07 Nov 2024
Six of us rented Villa Valerie on the outskirts of Cortona. We had planned to use the trains, taxis and drivers when we needed transportation in Tuscany.
Terretrusche Cortona rental agency said that the Villa was very close to Cortona but we’d need a rental car or taxi to access the property.
Much to our disappointment, it was very difficult to get drivers to come down the few kms because the road (trail) was narrow and in poor condition in some places. That’s when I asked a local FB group for names of drivers they’d recommend us calling and one of them was Luca from Tuscany Luxury Tour NCC
We agreed on a price and time for our road trip the next day and he punctually arrived. He was very knowledgeable, funny, spoke good English and best of all, was a great driver. He went above and beyond getting us to the places we wanted to visit. On the way back, when we’d went over the time we’d paid for, he still stopped to let us get some groceries knowing we couldn’t get out of the Villa to shop in Cortona.
Then, if that wasn’t enough, it had rained in Cortona that afternoon and he was worried about driving us down to the Villa on the narrow, rough road. So he called his 80 year old Father to drive their 4x4 Suzuki and meet us at the top of the hill. There he transported us down to the Villa, 3 of us at a time.
So grateful to Luca and his Dad, they were so awesome????????????