16 Airbnbs in Tuscany for Living Out Your Villa Dreams

Reported by Vogue.

There is a version of yourself that wakes up to cypress trees and terracotta rooftops, drinks espresso on a stone terrace, and has absolutely nowhere to be. She lives in Tuscany — or at least, she rents there. According to Vogue, the best way into that fantasy isn't a hotel; it's a centuries-old villa booked through Airbnb, where the question is never if you can live like this, but simply which property to choose.

What You're Actually Getting

The range is genuinely staggering. Budgets start around $300 a night for a three-bedroom medieval apartment inside Siena's historic city center — terracotta floors, ceiling beams, French doors opening onto a garden terrace included. Scale up to $1,567 a night for Villa Sarah Tenuta Melograni in San Gimignano, where a four-sided infinity pool, outdoor kitchen, and a dramatic dining table overlooking vineyard-covered hills compete for the title of most jaw-dropping detail. In between, there's something for every iteration of the trip: couples wanting privacy in side-by-side 17th-century stone houses in Chianti (from $673); honeymooners after a glass-pavilion tower with an infinity pool just 15 minutes from Siena (from $984); and groups of up to 20 who want a 100-year-old farmhouse complete with a Shiatsu massage bed, mosaic whirlpool, sauna, and a wood-fired pizza oven.

The throughline across nearly every property is the architecture — exposed wood beams, hand-reclaimed terracotta tiles, arched brick doorways — details that no amount of interior design budget can convincingly replicate. These aren't renovated-within-an-inch-of-their-lives holiday lets. They're homes that have been standing for centuries and simply invited you in. The 1700s-era La Balza farmhouse in Chianti comes with a wraparound terrace built for wine tastings. Villa La Fonticina in Rignano sull'Arno has a wood-burning oven and an adjoining stable. The Barn of Montesoli near Siena has a bocce ball court. The details are considered, and they're very, very good.

For those willing to venture beyond the Chianti-Florence-Siena corridor, the rewards get more interesting. The Hilltop Views farmhouse in the lesser-known village of Metato sits close enough to the Versilia coast that your plunge pool has views of the Mediterranean. A newer countryside property in Riparbella — among the first guests would experience it this year — offers sea views so clear that on a good day, you can spot the islands of Elba and Corsica.

Tuscany doesn't need to be sold. It has never needed to be sold. What it needs is for you to stop scrolling and actually book the villa — because the version of yourself who wakes up there is only a few clicks away.

Read the original at Vogue.