Pietrasanta, near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer tonnes of FAQs and give …
Livorno, near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight the city of Livorno. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we …
Viareggio, near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Viareggio, near Woodfarm Tuscany. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we …
The Small, San Colombano. Great restaurant outside Lucca
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight The Small, San Colombano. A great restaurant outside Lucca. It’s also part of our You Ask, …
What’s on the Terrace at Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “What’s on the Terrace at Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of our …
Terme Tettuccio near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Terme Tettuccio. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer tons of …
The river Serchio near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight The river Serchio. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer …
Montecatini Alto & The Funicolare in Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Montecatini Alto & The Funicolare. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where …
Montecatini Terme near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Montecatini Terme near Woodfarm Tuscany. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where …
Lucca: a look inside the City Walls
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Lucca: a look inside the City Walls. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer …
Lucca, our nearby city in Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Lucca, our nearby city. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we …
Tuscany: a little look around Casa Trebbio
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight “Tuscany: a little look around Casa Trebbio”. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer …
Tuscany: Where did we source our furnishings?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the question of “Tuscany: Where did we source our furnishings?”. It’s also part of our You …
Ponte Delle Cantene: a little tourist info
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Ponte Delle Cantene. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer …
Ristorante All’Olivio, Lucca: Diner’s guide
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight Ristorante All’Olivio, Lucca. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer …
Mercatino Dell’usato, Lucca: your tourist guide
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight “Mercatino Dell’usato Lucca”. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer series, where we answer …
Do we have Wifi in Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Do we have Wifi in Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of our …
Ponte a Moriano, near Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight our closest little village with shops and bars, Ponte a Moriano, near Woodfarm Tuscany. It’s also …
The Devil’s Bridge, or Ponte Della Maddalena
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to highlight The Devil’s Bridge, or Ponte Della Maddalena. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer …
Esselunga: the nearest supermarket to Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, and it’s all about “Esselunga: the nearest supermarket to Woodfarm Tuscany”. It’s also part of our You Ask, …
Taking your Dogs abroad: What you need to know
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Taking your Dogs abroad: What you need to know”. It’s also part …
Renovating Woodfarm Tuscany: You Ask, We Answer
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common subject of “Renovating Woodfarm Tuscany”. It’s also part of our You Ask, We Answer …
Do you have plug adaptors at Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Do you have plug adaptors at Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of …
Do you have an iron and ironing board at Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Do you have an iron and ironing board at Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s …
Car hire at Pisa airport for Woodfarm Tuscany
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Car hire at Pisa airport for Woodfarm Tuscany”. It’s also part of …
Do you have tips for airport parking in the UK?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Do you have tips for airport parking in the UK?”. It’s also …
Does the bedroom have storage at Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Does the bedroom have storage at Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of …
Do you have reviews of Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Do you have reviews of Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of our …
What’s included at Woodfarm Tuscany?
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “What’s included at Woodfarm Tuscany?”. It’s also part of our You Ask, …
Lucca overview: a little tourist info
This blog post introduces you to a video that I shot specifically for our place in Tuscany, to answer the common question of “Lucca overview: a little tourist info”. It’s also part of our You …
Woodfarm Tuscany guided tour of the virtual tour
This is a video that I shot, giving you a guided tour of the virtual tour of Casa Trebbio, aka Woodfarm Tuscany. It’s part of our series of ‘You Ask, We Answer’ videos and blogs …
Antica Locanda Di Sesto
Antica Locanda Di Sesto is a superb family-run restaurant just 15 minutes or so from Casa Trebbio. I discovered this wonderful restaurant when I was out there with my old schoolmate and award-winning restaurateur Mark, …
Parking in Lucca
Lucca is my favourite city on the planet. There may be better ones in other opinions, but it’s my favourite out of all those I’ve visited. Parking can be daunting though, so here’s my suggestion …
First review of our Tuscan treasure!
