Tuscany · Summer 2027
Summer Holiday Villas in Tuscany, 2027
Twelve houses in five regions, from the Chianti hills to the Maremma coast: where the heat is kinder in July and August, what is on this summer, and what to check before you book the week.
A summer villa in Tuscany is two different holidays, depending on where the house stands. On the hills and by the sea, July is a long lunch in the shade and a cool evening on the terrace; on the valley floor, it is an afternoon indoors waiting for the heat to break.
The difference is altitude and air. Castellina in Chianti sits at almost 580 metres, Montalcino and Montepulciano above 550, and the Maremma coast has the sea breeze; Florence and the valley floors are the hottest places in the region in July and August. That is why this guide to summer holiday villas in Tuscany is arranged by region rather than by villa: choose the landscape and the kind of summer you want first, then the house. For every area and every house, see our Tuscany villa rentals .
Every house below has been walked by our specialists and is listed for summer 2027. What each one includes — housekeeping, a cook, a butler, breakfast — differs from house to house, and it is set out in writing before you commit.
The part that decides the week
Three Tuscan summers: June, July and August
Tuscany is warm from June to September, but the three summer months are not the same holiday. The heat, the crowds and the calendar change by the fortnight, and the same house can feel entirely different in June and in August.
Summer 2027
The same region, three different months
June
The sweet spot. Long days, green-gold fields, sunflowers from late June and a sea warming by the week, with the widest choice of houses and the gentlest heat.
July and August
High summer. Hot afternoons inland, the festival calendar in full swing, Ferragosto on 15 August, and Saturday-to-Saturday weeks carrying each house’s longest minimum stay.
From late August
The harvest begins, the nights cool, the sea is still warm from August and the terraces empty of the summer crowd. The quiet way to take a Tuscan summer.
Three dates shape summer 2027. The Palio di Siena runs on 2 July and 16 August, as it does every year; the Puccini Festival opens its 73rd season at Torre del Lago on 9 July and runs to 28 August; and Andrea Bocelli returns to the Teatro del Silenzio at Lajatico on 22 and 24 July. The weeks around each of them go first in the houses nearby.
For the month-by-month picture beyond the summer, see the best time to visit Tuscany and when summer really starts in Italy .
Cooler in July and August
- Chianti Classico — Castellina and Radda above 500 metres, with a breeze in the evening
- Montalcino and Montepulciano — hill towns above 550 metres, looking over the Val d’Orcia
- The Maremma coast — the sea breeze, and the water minutes away
Hottest in July and August
- Florence and the Arno valley — the hottest place in the region by mid-afternoon
- The valley floors — the Val di Chiana and the plains below the hill towns
- Any terrace without shade — at three in the afternoon, the pergola matters more than the view
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Chianti Classico — the hills between Florence and Siena
Chianti is the Tuscan summer most people picture: vines on every slope, stone villages, long tables under a pergola, and a glass of the estate’s own wine as the light goes. Castellina and Radda sit above 500 metres, so the evenings are cooler than in Florence, which is under an hour away when you want it. The wine estates open for tastings through the summer, and our guide to the best wineries to visit in Chianti lists the ones worth booking.
Castellina in Chianti
Villa AmaricaA restored stone villa on a three-acre estate of olive groves, six minutes from the village of Castellina in Chianti. A stone pool below a furnished terrace, an outdoor stone kitchen with a barbecue for cooking for a crowd, and Siena and Florence each under fifty minutes away.
7 bedrooms · up to 14 guests · stone pool
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
Villa TrionfanteReached by half a mile of unmade road through the woods, which is the point: silence, privacy and a pool set in lawns a little apart from the house. Florence is thirty minutes away, and the Chianti Classico villages are all within a short drive.
7 bedrooms · up to 14 guests · woodland privacy
Chianti in summer is also a table. The restaurants worth the drive, starred and otherwise, are in our shortlist of Michelin-star restaurants in Tuscany ; the villages themselves are compared in the best towns to stay in Tuscany ; and every house in the region is in our collection of Chianti villas .
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The Florence hills — the city within reach
For the family that wants the Uffizi in the morning and the pool in the afternoon. Florence in July and August is hot and full by eleven, so the rhythm that works is simple: into the city early, lunch back at the house, and down again for the evening when the stone has cooled. A villa on the hills above gives you both the city and a cooler night, which is why the houses near Florence are among the first to go for summer. The full selection is in our villas near Florence , and the city’s own calendar is in the best time to visit Florence .
