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Amazing Family Holiday

"Nanna, it's amazing" the words of our 3 year old granddaughter on first seeing the garden and outside living area of Villa Ariola, and the whole family agree, it is amazing!"

THE Perfect Family Holiday

Everything about our experience from the moment of hitting the book button was first class. The pool is always warm and our kids loved it.

TA DAH!! WE HAVE OUR NHS HERO WINNER OF A HOLIDAY AT VILLA ARIOLA

CONGRATULATIONS to Nicóle she’s won a holiday of a lifetime at Villa Ariola in 2021.Here’s what she said when we told her she’d won…“Wow, I’m still in shock! I’m absolutely over the moon and thrilled to see that we’ve won this amazing once in a lifetime holiday! I’m very touched that my sister Sophie nominated me. We both work in London in the NHS, me as a Mental Health Nurse and Sophie as a Midwi...[More]

Lunigiana

Just driving or walking around Lunigiana you will discover its rich natural beauty and the character of one of the most beautiful parts of Italy, set like a green jewel in a triangle between the glistening sea, the mighty Apennines and the soaring Apuan Alps. Over the age’s people and armies have passed through or settled in Lunigiana, each contributing to its complex defence system. Lunigiana is ...[More]

Visit Bagnone

Bagnone Bagnone is a beautiful old town, it’s a perfect place to sit in a bar watching the world go by. They have a small theatre were the local talent put on productions, they have some restaurants and little shops the architecture is splendid to look at as you wander around the town. Bagnone is also a stop on the Via Francigena –the route from Canterbury to Rome.    Malgrate   Malgrate has a...[More]