"We have just returned from two weeks with Tuscan Holidays to Montespertoli staying at Le Ginestruzze. The Bartoli family were wonderful and made our stay very memorable. The villa was everything we had hoped it would be and we will definitely return there." (August 2006)

"We have just returned from two marvellous weeks at La Marronaia. Quite simply there are not enough superlatives to describe the time we spent there. It was quite lovely, not only the property but also, of course, the location. It is impossible to describe properly (or even adequately) the tranquillity - a perfect place to unwind and forget the stresses of living in the UK. The two weeks were nowhere near long enough. Starting to plan 2007 now so would welcome the new brochure just as soon as it's available. Thanks for having a wonderful property and for allowing us to experience it." (July/August 2006)

"I would like to thank you all at Tuscan Holidays for a fantastic holiday and an introduction to a most beautiful part of the world. The people, the scenery, the food and wine and the accommodation (Podere San Giovanni) were all wonderful. What an excellent job it must be helping people discover such a place. Thank you to you as well for all the help you gave us, now we are just looking for somewhere to buy out there! Thanks again." (June 2006)

"We spent a glorious week by the pool and all feel that the experience was magical. We feel that the description of the property is understated, we thought it was fantastic. I think you can be assured that we will be travelling with you to Tuscany again, after such impressive service and accommodation." (June 2004)

"We have had a wonderful holiday at Vallorsi. The accommodation is perfect and well located for visiting so many places in Tuscany. Everyone has been so friendly and we would like to thank Tuscan Holidays for the opportunity they have given us to visit such a beautiful area." (May 2004)

"We will certainly book again with you and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Tuscan Holidays to anyone. Thank you for such a fantastic, memorable holiday and the professional service given by your company."

"Thank you all so much. Not only was the villa even better than the description, but also all the arrangements you had made were perfect."

"I have to say that your brochure and your website are wonderfully user-friendly and streets above any of the competition we looked at. All three generations of our family had a happy and memorable time and we'd like to thank you for all your help with the arrangements."

"I write to thank you for organising a memorable and glorious vacation. I would like to place on record our complete satisfaction and delight at having found this marvellous 'home'."

"We have had one of the best holidays we have ever had. The accommodation was superb."

"The office staff were both helpful and informative, everything was well organised and professional. The actual accommodation was superb and lived up to your description."

Tuscan Holidays is an ABTA member and an independent agency who has been offering quality Tuscany villas to rent for more than 15 years. We are a family-run business with an excellent team and as such are able to offer you the personal and individual attention that your holiday deserves. Our properties and their owners are all well-known to us. We pride ourselves on our local knowledge and that we are able to answer questions you may have with regards to a property or maybe just local information about the surrounding area. The holiday accommodation we offer is of a good to very high standard and comfortably furnished in typical Italian style.

We deal directly with our property owners or their authorised representatives, on behalf of whom we act as agents; and you deal directly with us, thus ensuring the best possible value for money. We also have our own representatives living in Tuscany who will be available to you during your stay should the need occur.

Tuscan Holidays take the effort out of booking. Wherever you decide to stay and whatever your requirements, be it a family villa holiday, special celebration or a romantic break for two, you can be assured of our first class and friendly service.

Tuscany has something for everyone - stunning scenery with glorious colours, culture, delicious food and wine, great shopping and beaches - it really is the perfect holiday destination.

All our properties are in, or on the fringes of, that most beautiful area of Tuscany - Chianti - and a good number of these are actually in working vineyards where the owners will welcome you with warm hospitality. There can be few things to compare with the pleasure of watching the sun set drinking wine which has been lovingly made from the grapes you see in the fields around!

Days can be filled with soaking up some of the world's most dazzling works of art by Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli, by taking a tour to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa or visiting the magnificent Duomo in Florence, the enormous domed church that dominates the skyline. A trip to the many-towered town of San Gimignano is a must for its majestic towers and panoramic views, as is the stunning spectacle of the Palio in Siena - a daring bareback horse race held in July and August.

Whilst there are many treasures to experience in the region's impressive collection of museums and galleries, it is also easy to get off the beaten track into the Tuscan countryside to indulge in some of the excellent local food and wine.

Treasures can also be found in the numerous boutiques and specialist shops. There is nothing like carrying home a pair of shoes made the way only the Italians know how! A must-do is The Mall, a discount designer shopping centre south of Florence where those well-known labels abound!

The Sunday Times Travel Section, February 3rd 2008. The excerpt below is from an article by Stephen Bleach.

"Classic Tuscany...for the price of a wet weekend in Blackpool?"

"It can be done: the trick is to go outside peak season and choose your accommodation carefully. Take La Sughera - two Tuscan farmhouses, on a 1,000 acre wine estate 20 miles from Pisa, that have been converted into five apartments. We know, that word makes the heart sink, but these are wonderful, full of charm and smoky smells from the open fireplaces, with thick stone walls, ancient tiled floors, and shuttered windows opening onto an indecently curvy vista of rolling vine-clad hills. The magnificence of Florence, Lucca and Siena is an easy drive away, you can taste the estate's excellent wines, and the pool is terrific."

La Sughera full details and photographs >>

The Sunday Times Travel Section, March 12th 2006 - Villas: The Solution by Stephen Bleach.

Fattoria Vallorsi, Tuscany

"Marooned in rolling countryside - woods and vineyards - this lovely fattoria sits on an estate that produces 200,000 bottles of wine a year, so it's only right that you should knock back one or two of them while the kids splash in the shared pool, play on the swings and mess around on the wide lawns.

Accommodation is in the old farmhouse, neatly converted into four roomy, well-furnished apartments, and the top floor of the winery, which has two more. There's a shared barbecue, and bike hire is available, with tennis nearby, and lovely Lucca 25 miles down the road."

The Pegler family went to Fattoria Vallorsi

Michael, Tracy, Jessica, 4, and Erin, 2, loved the simple life in Tuscany. "For us, it's got everything," says Michael. "Great rural location, real character, a terrific pool and - as it's a working estate - an awful lot of very good wine. There are loads of kids there during the school holidays, and our two made friends easily. There's a great little family-friendly pizzeria just down the road, and the thermal baths at Casciana Terme: they're at body temperature, and Jessica and Erin liked floating about in them in their armbands. There aren't many places that are so beautiful and good for kids, too. It's special."

Fattoria Vallorsi full details and photographs >>

The Sunday Times Travel Section, December 18th 2005 - Vincent Crump chose Santo Pietro as his holiday highlight of 2005.

Villa Santo Pietro, Tuscany

"My dream is to restore a tumbledown Tuscan farmhouse as a secret retreat, like they do on the telly. It will be bare bricks and beams, with its own little orchard, swallows nesting in the barn and a pool overlooking time-battered hill towns spiked with poplars and castles. But why bother, when you can borrow Peter and Sue Jackson's place for £110 a head? The couple run Tuscan Holidays, and Santo Pietro is their own personal labour of love. We rolled up there to find wine chilling, sunhats on pegs, a plate of cherries "from next door's garden", even a photo album recording the restoration, so you can pretend you did the work yourself."

Santo Pietro full details and photographs >>