Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Villa in Bibbiena

Visiting Bibbiena, in Tuscany, was one of my favorite experiences in Italy so far. The countryside was even more beautiful than I imagined. A group of us stayed a night in the villa Nicole’s parents are renting for the week. The man who owns the property lives in one half of the house, and told us that his family has lived there for five generations. The closest building between the house and the town on the next hillside was a fifteenth century church. Bibbiena is a small town, and you can tell that family’s, like the renter’s, spend their entire lives here. I don’t blame them, it is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. There is a lot of new construction in the area, though, of villas for rent, some holding up to 20 people. The villa where we stayed felt like an actual home. The interior had been refurbished and the lawn was expertly manicured with an added pool and patio, but the feeling of old Tuscany was prevalent, making both the perfect home and vacation house.

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