German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
May 27th 2007, 9:03 pm
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German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/2007/may/25/italy
The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
by the giant tour operator TUI and is due to be turned into an
integrated holiday playground for German tourists within the next two
years.
In a move which would no doubt make the Tuscany-loving author EM
Forster turn in his grave, the exquisitely beautiful but rundown
medieval settlement north of Siena, and close to Florence and Pisa is
soon to be renamed Toscana Resort Castelfalfi.
"The Germans have conquered our village!" declared the local paper, Il
Tirreno, following news of the sale.
Complete with four square miles of land, a three-star hotel, 18-hole
golf course, olive groves, vineyards and scores of elegantly crumbling
villas, Castelfalfi is believed to have been bought for �250m (�170m).
Everything from the historic castello that gives the village its name
and perches above it on a rocky peak, to its old ramparts, houses and
gardens, were part of the deal. Only the church was out of bounds, but
the company is obliged to pay for it to be renovated.
The concept involves creating a self-contained "holiday world" within
Castelfalfi's historic walls, including restaurants, boutiques, spas,
an all-inclusive hotel and an enlarged golf course.
Once it has been given a makeover, Castelfalfi is expected to attract
3,200 guests at any one time and will give the first whiff of mass
tourism in a region that attracts holidaymakers precisely because of
its small-scale family-run hotels.
The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
by the giant tour operator TUI and is due to be turned into an
integrated holiday playground for German tourists within the next two
years.
In a move which would no doubt make the Tuscany-loving author EM
Forster turn in his grave, the exquisitely beautiful but rundown
medieval settlement north of Siena, and close to Florence and Pisa is
soon to be renamed Toscana Resort Castelfalfi.
"The Germans have conquered our village!" declared the local paper, Il
Tirreno, following news of the sale.
Complete with four square miles of land, a three-star hotel, 18-hole
golf course, olive groves, vineyards and scores of elegantly crumbling
villas, Castelfalfi is believed to have been bought for �250m (�170m).
Everything from the historic castello that gives the village its name
and perches above it on a rocky peak, to its old ramparts, houses and
gardens, were part of the deal. Only the church was out of bounds, but
the company is obliged to pay for it to be renovated.
The concept involves creating a self-contained "holiday world" within
Castelfalfi's historic walls, including restaurants, boutiques, spas,
an all-inclusive hotel and an enlarged golf course.
Once it has been given a makeover, Castelfalfi is expected to attract
3,200 guests at any one time and will give the first whiff of mass
tourism in a region that attracts holidaymakers precisely because of
its small-scale family-run hotels.
May 28th 2007, 3:44 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On 28 May 2007 02:03:05 -0700, Brad & Janet <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>by the giant tour operator TUI
Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
wrote:
>The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>by the giant tour operator TUI
Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
May 28th 2007, 3:55 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On Mon, 28 May 2007 11:44:00 -0400, Viking <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 28 May 2007 02:03:05 -0700, Brad & Janet <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>>by the giant tour operator TUI
>
>Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
The Ledererland Theme Park
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Martin
>On 28 May 2007 02:03:05 -0700, Brad & Janet <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>>by the giant tour operator TUI
>
>Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
The Ledererland Theme Park
--
Martin
May 28th 2007, 4:09 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:55:05 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>The Ledererland Theme Park
Including our new Heritage Bathroom - we NEVER run out of toilet
paper!
FastFood-o-Rama - our new selections with YOU in mind - try our tasty
McSchitzel and Kentucky Fried Bratwurst!
Keith, Bristol, UK
>The Ledererland Theme Park
Including our new Heritage Bathroom - we NEVER run out of toilet
paper!
FastFood-o-Rama - our new selections with YOU in mind - try our tasty
McSchitzel and Kentucky Fried Bratwurst!
Keith, Bristol, UK
May 28th 2007, 4:23 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:09:25 +0100, Keith Anderson <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:55:05 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>The Ledererland Theme Park
>
>Including our new Heritage Bathroom - we NEVER run out of toilet
>paper!
"Do the coach and horses at Neuschwanstein have restrooms?"
>
>FastFood-o-Rama - our new selections with YOU in mind - try our tasty
>McSchitzel and Kentucky Fried Bratwurst!
and the ever popular Mutti's Nudellen Bolognaische, chopped into little bits so
that you can eat it with a spoon or suck it through a straw.
and free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident Bavarians.
--
Martin
>On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:55:05 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>The Ledererland Theme Park
>
>Including our new Heritage Bathroom - we NEVER run out of toilet
>paper!
"Do the coach and horses at Neuschwanstein have restrooms?"
>
>FastFood-o-Rama - our new selections with YOU in mind - try our tasty
>McSchitzel and Kentucky Fried Bratwurst!
and the ever popular Mutti's Nudellen Bolognaische, chopped into little bits so
that you can eat it with a spoon or suck it through a straw.
and free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident Bavarians.
--
Martin
May 28th 2007, 5:51 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
Martin wrote:
> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
> Bavarians
Great. How can I book it?
Jens
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> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
> Bavarians
Great. How can I book it?
Jens
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May 28th 2007, 5:56 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On 28 May 2007 17:51:34 GMT, Jens Arne Maennig <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
>> Bavarians
>
>Great. How can I book it?
Pssst! you vant der slap en tickel mit "easy and over" Cathy?
(book early to avoid disappointment)
--
Martin
wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
>> Bavarians
>
>Great. How can I book it?
Pssst! you vant der slap en tickel mit "easy and over" Cathy?
(book early to avoid disappointment)
--
Martin
May 28th 2007, 6:24 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
On 28 May 2007 17:51:34 GMT, Jens Arne Maennig
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
>> Bavarians
>
>Great. How can I book it?
*smile* Forgot that you are our resident Bavarian, Jens.
As it happens, I can book the trip for you. Send me 3000 Euros, and
I'll send you the ticket via email.
Alles gute.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> free friendly knee slapping and head butting by our resident
>> Bavarians
>
>Great. How can I book it?
*smile* Forgot that you are our resident Bavarian, Jens.
As it happens, I can book the trip for you. Send me 3000 Euros, and
I'll send you the ticket via email.
Alles gute.
May 29th 2007, 3:08 am
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Re: German travel company buys up entire Tuscan village
Viking schrieb:
> On 28 May 2007 02:03:05 -0700, Brad & Janet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>> by the giant tour operator TUI
>
> Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
Hm, but I suspect that for the deal to be done someone must have been willing
to sell as well...
Lots of Greetings!
Volker
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> On 28 May 2007 02:03:05 -0700, Brad & Janet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> The entire Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi has been snapped up
>> by the giant tour operator TUI
>
> Ach du lieber! Disneyvorld for sure.
Hm, but I suspect that for the deal to be done someone must have been willing
to sell as well...
Lots of Greetings!
Volker
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For email replies, please substitute the obvious.
