Valdelsa is the name of that portion of Tuscany stretching among Val di Cecina, Chianti, Val di Merse and Valdarno. This region owes its name to the Elsa, the river that flows across the valley before running into the Arno.

In ancient times the pilgrims coming from northern Europe travelled across this region to go to Rome along the Via Francigena (also known as Via Francesca or Via Romea). And evidence of this is still to be found in the territory.

Spending some days in a holiday villa in this corner of Tuscany is like travelling in time. Renting offers often concern ancient structures (cottages and farmhouses) that have been carefully renovated and converted into holiday villas offering to their guests the most modern and luxurious comforts in a typically Tuscan rustic atmosphere.

Here`s a few reasons why, if you are looking for a villa in Tuscany for your next holidays, a villa in Valdelsa may turn out to be a fascinating solution:

• you can rent a typical Tuscan villa in Monteriggioni, a small town standing atop a hill and surrounded by its unmistakable round city walls.

• or your holiday villa in Tuscany could be situated in San Gimignano, where in the Middle Ages soared as much as 72 towers (at present only 15 are still to be admired) and which is listed among the World Heritage sites.

And the list of reasons for choosing a villa in Valdelsa for your next holidays in Tuscany may go on and on...