Villa Le Camelie

Region

Luxury holidays in Tuscany are flourishing thanks to the many charms this beautiful region boasts. Even the most discerning of travellers will find their perfect holiday rental in Tuscany. The variety of property on offer includes apartments, farmhouses, luxury villas, mansions and other unique properties.

For many travellers to Italy, Tuscany rules supreme over all the other regions of the country. Her artistic wealth is so rich that one is left in awe at the endless roll call of the great names of artists who have worked there and of the cities and villages that contain their works. Her bucolic countryside of rolling hills clad with vines and woodlands creates a world of rural harmony from which one half expects figures from the quattrocento paintings to walk out. Her cuisine delights with its variety drawn from the land and the sea (Tuscany has a long coastline), from its hot summers and harsh, cold winters, all washed down with local wines.

These iconic images give Tuscany a timeless familiarity about it, but of course Tuscany is far more complex than just being a countryside of well known rural views and treasure trove towns. For there is another Tuscany to discover, more secretive, more isolated, a verdant idyll, tucked away in small hidden valleys below steep wooded hills, or sheltered from the elements on the sweeping, almost lunar landscape of the Crete Senese plains in the south.  The two Tuscany's, known and unknown, live side by side.

For every Florence, Siena or Arezzo, overwhelmed by tourism (and with good reason), there is a small village down a country lane where, the insides of a church have been adorned by a master, or a palazzo opens its doors to the public to reveal its glorious rooms.

Tuscany has become the go to region for luxury holidays in Italy and here at Rocksure Travel we have an amazing collection of opulent accommodation on offer.  We have apartments, farmhouses and luxury villas in Tuscany all set in fabulous locations.  Our most popular luxury villas in Tuscany include the amazing Villa Scintilla, a luxury mansion in the undiscovered Maremma area. There is the beautiful Villa Natale with its open living areas, pool and wonderful countryside views.  And the incredible 15th century Tuscan villa, Villa Le Camelie which is set in 100 acres of olive groves and woodland. It sleeps up to 16 and is popular for special family holidays and group trips.  

Local Area

Nestled on the road which leads to the Abetone mountains, the small village of Pieve di Compito is known all over Tuscany for the camellias festival. Taking place every year in March and April, this much awaited event includes a tour of the historic gardens in which rare species of camellia grow. Not to be missed, the walk along the Sentiero delle Camelie: a two hour stroll designed to introduce visitors to some of the most beautiful varieties of the flower, preserved skillfully by expert and passionate owners and gardeners. 

In the area, you’ll also find the only tea plantation in Italy, maintained expertly by an agronomist who helped make the leaves resistant even to the cold Lucchesia winters!

Pieve di Compito offers a couple of small restaurants and a supermarket, but for a much larger variety and to properly immerse yourself into the local wine and gastronomy culture, 12 kms away is the charming town of Lucca, where you can hire a bike and soar high above Lucca atop the walls, which are beautifully shaded with leafy plane trees.

Once you have completed your tour of Lucca's most famous promenade, take a short ride through the medieval heart of the town, which is full of lovely antique shops, spectacular churches - there are 99 in total - and authentic trattorias where you can experience delicious, traditional local cuisine.