Villa Conti
Villa Conti stands on a gentle hill above Fauglia, far enough from the busy roads of the region that mornings arrive in silence, and close enough to Pisa that a day among cathedrals, coastline and vineyards never turns into a long journey. The house has been restored with its nineteenth-century proportions intact, so the tall windows, the beams and the exposed brickwork still set the tone of every room.
Guests come for an unhurried kind of stay: breakfast that lasts as long as it needs to, an infinity pool facing open countryside, Italian cooking served on site in the evening, and a village within walking distance where the evening passeggiata still belongs to the people who live there.
An infinity pool open all year
The water faces the valley, with loungers, towels and an open-air bath kept ready whatever the season.
Pisa within half an hour
The monuments, the airport and the coast at Livorno all sit inside an easy drive from the gate.
Free parking inside the grounds
Leave the car under the trees on arrival; no reservation is needed and nothing is charged for it.
Il Sorpasso for dinner
The restaurant on the property cooks Italian food in a modern room, so evenings need no planning.
Looked after, rather than managed
What guests tend to describe after a stay here has less to do with the building than with the people inside it. Staff are friendly without being formal, rooms are clean and comfortable without any fuss being made about it, and help is offered personally rather than from behind a counter with a queue in front of it.
The surroundings do the rest of the work. A peaceful hill, a garden that invites sitting still for an hour, and enough space in the house that a family with children and a couple travelling alone can both feel, for a few days, that the place belongs to them.
Plan a stay at Villa Conti
Tell the villa the dates, how many are travelling and roughly when you expect to arrive, and the rest can be arranged before you reach the gate. Rooms can be reserved online at any hour, and the telephone is the quickest way to ask about families, longer stays or two rooms on the same floor.
Villa Conti, Via Pontita, 8
56043 Fauglia PI, Italy
