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The Domenica al Museo initiative has meant that many different museums, galleries, and public institutions all around Italy have offered free entry to members of the public on the first Sunday of each month since April 2022. Every single museum doesn’t necessarily participate but it is likely that the museums that you most want to visit will be included in the list as state museums, monuments, galleries, and archaeological sites are covered. So, for those booking a villa in Tuscany, this might be a good time to tick some cultural sites off of your bucket list… for free!

The Palazzo Pitti is a large and lush Renaissance palace in Florence that acts as a major cultural hub in the city as it is home to several difference museums. This includes the Palatine Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes (formerly the Silver Museum), a Porcelain Museum, and, most interestingly for fashion-lovers, the Costume Gallery. Filled with the most extraordinary gowns, court clothes, luxury garments from famous designers, and more from periods throughout history, this incredible museum allows you to walk through the timeline of western fashion. Now, for those who book a luxury villa in Florence and come to dive into her rich fashion heritage, there are nine newly inaugurated rooms, many showcasing never before seen garments, open to the public. So, if you love fashion, it’s the ideal time to plan that trip to Florence!

Have you been dreaming of seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa with you own eyes? Of admiring the divine talents of impossibly famous Renaissance Masters like Michelangelo and Da Vinci and Botticelli? Or sipping perfect glasses of wine in Chianti and savouring long meals of Tuscan favourites in a dreamy villa in Tuscany? Do you want to get out into the lush landscape of rolling green hills, winding roads, fog crowned valleys, and charming hilltop towns little changed since the Middle Ages? Has Tuscany always been on your bucket list? Well, if this is the case, then why not make it happen? 

We are now one month into the high season and the summer holidays. With just two months of summer proper left to go, you may be among the number of people who have yet to secure their big vacation for the year but, never fear, there is still time to book your holiday rental in Tuscany! 

Whether you were not sure where you wanted to go, you did not know when you would have time off, you were waiting for other things to fall into place or other people to clear their schedules, or you were simply too busy to think about it until now, we still have some incredible villas in Tuscany with dates for summer 2025 that you can book today.

We have all sorts of incredible villas in Tuscany to choose from – from idyllic stone farmhouses located in lush valleys to beautifully preserved historic homes, stunning modern feats of architecture that boast sweeping views to chic villas directly overlooking the sea – and at all sorts of price points, to suit most budgets. However, if you can manage it, we do recommend our luxury villas in Tuscany, in particular.

Often less unattainable than you might imagine and with all of the bells and whistles that you could ask for, these properties make for an especially dreamy vacation in Tuscany...