About Us


Villa Tramontalba owners


Thanks for taking the time to visit our blog and to find out more about us.

We are Scott and Monika and we welcome you to VILLA TRAMONTALBA, our little piece of heaven in Tuscany.

In December 2022, after a few years of planning and many many years working and saving-up intensively, we moved to Italy to start a new exciting chapter of our lives in our favourite part of the world. 

Like many, we often talked about living in a warmer country, changing the pace of life, moving away from the typical '9 to 5' routine . A place with wonderful weather, food, drink. A place with great travel opportunities left, right and centre. Somewhere rich in culture and with wonderful people all around us. In short, we want to live our best lives. But not just for us - also for our family, our friends and others. Life's too short and we are determined to create the best life possible for us and those around us, and being here in Tuscany is a key part of that.

We believe in living the dream, not just dreaming it. We believe actions speak louder than words and we didn't want to get to retirement age or beyond and still be dreaming of a better life. So we decided to create it now - and that's why we are here.

We hope you enjoy this blog. We want to share our experiences here in Tuscany, and give a flavour of what a stay at Villa Tramontalba can look like. Welcome to Tuscan Heaven 😍

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