Tuscany a la Deutsch
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The holiday company TUI has paid 250 million euro to purchase the crumbling medieval Tuscan village of Tenuta de Castelfalfi. TUI plan to transform the village to offer “an authentic rural experience” for German tourists. Temporary residents of the village will enjoy a spa, golf courses and an all inclusive resort serving locally produced wine and food in the company of another 3,200 Germans.
Tuscan landscape by sergie melki
I think it’s a fallacy, if you want to enjoy Italy then there is absolutely no point in staying in what amounts to a purpose built resort even if it used to be a “real” place. alongside compatriots. What are your thoughts on this?
[tags]Tuscany, authentic travel, TUI, resort holidays, resort vacations[/tags]
May 31st, 2007 at 5:56 pm
At least they get local food!
May 31st, 2007 at 8:29 pm
¥es that may be the one “authentic” part of the holiday.
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Ciao
This is so sad. I have visited Castelfalfi at least six times. It actually was my happy place in the world where I allways dream of returning when the snow is blowing in Sweden. I even have a meter high large photo showing hole number 5 in my living room. It is the most deligtful golf course that really gives you a challenge and has been a gem with very few people using it and now TUI plan to make it into a german disneyland for over 3000 simultaneous visitors?
I am really really sorry to hear this. Keep the multinationals out of the Toscana tourism industry. Develop the agriturismo and stay with the small businesses.
If german old people are daft enough not to be able to go around by themselves or travel in small gropus and enjoy Tuscany as it is, then stay at home. You could build a plastic castle in Köln and import some vine and make a Las Vegas like experience of it.
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Thanks for your comment Patrik. Yes going to a resort like that rather defeats the purpose of visiting Tuscany.