Tuscan Villa Rental Accommodation

  An Invitation to the Magic of Northern Tuscany

I would like to invite you to catch your dream holiday in Tuscany in my beautiful villa known as "I Cinghiali" or "The Wild Boars". The villa sits in the hills of the Garfagnana, a beautiful green oasis in northern Tuscany where the pace of life has changed little over the decades.

No famous artworks, just wonderful villages full of local people going about their daily business in the marketplaces.

No Michelin logos, but the most unbelievable food prepared by Slow Food chefs and the woman of the house where you enjoy the specialty of the day without the need for a printed menu.

Yes, there are supermarkets, but the food found in the little speciality shops reminds you how good food tasted when you were young. Cheese is made in the next village; the prosciutto in our shop is the best on the planet. You can buy fresh and delicious unpasteurised milk from a vending machine in the town and cheap, fresh, tasty fruit and vegetables at the weekly market.

Almost daily markets are held around the valley where you can forage for shoes or skirts or jumpers and pants...for a handful of Euros and the best men's jeans in Italy at ridiculous prices and you can buy a budgerigar if you must! Or fresh fish and wild boar salamis and gorgonzola that melts in your mouth.

You can relax on the terrace and gaze at the 10th century fortress on the hill opposite with a glass or three of inexpensive wine in your hand, you can listen to our collection of CD's or the natural sounds of the village and the local farmers or you can walk in the 5000 hectare national park a few kilometres up the hill or explore the nearby quaint hilltop villages.

The important thing is to go. What you do when you get there is your business. You will have a 100+ page booklet written by the owner of the things you won't want to miss. You will bask under the impressive marble mountains where Michelangelo carved the Pieta and David and a trip to the fashionable Versillian coast and the Cinque Terre is a drive away.

"I Cinghiali" has welcomed guests from around the world for more than 20 years. It is family owned and rented and much loved. There is a villa for 10 people and a studio for 2-4. Former guests have written "If this isn't heaven, you can see it from here".

For a sojourn in your piece of heaven please submit your details at the top of this page for more information and you will receive a fabulous e-book on The Hill Towns of the Garfagnana, all of which you won't want to miss!