If you are planning a trip to the beautiful Mugello Area of Tuscany this October, you are in good hands. As the nights start to have a slight chill and the days get shorter, you can be assured that there are many events worth noting around this zone in Italy. We have compiled a short […]

You could hardly not notice if you were here – Florence has been taken over by the cycle brigade. The World Cycling Championships are being contested right here this year. And Florence is feeling all the very good and very bad feelings associated with hosting a major world event.

Just a short distance from Vicchio di Mugello it’s as though a tiny area of Trentino (way up in nothern Italy) was relocated to Tuscany! La Azienda Agricola La Matteraia owned by the Malpaga family has been cultivating bio-apples which are almost exclusively grown in the Trento area; Royal Gala, Renette, Golden Delicious and Granny […]

We certainly have strong business ethics here at Villa Campestri. Sustainable, health-oriented, responsible tourism, focusing on “natural” values.

All glitz and glamour right next to the gently lapping waves of the Mediterranean. How fortunate the Pasquali family were to be invited to this most amazing event held on Sunday evening at Forte dei Marmi on the Tuscan coast.

There is nothing that more signifies the end of the summer season than the slow tractors on the roads and the seasonal workers in their droves dotted across the vineyards. Grape picking – the harvest in Tuscany takes place between the end of August and mid-October usually, depending on the grape and the weather.

You have no idea how excited we are. Our own Villa Campestri honey – the very first harvest,

Some time ago we had the rather spendid idea of offering a service whereby guests could plant their own olive tree, and on return visits could see it grow.