Villa BohemeItaly, Tuscany

This immaculate hilltop Tuscan estate includes 150 hectares of beautiful woodland and olive groves, which produce some of Tuscany's finest extra virgin olive oil. The Opera Maestro Giacomo Puccini had his house built on the estate and it was here that he finished composing Tosca and wrote La Fanciulla del West. The 360 views from Villa Boheme are breathtaking and reach south as far as Lake Massaciuccoli, also known as Lake Puccini. You can gaze northwards over the hills of Lucca to the Apuan Alps.

The original buildings at Villa Boheme date back to the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The restorations used original materials which have created an oasis of timeless beauty and peace that sleeps up to 38 people in various superb homes on the hamlet. The houses are grouped into two areas; the first area is called Tosca and includes the Villa and the Foresteria, two landscaped gardens and a swimming pool. The second area is called Butterfly and has three homes with air conditioning Tower House, Mafalda House and the Arches.