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We are a fluent English speaking Italian family living in Tuscany. We would like to share with you true Tuscan hospitality and specialist knowledge. You’ll be surprised at our prices!

Our family and close friends’ combined and individual talents – marble sculptors, organic & traditional cooking teachers, history & art majors, vegetable garden growers, wine tasters, fashion-istas, inn-keepers, well read and traveled individuals qualify us to help you come to Tuscany and realise your dream.

We know the ins and outs - the pitfalls, its marvelous treasures and peaceful places as yet undiscovered by mass tourism.

We don’t do large or loud groups.

We work well with those genuinely interested to take the time to relax, appreciate, savour, contemplate and explore,

The Other Side of Tuscany.

We invite you to email us with your Tuscan dream, budget, dates and specific interests and we’ll do everything possible to help you realise it. Partners and children are welcome!

Or, go to the Enquiry Form, complete and submit it. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you are not interested in what The Other Side of Tuscany offers, but know someone else who is, please forward this email or our website details.
 

With sincere Tuscan thanks …..

Web: www.theothersideoftuscany.com

 

B&B, Self Catering, Hotels, We are a fluent English speaking Italian family living in Tuscany. We would like to share with you true Tuscan hospitality and specialist knowledge. You’ll be surprised at our prices!Our family and close friends’ combined and individual talents – marble sculptors, organic & traditional cooking teachers, history & art majors, vegetable garden growers, wine tasters, fashion-istas, inn-keepers, well read and traveled individuals qualify us to help you come to Tuscany and realise your dream. We know the ins and outs - the pitfalls, its marvelous treasures and peaceful places as yet undiscovered by mass tourism. We don’t do large or loud groups. We work well with those genuinely interested to take the time to relax, appreciate, savour, contemplate and explore, The Other Side of Tuscany. We invite you to email us with your Tuscan dream, budget, dates and specific interests and we’ll do everything possible to help you realise it. Partners and children are welcome! Or, go to the Enquiry Form, complete and submit it. We will get back to you as soon as possible. If you are not interested in what The Other Side of Tuscany offers, but know someone else who is, please forward this email or our website details.Itinerary Sample – 5 nights – 4 days Carrara Marble Works Forte dei Marmi Market (Wednesdays mornings only) Late afternoon/early evening Tuscan Signature Cooking Class Pietrasanta Sculpture Art Day long excursion to Cinque Terra or Portovenere Itinerary Sample – 5 nights – 4 days Airport Transfer, accommodation check-in and Pietrasanta centre for art/history walking tour/lecture Sundowners in Piazza di Pietrasanta and world famous ‘tordelli’ in local restaurant.Bed & Breakfast Roman Catholic Nunnery – Classical palazzo set in beautiful gardens, Venetian chandeliers, black and white marble floors; simple, spacious and bright bedrooms all with twin beds, well appointed en-suite bathrooms. Elevator. No television. About 4 kms from town center. The only drawback is that all residents have to be in by 10.30 p.m. Family Run No Frills, noisy, great swimming pool, tiny bathrooms, in walking distance of town. Town Centre Noisy but perfectly located newly remodelled B&B, large rooms, en-suite bathrooms, 2nd level and on street corner. . Parking is difficult. Breakfast can be taken at one of three appointed café’s around town. Newly remodelled family home set in olive grove with swimming pool, great family style accommodation. Dinner can be included in very popular family owned and run restaurant in town. About 4 kms from town center Generations old family home newly renovated set in olive groves and gardens run by mother and daughter, in walking distance of two famous restaurants, no elevator, classic, simple and tastefully furnished, stunning en-suite bathrooms, pure relaxation and country air. About 3 kms from town center. Newly remodelled Self-Catering Apartments and B&B rooms set in large garden with stunning large swimming pool, spacious and simply decorated. About 4 kms from town center Hotels Star Hotel – dated and slightly shabby, elevator, television, en-suite bathrooms, one penthouse suite in the attic, all guests have access to roof terrace, centrally located. Parking is available but needs to be pre-booked as space is limited. Star Hotel – Mix of Modern and classic Italian style at its best. Great town location. Beautifully appointed Star Hotel – Stunning all round – but it comes at a price. Great town location, luxuriously appointed.