Meet the Villa Pia Family: Luciano In our delightful new series on the blog, we introduce you to the ‘Villa Pia family’ — the amazing team that helps make your holiday in Italy so special. We asked the staff questions about work and what they do in their spare time. We hope you, our readers, […]
Villa Pia’s Blood Orange Polenta Cake Recipe There are few joys as elegant as entertaining guests with a lovingly prepared meal followed by a thoughtful desert. At Villa Pia, we strive to create meals that will not only nourish our guests, but also inspire them to recreate our recipes when they entertain in their own […]
House of Peroni on Brick Lane Guest author Uju Asika blogs at Babes about Town where she shares the coolest activities for families in London and beyond. Here she shares a hot tip for having an Italian experience in the Big Smoke. If you’re a Londoner dreaming of an escape to Italy this summer, […]
Pesto alla Genovese: Easy Family Recipe Pesto alla Genovese is one of the simplest accompaniments to pasta and it’s rare to find a child who doesn’t love it. A jar of store-bought pesto can be a lifesaver when you’ve run out of supper ideas; but it’s just as easy, more affordable and infinitely more delicious […]
Easy Recipe for Tiramisu When people rhapsodise about Italian desserts, it doesn’t take long before tiramisu takes over the conversation! Funnily enough, tiramisu is a fairly recent addition to the Italian sweets menu and nobody can agree on who came up with the delicious concoction. However its origins are traced to the northern Italian town […]
Discover Italy: A Sweet Taste of Genoa We often find when our guests arrive at Villa Pia they fall head over heels in love with our picturesque Umbrian farmhouse, and never want to leave! But, of course, there is an entire country of sights and experiences to be discovered beyond our backdrop of rolling Tuscan hills. […]
Enjoy our Easy Italian Recipe for Panna Cotta, the popular dessert!
At Villa Pia we have a selection of activities that you can sign up for, on top of the all-inclusive access to our swimming pools, tennis courts and music room which is available to our guests. You can have a massage, take a yoga class or enrol on one of our most popular classes – cookery! Every week we run classes for both adults and children, where our guests learn a variety of traditional techniques and dishes, whatever their age.
