Cortona Italy

Hotels in Cortona, Italy

Vacation accommodations in and around Cortona, Italy are basically of two kinds, hotels and alberghi (essentially the same thing) plus B&B rooms in town, on the one hand, and agriturismi, country apartments and villas, on the other.

For hotel reservations, you can almost always get a good price, sometimes much better than walking up to the door, by reserving on-line through a large scale booking agency.

Agriturismi in Tuscany, Italy

An agriturismo is a farmstay or farmhouse holiday and strictly speaking the accommodation should be on a working farm, usually, this being Tuscany, a vineyard and/or olive oil producer. However, many beautiful country accommodations informally calling themselves agriturismi are actually former farms but they are usually entirely rural in character. An agriturismo holiday gives you the chance to rediscover the pace and the products of the countryside, as well as often being significantly cheaper than an equivalent hotel. Farm stay vacations are particularly good for families, thanks to the relaxing and restful settings, and the open spaces for children to run around in. In addition, country vacations in Tuscany provide an opportunity to see agriculture in action first hand, providing both in children as well as in many adults an awareness of the origins of food and an understanding of the laws of nature. For this reason a farm holiday has an important educational value.