San Casciano in Val di Pesa
Villa MatteoTen suites for up to twenty-two guests, with Brunelleschi’s dome in view from the top terrace. An indoor heated pool, sauna and steam bath, a sculpture garden and a helipad; daily housekeeping, a breakfast buffet and a villa manager six days a week are part of the stay.
10 suites · up to 22 guests · Duomo views
Just outside Florence
Villa I BusiniA Renaissance villa on forty hectares of forest, olive groves and vines, with formal gardens, a limonaia, a chapel and an infinity pool built by hand from Tuscan stone. A daily butler, housekeeping, Tuscan breakfasts and a cook and server for one meal a day are part of the stay.
7 suites · up to 14 guests · fully staffed
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Val d’Orcia and the south — Brunello country
South of Siena the landscape opens into the one on the postcards: cypress avenues, bare ridges of wheat and the hill towns of Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano, the whole valley a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Summer here is golden rather than green — the wheat is cut in early summer and the sunflowers bloom from late June — and the evenings are long and cool in towns that sit above 550 metres. It is Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano country, and our guide to local and cultural experiences in Tuscany has the cellars, cooking classes and truffle days.
Montalcino
Montalcino PalazzoFour bedrooms a seven-minute walk from Montalcino, in two hectares of its own vines with the Val d’Orcia below. Housekeeping six days a week, air conditioning and a grocery service are included, and a cook can be arranged for dinners at home.
4 bedrooms · up to 8 guests · walk into town
Montepulciano
Villa TeresaA seventeenth-century villa three kilometres from Montepulciano’s walls, with a twenty-five-metre pool looking across the Val di Chiana, a hammam and a running track through the vineyards. It borders the gardens of Parco Villa Trecci, and a private chef can be arranged for every day of the stay.
6 bedrooms · up to 12 guests · 25-metre pool
Southern Tuscany
Villa EleganzaA sixteenth-century convent restored as a seven-suite estate on sixty-five hectares of olive groves, gardens and open country, in southern Tuscany between Florence and Rome, about seventy kilometres from Siena. Space, silence and a twelve-metre pool.
7 suites · up to 15 guests · 65 hectares
Cinigiano · Maremma hills
Villa Monte MarioA hilltop villa shaped by a hotelier and an architect, with a fourteen-metre infinity pool, daily maid service and breakfast preparation included. It can be taken with four to seven bedrooms, for stays of five nights or more, arriving on the day that suits you rather than the usual Saturday.
4 to 7 bedrooms · up to 16 guests · flexible arrival
The houses around Montepulciano are gathered in our Montepulciano villas , and if you are deciding between this valley and Chianti, Chianti or the Val d’Orcia sets the two side by side.
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Lucca, Montecatini and the Valdelsa — the west
West of Florence the country is greener and the sea is closer. Lucca keeps its Renaissance walls intact, Montecatini its thermal springs, and the beach clubs of Forte dei Marmi are within the hour; on summer evenings the Puccini Festival plays on the shore of the lake at Torre del Lago. Further south lie the Valdelsa hills around San Gimignano, Volterra and Montaione, and Lajatico, home of the Teatro del Silenzio. See our villas around Lucca and in the Pisan hills .
Montecatini Terme · near Lucca
Villa GiustiA renovated villa in wide private grounds on the edge of the Lucca hills, with a ten-by-thirteen-metre pool, two hot tubs, a vegetable garden and flat lawns made for children. The Grotta Giusti thermal cave and Montecatini’s spas are minutes away, and morning housekeeping is included six days a week.
6 bedrooms · up to 12 guests · two hot tubs
Montaione · Valdelsa
Villa AnninaA hilltop villa with a pool, a park, a vegetable garden and its own fishing lake, a gym and a wine cellar, in the hills between San Gimignano and Volterra. Golf is nearby, and it is the closest house on this page to Lajatico for the Teatro del Silenzio in July.
6 bedrooms · up to 12 guests · private lake
Travelling with children? Our guide to Tuscany with kids has the family days out, and for sixteen guests or more, see the large villas in Tuscany for family and friends reunions .
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The Maremma — Tuscany with the sea
The south-west corner of Tuscany is the region’s least known and, in summer, often its most comfortable: pine woods running down to the water, the Uccellina hills, the harbours of Monte Argentario and the Morellino vineyards behind. When the brief includes the sea as well as the countryside, this is where the villa goes — beach in the morning, a wine estate in the afternoon, and the breeze doing the work of the air conditioning at night.
