Sustainable villas in Italy
At Tuscany Now & More we take pride in providing a quality, tailored service. Our beautifully restored villas preserve local heritage and histories, repurposing rustic farmhouses, grand villas and estates so they can be enjoyed for generations to come. Each of our villas are locally run and staffed, and someone from our small team with knowledge of the area, visits and stays in every property we list.
However, we know that as far as curating sustainable holidays goes, there is plenty more we can do to live a little greener. While many of our properties at Tuscany Now & More have been restored, what sets these particular eco-friendly villas apart is their use of sustainable materials throughout the renovation project. Our hand-picked sustainable villas in Tuscany and Umbria have a much lower environmental impact, championing clean and renewable energy as well as other ecological benefits. For a luxury holiday with a small carbon footprint, our sustainable accommodation ranges from contemporary solar-powered villas to eco-farmhouses that grow their own organic produce.
Guests staying in sustainable villas have free use of our concierge service for pre-trip arrangements, and an emergency number available 24/7 while you are in-destination. Your concierge can arrange a private chef, maid services, or shopping delivered to your villa, and memorable experiences like Tuscan cookery classes and organic wine tastings in your holiday rental’s kitchen. They can book you a table at the finest local restaurants or advise on local day trips and tours — it’s all part of our award-winning service.
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Renewable Energy
Our eco-friendly villas sleep 6 to 14 guests and all have their own sustainably heated and cleaned, private swimming pool. Our sustainable villas, like Granaio Lavandoloso, are entirely solar-powered, while others are partially solar-powered, relying on solar thermal systems or energy-efficient heat pumps to warm their pools.
Podere Brogi is a lovingly restored Tuscan farmhouse in the Chianti hills, which runs entirely on green energy and has a saltwater infinity pool — a more environmentally friendly alternative to chlorine. Vernine, a stone-built farmhouse in the Val d’Orcia, is also implementing renewable energy solutions through the use of geothermal systems, photovoltaic panels and rainwater tanks.
Innovative Air-conditioning
All of our sustainable villas have innovative renewable air-cooling systems, a greener way to keep you cool on a sultry summer evening in Tuscany or Umbria. At Podere Brogi, the suspended ground floor allows air to circulate and windows have thermal and acoustic insulation. Each of our sustainable villas use creative alternatives to help keep cool in the summer and cosy in the winter.
Farm to Villa: Organic Produce
The locally-based owners of our sustainable villas all share ecologically and environmentally conscious values, which is why many of them grow their own produce. Of course, this kind of self-sufficiency and respect for the natural landscape is worth celebrating. From organic vegetable patches, fruit trees and olive groves at Il Soldano, to hillside villas set in their own small natural wine estate, there is plenty of seasonal, home-grown produce for you to taste. Podere Brogi is nestled within a 5-hectare wine estate, growing organic Sangiovese and Merlot grapes, as well as producing extra-virgin olive oil.
At Santa Dieci near Siena, the owners live and breathe sustainability and adopt a lifestyle that is very much attuned to the natural environment. They curate a number of in-house experiences for guests to enjoy, from what it means to make ‘natural’ wine, to cooking classes and tastings focused on the seasonality of ingredients and respect for nature. Their focus on re-use and recycling doesn’t just apply to the outdoors either, old furniture has been upcycled inside, giving the villa’s interior a stylish new lease on life for visitors to enjoy.
