Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Prices for self-catering vary
enormously depending on the
season and location. General-
ly, a four-person villa within a
complex in the low season
will cost around €450 per
week, while an individual
villa in its own grounds can
cost as much as €1,750 per
week during the peak season.
STAYING IN PRIVATE
HOMES
Rooms in private homes can
usually be rented through one
of the recreational associa-
tions such as
AB&BA
(Associ-
azione Bed & Breakfast
Affittacamere) in Florence.
Meals are not provided but
can sometimes be arranged
on request.
Terrace at the Gallery Hotel Art in Florence
(see p250)
AGRITURISMOS
SELF-CATERING
Farm and villa holiday accom-
modation abounds in Tusca-
ny. Tourist offices can help
visitors arrange a rural stay
with an
agriturismo.
These
vary from B&Bs to working
farms, and give the visitor an
opportunity to experience tra-
ditional rural life, and sample
locally sourced food.
There are many international
agencies offering self-catering
holidays around Florence
such
Your Way to Florence
.
Other agents include
Cuendet
in Monteriggioni and
Prima
Italia
in Grosseto.
Tastes of
Italy
is based in the UK, and
Interhome
has offices in the
UK, the US and Australia.
RESIDENTIAL HOTELS
Throughout Tuscany there are
former palaces or villas that
have been converted into
DIRECTORY
HISTORIC HOTELS
Relais & Châteaux
5 Dovedale Studios,
465 Battersea Park Road,
London SW11 4LR.
Tel
00800 2000 0002.
Fax
020 7228 5483.
www
.relaischateaux.com
Tastes of Italy
9 Lydden Road,
London SE18 4LT.
Tel
UK: 020 8874 3490.
www
.tastesofitaly.co.uk
La Valle
Via Sanminiatese,
Loc. La Valle, 50050
Montaione (Florence).
Tel
0571 69 80 59.
www
.agricolalavalle.it
BUDGET
ACCOMMODATION
Associazione
Italiana Alberghi
per la Gioventù
Viale Augusto
Righi 2-4, 50137
Florence.
Tel
055 60 03 15.
www
.ostellionline.org
Europa Villa
Camerata
Viale Augusto
Righi 2-4, 50137
Florence.
Tel
055 60 14 51.
PRIVATE HOMES
AB&BA
Via Pietro Mastri 26,
50135 Florence.
Tel
055 654 08 60.
www
.abba-firenze.it
HOTEL
COOPERATIVES
SELF-CATERING
AGENCIES
Chianti Slow Travel
Tel
055 854 62 99.
www
.chiantislowtravel.it
Your Way to
Florence
www
.yourwaytoflorence.
com
Cuendet
Strada di Strove 17,
53035 Monteriggioni.
Tel
0577 57 63 30.
www
.cuendet.com
Interhome
Tel
UK: 020 8780 6633.
Tel
US: 800 882 6864.
www
.interhome.com
Prima Italia
Viale Tirreno 19, 58046
Principina a Mare
(Grosseto).
Tel
0564 300
09.
www
.primaita.it
RESIDENTIAL
HOTELS
Family Hotels
Viale Don Minzoni 11R,
50129 Florence.
Map
2 E2.
Tel
055 33 40 41.
www
.familyhotels.com
Mini Residence
Via Giulio Caccini 20,
50141 Florence.
Tel
055 41 08 76.
Palazzo Ricasoli
Via delle Mantellate 2,
50129 Florence.
Map
2
D3.
Tel
055 35 21 51.
www
.ricasoli.com
Residence San
Niccolò
Piazza Piave 1a, 50122
Florence.
Map
4 F2.
Tel
055 234 52 87.
MOUNTAIN
REFUGES AND
CAMP SITES
Club Alpino
Italiano
Via E Petrella 19,
20124 Milan.
Tel
02 205 72 31.
www
.cai.it
Touring Club
Italiano
Corso Italia 10,
20122 Milan.
Tel
02 852 61.
www
.touringclub.it
Florence
Promhotels
Viale Alessandro Volta 72,
50131 Florence.
Map
2 F2.
Tel
055 55 39 41.
www
.promhotels.it
