READERS RECOMMEND | ITALY
Villa for rent in Tuscan, Italy
"We and two other couples rented a villa near Cortona for 10 days in May. It was glorious: a 400-year-old stone villa, completely modernized and equipped in the heart of Tuscany near Umbria."
Villa Bianca, Loc. Piazzano C.S. 25, Tuoro sul Trasimeno 06069; 011-39-075-825-4040, www.casabiancacortona.com. Weekly only, from $690.
--Marshall Pearlman, Laguna Hills
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