Having spent years getting this place ready, thanks to a pandemic and one or two random challenges, October 2023 finally saw our first Woodfarm guests coming to stay. Wendy and Frank are regulars at Woodfarm …
Full Woodfarm Tuscany gallery
Here’s a ton of photos of Casa Trebbio, aka Woodfarm Tuscany. Most of the furnishings came from Suffolk. We finally got it finished in August 2023, after 4.5 years in the planning, with a pandemic …
Out and about in Tuscany from your holiday cottage
Casa Trebbio is at Via Piazza di Brancoli, 1495, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy We are at the red marker on this map, just 20 minutes North West of Lucca, and 45 minutes from Pisa Airport. …
Your Tuscan Holiday Home
We have a ton of info for you, which we’ve broken down into sections on this page to make it easier to read! Just scroll down and read the bits you want. Any questions, email …
Eating out near our Tuscan Holiday Cottage
This page will grow in time. For now, it’s just a few of my recommendations, but to be honest, there are tons of restaurants as you can imagine. Oh, and there’s a Michelin Starred restaurant …
Your Dog Friendly Holiday Cottage in Tuscany
PLEASE NOTE: We will be adding to, and expanding this page over time. For now, it is just to give you the details you need. Whilst most of our guests in Woodfarm Tuscany will be …
Features of our beautiful Holiday Cottage in Tuscany
We’ve done our very best to make this experience feel like a little slice of Woodfarm Suffolk, with a Tuscan twist. We’ve furnished it with lots of fab things from Suffolk and the UK, but …
Food & Drink shopping in Tuscany
Here’s a little guide that we’ve put together for you to read ahead of your stay, on where to shop for food, drink, and other things! There are of course large towns and cities with …
Holiday Cottage in Tuscany update April 2023
For years I dreamt of owning a little Holiday Cottage in Tuscany and in 2019 that finally came true. And then along came a global pandemic. Three long years after I was there in February …
Woodfarm Holiday Cottage in Tuscany: update Oct 2022
Holiday Cottage in Tuscany? Oh yeah! I’d almost forgotten! Crikey, where to begin really? I get asked so often “What’s happening with Tuscany?” The honest answer is that I have just been too busy to …
Tuscany update May 2022
Starting to think about Woodfarm Tuscany again. It’s been a strange two years. Not sure if it has for you, but I really think this whole pandemic thing has altered our lives a little. Anyhoo, …
Holiday Cottage in Tuscany update Feb 2022
Starting to think about our Holiday Cottage in Tuscany again… As I type this in February 2022, it’s been a strange two years for me. Not sure if it has for you, but I really …
Our Holiday Cottage in Tuscany vs. COVID
A few years ago I had a dream. A dream of a beautiful little hilltop Holiday Cottage in Tuscany. One with the most breathtaking views from a gorgeous terrace, glass in hand, listening to the cicadas …
Our Tuscan Holiday Cottage is coming together
I wrote on here just a few weeks ago with some progress, and to talk about the strange situation we find ourselves in, with that there pesky pandemic, but I just wanted to share some …
Holiday Cottage in Tuscany update
Okay, let’s talk about Italy. Prior to a pesky global pandemic, our Holiday Cottage in Tuscany, aka Woodfarm Tuscany was due to be finished and ready for you to go and stay at the end …
Extraordinary Holiday Cottages in Suffolk (and Tuscany!)
Extraordinary Holiday Cottages. According to the old advert, The Halifax gave us extra. And that’s what we have always aimed for at Woodfarm. I do a lot of thinking whilst running this little business of …
Tuscan Holiday Cottage update – Nov 19
Our Tuscan Holiday Cottage is under way. It looks like a building site but then again, it is! Just thought I’d put an update together as I’m over for meetings and checking on progress. With …
Tuscan Holiday Cottage update!
Our Tuscan Holiday Cottage renovation is now properly underway, and should be ready for you to stay in Spring 2020! Owning a Tuscan Holiday Cottage has been a dream of mine for many years, and …
Dog-Friendly Holiday Cottage in Tuscany
Our Holiday Cottage in Tuscany is Dog-Friendly too! We are delighted to have been awarded the Pets Welcome accreditation by the VisitEngland governing body ‘Quality in Tourism’ which backs up our approach to pet-friendly holidays …
Florence
Florence is a magical city and within easy reach of our holiday cottage in Tuscany. Only an hour and a half from our holiday cottage in Tuscany and surely on your bucket list? Steeped in …
The view from Montecatini Alto and the Funiculare Railway
Sat above Montecatini is Montecatini Alto, which can be reached by car but it’s probably more fun to take the ‘Funiculare railway’. It’s well over a hundred years old but is still fully functional. If …
Montecatini Terme
A town with medieval thermal baths just 3/4 of an hour from our house. It is considered as one of the biggest spa towns in Italy and to be honest, a bit like Pisa with …
The Garfagnana Valley in beautiful Tuscany
Our cottage sits overlooking the Southern end of the Garfagnana Valley and there is some truly breathtaking scenery all along it. This is just a tiny snippet of info as we will add lots …
The Tuscan coast at Montereggiano & Forte Di Marmi
Montereggiano & Forte Di Marmi – Two seaside resorts next to each other, less than an hour from the house. Click here to find out more about Montereggiano & Forte Di Marmi.
Historic Livorno – worth a visit while staying at Casa Trebbio
The historic port City of Livorno is only an hour from our house but as it’s just 20 minutes South of Pisa, you may wish to visit on your first or last day. Alternatively, you …
Pistoia, Italy – visit from our holiday cottage
Pretty Pistoia sits snugly at the foot of the Apennines. An easy day trip from Pisa, Lucca or Florence, it thoroughly deserved its 2017 status as European City of Culture. A town that has grown …
Lovely Lucca
Lucca – the historic centre and cobblestoned streets of this stunning Medieval City are an absolute must and I won’t forgive you if you don’t include it during your stay! Lucca is a real gem, …
Discover Pisa
Pisa. Basically famous for a piece of architecture that went horribly wrong! But it really is well worth a visit. Less than an hour from the house but as you will fly in, then you …
