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Green Travel Clinic: Can you recommend a villa in Italy?

Submitted by richard on 15 January, 2007 - 10:09.

We are a party of 10 who would like to spend a week in a green villa in Italy.
Elliot Smith

Answer: Barbialla Nuova (barbiallanuova.it, +39 0571 677004) is a converted 19th-century villa on a 500-hectare organic farm 30 minutes from Florence and Siena. The building was renovated using original local materials, there's no air-conditioning, and you can go searching for white truffles in the woods. Sleeps 8-10 and costs €2,200 for a week. Also, Tenuta La Sorgive (lesorgive.it, +39 0376 854252), an organic farm 10km from Lake Garda, but in the quieter Lombarda area. The heating is provided by a vegetable biomass system and you can buy the farm's organic produce. There are two apartments for four (€516-€845 per week each) and more single and double rooms (€85-€105 per week). Alastair Sawday's guide to Italy (sawdays.co.uk/titles/it) has lots of off-the-beaten track, eco-friendly recommendations. Alternatively, for organic places to stay, search organicholidays.com.

This article was part of a 'Green Travel Clinic' hosted by Richard Hammond for the Guardian.

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