Welcome to Italian Encounters

Testimonials

  • “I can unreservedly recommend Italian Encounters to everybody. It was very reassuring to book through the internet with a Company that is superbly organised and yet has a human face.”

    RB ~ Sussex

  • “You have some stunning properties. I like the fact that there are a relatively small number which makes the selection less daunting and a really pleasurable experience.”

    DL ~ London

  • “The Niccone valley on the Tuscany/Umbria borders is one of the most enchanting parts of Italy I have ever visited.”

    JD ~ Bath

  • “It was a pleasure to deal with Italian Encounters, the villa and environs first rate, and the support whilst we were there excellent. I look forward to using you again.”

    DT Herts

  • “The courteous and efficient standard of service which we received from Italian Encounters made all the preparations for our Italian holiday a delight.”

    BC ~ San Francisco

  • “I can unreservedly recommend Italian Encounters to everybody. It was very reassuring to book through the internet with a Company that is superbly organised and yet has a human face.”

    RB ~ Sussex

  • “You have some stunning properties. I like the fact that there are a relatively small number which makes the selection less daunting and a really pleasurable experience.”

    DL ~ London

Italian Encounters™ provides a small choice selection of very special places to stay in Tuscany and Umbria.

We created Italian Encounters after restoring our own home in Tuscany during the early 1990s and continue to personally manage our family business which specialises in this magical part of Italy. We have quite intentionally restricted the overall numbers of the properties that are available so we can maintain a personal and individual service to both our guests and to our property owners.

 

Our Properties

Most of our properties are located close to the Upper Tiber Valley near the Tuscany Umbria border, just north of Lago Trasimeno. Many are in or around the renowned Niccone valley, centred on Mercatale di Cortona, and a few are a bit further south near the celebrated town of Todi. Our properties include castles, cottages, villas, towers, farmhouses and water mills and provide a range of accommodation from romantic hideaways for two people to palatial palazzos for families. They are all located in stunning rural settings and they all have something special.

Please click onto the image of The Tower to go to the Properties page which shows a photo and brief description of each individual property. Extensive descriptions of each individual property can be found by clicking onto the appropriate photo.

If you need to select the most appropriate property primarily by the numbers of people it can accommodate please go straight to the Summary by clicking here

 

The Local Area

All our properties are close to the historical gems of both Tuscany & Umbria.  You really are at the heart of cultural Italy here and will be spoilt for choice when it comes to places to explore.  Arezzo, Assisi, Citta di Castello, Cortona, Gubbio, Montepulciano, Montefalco, Orvieto, Perugia, Pienza, Sansepolcro, Siena, Spello, Spoleto, and Todi, to name just a few of the local sights, are all a short drive away.  Firenze and Roma are also easily accessible as well.

The area contains a profusion of architectural and artistic places of interest, art galleries, museums, musical festivals, restaurants, sporting facilities and stunning panoramas & views ~ more than enough to satisfy every possible aspiration.  Above all else life meanders at a gentle, indulgent and leisurely pace here and it really is a very special place to stay at any time of the year.  Click onto this photo of the Basilica di San Francesco for guidance to some of the sights not to be missed in the local area.

 

Map

Click onto the image of this Map to see the area in central Italy where our properties are located.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

Click onto the photo for answers to some of those Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  This page provides lots of really useful general details about our properties, aspects about self catering in Italy, options for transport to & travel around Italy (including the nearest airports to our properties) and interesting snippets of information

 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

Click onto the photo for our contact details and the enquiry form.  Please use the enquiry form to make a reservation for a property or to make any general enquiry about availability and prices.