TEN TANTALIZING TUSCAN TREATS

When you rent a villa in Tuscany there are several treats you can look forward to as a “only la collina del sole salt water pool + jacuzziin Villa rentals in Tuscany experience”  like a RELAXING TREAT picture yourself relaxing in the jacuzzi within the pool at La Collina del Sole the only salt water infinity pool available within the choice of Villas for rent in Tuscany sipping some prossecco looking at the surrounding area and felling the warmth of the sun caress your skin …. There are VISUAL TREATS like the wild flower covered terraces of DSCN1648Lucca Villa Rental in the early part of Summer May June and July is a riot of Poppies, Buttercups, Tassel Hyacinths, Crimson Peas, Black Medic and all manner of wild flowers that abound in the area of Holiday villas in Lucca Some of which have medicinal properties or hidden culinary uses and from this point we move onto … SPOILING TREATS like having a gourmet Italian feast cooked Al Ritrovo del PlatanoFrontagefor you at La Collina del Sole and served on the terrace and cleared up for you while you enjoy the sunset behind the infinity pool…. Then there are FOODIE TREATS like our new found star restaurant Osteria al ritrovo del Platano which we wrote up on our Foodie Treasure Trove  Found blog posted 25 of May the food is wonderful and VERY reasonable  Keeping on the Foodie theme there are also EPICURIAN TREATS  like wine DSCN1658and Olive Oil tasting at il Vecchio Mulino and if you fancy a light meal order the taster menu with the  cheese taster plate and the local cold meats palter or as they say in Italian le piatti di assaggi di formaggio e di salumi.There are YEARLY TREATS like seeing the Chestnut woods that cover the mountainous region of Garfagnana literally carpeted DSCN1656in Chestnut Blossom, the huge profusion of Chestnut trees means that there are many speciality Chestnut Foods many of which can be found in Aia di Piero from Chestnut pasta to chestnut marmalade to chestnut cake and bread. In fact Chestnuts were one of the few edible items that kept the population from starving during the WWII occupation and the years beyond when Italy was poor due to the almost complete destruction of crops, Evening  light on Pool La Collina del Solemanufacture or any other money making venture.  Continuing this reflective mood there are MEDITATIVE TREATS like watching the swallows drink their evening libation and reflecting that God takes care of all His creatures while sitting by the infinity pool at sunset, one of the highlights of the experiences section of the Lucca Villa Rental site Still on a pensive note but a little more active we can enjoy the PEACEFUL HUNTING TREAT like Funghi Hunting in the chestnut woods in late summer early and mid-autumn.   Then we can enjoy the ENERGETIC TREATS like joining in the Vendemmia at La Collina del Sole a once in a lifetime experience unless you live in the area in which case it becomes a LA COLLINA DEL SOLE SideTerraceonce a year experience as described in the Viva La Vendemmia blog posted on October 6th 2012  The feeling of satisfaction when you sit down to a well-earned vendemmia feast has no compare. There is the GO FAST TREAT  like renting a Ducati, Maserati, Ferrari and Lambhorghini driving as described in our La Collina del Sole  it is all about the va va voom post dated  April 6th Or a truly ONCE IN A LIFETIME TREAT like peeping through Heavens window !