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Villa:		Villa Nobile
Location:		Tuscany, Cortona Area

flying to Europe
This trip was for my 90th birthday celebration!

Villa Nobile
Just so you know, for your official record, there is no such thing as any super-luxurious hotel, which could possibly equal the experience of living in this 17th century castle. You call it a villa, it’s truly more than that.

flowered hills		the velvet hills of Tuscany		rush hour traffic
I saw great many beautiful villas as we drove through the magnificent country roads of Tuscany. We constantly marveled at the green velvet of the fields, sprinkled with poppies and other wild flowers. And villas, and fortresses and castles.

birthday scheming		chatting in the garden		villa grounds
Villa Nobile is a castle. My most unforgettable part of the experience is my walks in the villa park with the trees surely hundreds of years old! And the old olive grove, and the vineyard. Oh, I know that the glorious pool area is an add-on which the nobleman in the 1600’s didn’t experience. But, judiciously, the owner has changed as little as possible in this present-day heaven.

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

	toasting by the kitchen fire		cin cin at the villa
If I’m forced to chose one “favorite room”? For me it would be the great big downstairs kitchen with the massive fireplace, in which we lit great big roaring fires on three of the evenings we were residents. And remember this was in late May, when the days were hot. I’m amused potential renters are concerned because there is no air conditioning system. Those old walls are so thick it always took until late morning to be comfortable enough.

dinner at the villa		Stefano cooking		eating Stefano’s cooking
The only mistake I made was not engaging our so wonderful chef for the entire two weeks, before start of the rental. I wanted to test him first. Shame on me… by the time we were eager to have him continue cooking for us, his days were all taken. Clearly you wouldn’t want to eat “at home” every night because some of the places within easy driving distance are charming, delicious and a few even unforgettable. But no restaurant meal surpasses the chef’s creations. Plus it was fun to hear him singing in the afternoon while he was assembling our dinner… and he was a joy to have around, a very special experience.

	birthday offerings from Lucy and Carla		birthday guests
Plus our two maids! Since we could speak little Italian and they could speak no English, we solved our problem after just a day or two by kissing one another hello and goodbye. On my birthday they brought me a great big bouquet of flowers (the owner also brought a very elegant bouquet). And on our last day one of them brought us a big basket filled with home grown strawberries from her garden.

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration

90th Birthday Celebration


90th birthday flower crown, birthday bakery, birthday candles, birthday celebrants, birthday gifting.



For all of us Lucignano is now our “home town”. We fell in love with it forevermore.

birthday scheming		Backyard breakfast		Shabbat afternoon
I’ll never forget our family breakfasts under the pergola or in the back garden.

	villa entry		villa tree lined driveway
And never never will I get over that first impression of the long driveway from the gate to the residence… it was like a fairytale movie-set. Unreal and unforgettable.

villa wood shed & our rental car		villa roses		shoving in the last bag
But nothing I write about the villa tells future renters of the additional guardian angel you become, Emanuela, in connection with any and every related detail. You are a dear friend-forever.

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