Metamorphasis in action
One of the evolutions that the Tuscan region has gone through is the rebirth of historic derelict farmsteads into deluxe short or long stay flats. These edifices, some little more than than a windproof shell used to store animals or grain, have been changed into some of the most unique and envied after bases from which to base a break in the region of Tuscany. The changes in the countryside occurred for two reasons: first due that local farms were unable to meet the demands for produce from an ever expanding population, and second, that the farmers were incapable to compete on price with the larger and more centralized distribution companies (a similar change took place in the UK with the rise of Supermarkets in the early 1990s, the only difference being unfortunately that English farmers did not have the same guarantee of sunshine like the Italian’s did, on which to build a future). As the huge processing plants took over food distribution, the Tuscan farmers were left pondering on how to make it to the end of the week, and Tuscany Villas was born.