Sea-front · south of Grosseto
Via del MareAn eighteenth-century villa on four hectares of wild olive, palm and woodland directly above the sea, with a panoramic pool and a bar beside it, and a path down to a small public pebble beach below. Fully staffed: daily housekeeping, and a cook with table service for lunch and dinner.
10 bedrooms · up to 22 guests · fully staffed
Magliano in Toscana
La TenutaA former convent, restored with the old techniques, beside a working farm that makes some sixty thousand bottles of wine and ten thousand litres of olive oil a year. The beaches are twenty-five kilometres away; maid service and a sauna are included, and a cook is available on request.
7 bedrooms · up to 16 guests · wine estate
Every house on the coast and inland is in our collection of luxury Tuscany villa rentals , and if the sea matters more than the hills, Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast or Lake Como weighs the three Italian summers against each other.
Practical
Booking a summer villa in Tuscany: what to check
- Decide by the end of the year for July and August. Most houses let the high summer by the week, usually Saturday to Saturday with a seven-night minimum, and the best of them are settled the winter before. The market is moving the same way: across the Virtuoso network, sales for trips one and two years ahead are running 50% up on last year ( Spear’s , August 2026). New houses for next summer are in our new Italian villas for summer 2027 .
- Ask about air conditioning room by room. Thick stone walls keep old houses cool, but not every Tuscan villa has air conditioning in every bedroom. Each listing says what it has, and your quote confirms it.
- Look at the pool and the shade, not only the view. A pool in full sun at four in the afternoon is a different holiday from one framed by olive trees and a pergola. Our spotlight on a Chianti villa with a private pool shows what to look for.
- Know what staffed means for each house. Some include housekeeping only; others a butler, breakfast, or a cook for lunch and dinner. Food and wine are usually charged at cost. What a fully staffed villa in Tuscany includes sets out the difference, and a fully staffed Tuscan estate in August shows how the day runs.
- Plan the arrival before the flight. There is currently no nonstop from the United States to Florence or Pisa. The usual route is into Rome or Milan and then the high-speed train to Florence, about an hour and a half from Rome, or a private transfer to the gate; the alternative is a connection through Europe to Florence or Pisa. The transfer is arranged with the villa.
- Still choosing the region? Where to stay in Tuscany compares Chianti, the Val d’Orcia and the coast in more depth.
Questions we are asked
When is the best time for a summer villa holiday in Tuscany?
June and the first half of September, for long days without the peak heat and the widest choice of houses. July and August are the warmest and busiest months, and the months of the Palio, the Puccini Festival and the Teatro del Silenzio; they suit a house on the hills or by the sea.
Which part of Tuscany is coolest in summer?
The hills and the coast. Castellina and Radda in Chianti sit above 500 metres, Montalcino and Montepulciano above 550, and the Maremma coast has the sea breeze. Florence and the valley floors are the hottest places in the region in July and August.
Do villas in Tuscany have air conditioning?
Many do, but not always in every room. Thick stone walls keep historic houses cool, and some have air conditioning in the bedrooms only. Each listing states what the house has, and we confirm it room by room before you book.
How far ahead should I book a villa in Tuscany for July or August 2027?
Now, or by the end of the year. Most houses let July and August by the week, Saturday to Saturday with a seven-night minimum, and the best of them are decided the winter before. By spring, the choice is what is left.
Can we have a private chef at the villa?
Yes. Some houses include a cook in the stay: Via del Mare serves lunch and dinner, and Villa I Busini has a cook and server for one meal a day. At most others a private chef can be arranged for the meals you choose. Food and wine are usually charged at cost.
What is on in Tuscany in summer 2027?
The Palio di Siena on 2 July and 16 August; the 73rd Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago from 9 July to 28 August; and Andrea Bocelli at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico on 22 and 24 July. Ferragosto, on 15 August, is Italy’s own summer holiday, when the coast is at its busiest.
Is Tuscany good for a family summer holiday?
Very. Choose a house with flat lawns, a pool you can see from the terrace and room to give each generation its own space, and keep the sightseeing to the mornings. Villa Giusti and Villa Annina are built for it, and our guide to Tuscany with kids has the days out.
Tell us the week and the Tuscany you have in mind
Send your dates, the size of the group and whether the summer you want is vineyards, a hill town on foot or the sea. A Tuscany specialist comes back within twenty-four hours with the houses open for those dates, the staffing set out per house and the whole week in writing before you decide anything.
