Villa D'Elsa

In the last post in this series, we are counting down some of our most extraordinary vacation rentals with beautiful interiors in Tuscany. From fairytale palaces to chic urban apartments and pretty farmhouses to elegant modern villas, we have all kinds of properties and many of them are a design aficionado's dream. For a chance to live for a period of time in a home plucked from the pages of an interior design magazine and escape from daily life during a vacation, check out even more of our picks of truly exceptional properties all around Tuscany on our website...

9. Villa Il Palagio Pian Di Sco (Available from €428 per night)

Villa Il Palagio Pian Di Sco is located in the centre of Palagio in the Arno Valley. Surrounded by vineyards, with a pretty garden featuring a tower, a private pool and a grotto, it can accommodate up to 14 guests comfortably in five bedrooms with four bathrooms.

Tourists with an interest in sacred landmarks are sure to enjoy a visit to the Hermitage of San Vivaldo in Tuscany. The Holy Mount of San Vivaldo attracts many thousands of pilgrims and visitors each year and dates back to the 14th century when the saint himself chose this site to live a life of fasting and penance in offering to God.

Stay at a gorgeous villa with a swimming pool in Tuscany where you can relax and unwind after your cultural day trips of the region.

After the saint’s death a beautiful chapel and later a monastery and churches were added in the following century. The San Vivaldo Hermitage became known as ‘The Jerusalem of Tuscany’ where people could travel to without going on the expensive and sometimes dangerous pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

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To treat your romantic partner to a holiday excursion with a difference, why not book a scenic horse trail to watch the sunrise or sunset in the Tuscan sky?
This unique trail is based in Villamagna in the province of Pisa and has plenty of beautiful villas and farmhouses tucked into the hills and valleys around it available for couples who’d like to stay for a few days.

Whether you decide to go for the sunrise or sunset champagne trail option, you will be led from Villamagna through a winding path up to one of the highest points in the area where you can celebrate the sky filling or emptying of light while you sip a delicious glass of crisp cold champagne.

This is certainly one of the most passionate things you can do in Tuscany and could be the perfect spot to declare your love for your partner, celebrate a special anniversary or even get down on one knee to propose! It would certainly be a wonderful occasion to speak of in years to come, regardless of your romantic intentions.

There are a maximum of eight riders on any one tour but with a special request well in advance of your chosen trail date, you can book the trail for just the two of you.

The eight person tour is €45 per person and it’s highly advised to book this as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. In the website that provides this fairytale trail you can fill out a booking form. Email any queries to info@la-fiaba.com or call on (0039) 3319834565.

If you are a couple who thoroughly enjoy horse riding then you can avail of other tours provided by these operators that will lead you on adventurous paths through the scenic hills and valets of Tuscany. Visit the hilltop towns of the region, explore the abandoned village of Vignale, enjoy a forest trail in Selva di Camporena or go on an exciting wine tour on horseback through the most famous vineyards in Tuscany.

This is by far one of the most romantic ways to explore the delights of Tuscany and will be a treasured memory for you to take home as a couple and remember fondly forever! This is only one of the top ten listed romantic things to do in Tuscany; there are related articles that can give some further ideas of loving treats to book for your partner!

Montaione is a stunning Tuscan village in the Province of Florence that is, potentially, the most beautiful town in all of Tuscany; a rather big claim, we are aware, but not a baseless one. Perched up high on a hill, accessible only by winding mountain roads snaking through thickly wooded surroundings, this lesser-known gem is wildly picturesque, though, perhaps, not the most happening spot in the world. However, if you are looking to well and truly get away from it all for a while, why not find a luxury villa in Florence and spend a day in the stunning surroundings of this incredibly peaceful hamlet?

Far off the typical tourist route, away from long queues and bustling crowds and steeped in preserved natural beauty and cultural gems, the town has more to offer than first meets the eye. While the town does not have its own vineyards, which is a reason that many of its young people have left for elsewhere and more job opportunities, it is located in the Elsa Valley.