 2012 — Churches and Castles, Lucca and Pisa
In the hills outside Lucca many villas, such as Villa Mansi, Villa Torrigiani and Villa Reale, are now open to the public. They have magnificent gardens, rococo facades and famous guest lists from an era when visitors like Paganini, John Singer Sargent and Metternich were richly received. The following website has a great map to … Read more »
The Puccini Opera Festival
Added on January 20th 2012 — Concerts, Events, Lucca and Pisa
The 56th annual Puccini Festival will feature La Boheme, Tosca, La Traviata and Madame Butterfly in late July and in August 2012. Performed in an open-air theatre in a park in Torre del Lago near the home of the famous composer. See this website for ticket information.
Fireworks and music in Pisa
Added on January 20th 2012 — Events, Lucca and Pisa
La Luminaria di San Ranieri On 16 June, one the eve of the celebration of its patron saint, Pisa is illuminated in a festival of lights. With thousands of candles hung on bridges, river banks, the facades of its ancient buildings and fireworks exploding in the night sky, the atmosphere is simply magical.
About Invitation to Tuscany
Invitation to Tuscany is a personal, family run agency that personally hand-picks and inspects all properties. Started nearly 30 years ago, we still deal with the same area, which we know well, and love, renting villas in Tuscany. We think self-catering homes are the best way to really experience a region – it allows you to immerse yourself in the area and in the local culture – shop in the local markets, visit vineyards and taste the wines. We now are part of Flipkey and Tripadvisor and collect independent reviews through them – have a look at some here: Tripadvisor. You can also see reviews for each property at the bottom of their web-page.
We have some properties further afield, in Umbria, Liguria and Sicily, but all houses have something that makes us love them, whether they are a small, romantic cottage or a grand old palazzo. We have built up a reputation over many years for personal, reliable service and will always give you the best advice we can. Dan Wrightson grew up and lived in Tuscany for many years; he sketches many of the houses and the surrounding landscapes and towns, sitting in the sun for hours with only a glass of wine for company. We are members of ABTOI , the association of British tour Operators to Italy.
Online booking
You can also book online – we always prefer to talk to you, but this can be useful if you are looking at the property of your dreams and the office is closed – you can make sure the week or weeks you want are held for you. There is no difference in price and you can run your whole booking online and never talk to us, or manage everything via phone and old-fashioned post.
