Family villas in Tuscany, between pinewood and sea

Children remember Tuscany by its smells: pine resin in the heat, basil on the terrace, salt on the Etruscan Coast. The long sandy beaches south of Livorno shelve gently and are backed by umbrella pines, so a morning in the sea and an afternoon in the shade becomes the natural rhythm of the day. Inland, the medieval villages are small enough to walk without tears.

Every villa below has at least three bedrooms and a pool, a beach or equipment for families. A house in the Marina di Bibbona pinewood has a private path through the dunes to its own reserved beach area; a hilltop farmhouse in the Bolgheri wine country adds a clay tennis court to its 35 hectares; and a 19th century villa in Castiglioncello sits in a walled garden of palm trees, 300 m from the main square.

At a glance

• 214 private villas
• From 3 to 22 bedrooms
• Up to 41 guests in one villa
• 211 with a private pool
• 24 with sea views
• 69 with a cook or staff
• Availability and price on request, reply within one working day