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How to spend a perfect New Year in a Tuscan farmhouse

New Year's Eve in the Tuscan farm of Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort

New Year’s Eve is almost upon us and anyone who wants to spend it away from the confusion of cities and big events will find many proposals in Tuscany. For example, spend a perfect New Year in a Tuscan farmhouse!

Spend the New Year 2019 in Tuscany

Spending the New Year 2019 in Tuscany is certainly a good choice as it allows you to combine the opportunity to visit the beauties of this region with the certainty of finding the party that fit for you.

In fact, Tuscany welcomes the new year with celebrations in all places, from big cities of art to small medieval villages.

Just for those wishing to celebrate the arrival of 2019 in the name of history and the Middle Ages we point out two unmissable events: the New Year of Castel Pietraio and the one celebrated at the Malaspina Castle in Fosdinovo.

Castel Pietraio – Monteriggioni

In Castel Pietraio, near Monteriggioni a special New Year is organized, in which the Middle Ages revives with a delicious banquet organized inside a castle of the XIII century.
All guests will have fantastic medieval costumes, so you can go back in time, while during the dinner will perform skilled flag-wavers, you will see the disputes between the knights and also an incredible show of fire.

Malaspina Castle – Fosdinovo

In the province of Massa Carrara instead there is the possibility to participate to the “New Year’s Day in the Castle” at the Malaspina Castle, a” gloomy “location, but also one of the oldest castles in Italy. The Malaspina Castle is a beautiful example of a medieval castle, with its battlements, the walls, the drawbridge and the 4 towers located in the corners.

New Year in a Tuscan farmhouse

Those who prefer to spend a New Year’s Eve in contact with nature and Tuscan traditions can opt for a fantastic New Year’s Eve in a Tuscan farmhouse.

The entire Tuscany from north to south offers a great choice of farmhouses where you can wait for the arrival of the new year in breathtaking locations and enjoying excellent Tuscan cuisine.

Spending the New Year’s Eve in a farmhouse in Tuscany is a valid alternative to the big events in the cities squares such as the famous New Year’s Eve at the Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence. Choosing to await the arrival of 2019 in a Tuscan farmhouse you can spend a new year in peace, pampered by the warm Tuscan hospitality and spoiled by excellent cuisine.

Many farms organize a delicious dinner for the night of San Silvestro, immersed in fabulous locations like the beautiful San Gimignano. Located in the heart of Tuscany, between Florence and Siena, the town of San Gimignano has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its beauty is unparalleled and the presence of the famous towers makes it truly unique.

Just outside the medieval walls of San Gimignano opens the beautiful Tuscan countryside and you can book an unforgettable New Year’s Eve dinner in one of the many farms outside the city or along the famous Via Francigena.

Mugello also offers a large number of farms where you can spend a perfect New Year in Tuscany, all just a few kilometers from the beautiful Florence.

So if you are planning an unforgettable New Year in Tuscany we are waiting for you at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort!

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