Press Page: Doorways in the
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For media requests, please contact Susan Russo at susanr@doorwaysltd.com or 631-741-7410
"Essential Italy" by Carol Stigger, Ventana: Fine Living in Ventura County, February, 2010
"A Taste of Tuscany" by Liz Brown, Travel Age West, January 25, 2010
"The Villa Solution" by Lini S. Kadaba, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 3, 2009
"Under the Tuscany (Honey)Moon: An intimate destination wedding in Tuscany, Italy" by Melissa Adams, www.herecomestheguide.com, January 2, 2009
"A
taste of Tuscany" by Tony Vellela, Correspondent of The Christian Science
Monitor, July 9, 2008
"Tuscany
and tots" by Dorthy Brown, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 15, 2008
"Destination:
Villa Buonvisi" by Jeannine Guilyard, Pyramid Arts & Literature Magazine,
May 2008
"My
little slice of Italy" by Tracy E. Hopkins, amNew York Newspaper, May
2008
"Families
avoid the crowds in northwest Tuscany" by Carol Stigger, Daily Herald,
December 2007.
"Discovering
the Italy that Group Tours Ignore" by Ralph Collier, Main Line Times
Newspaper, July 11, 2007.
"The
Dream of Tuscany: Every Woman (and Man's) Notion of a Romantic Holiday"
by Bill and Anita Finley, Boomer Times, July 2007.
"It
takes a Villa...An Authentic Tuscan Experience" by Barbara Barton Sloane,
Westchester Times Newspaper, June 14, 2007.
"Villa
Buonvisi, Italian Estate of Mind" by , Jerry Nemanic, Jetsetters Magazine
European Editor, June 10, 2007.
"Be
a Local in a Foreign Country. Rent a Private Home from Villa Vacations."
by Mary Anne Sales, Celeb Staff Magazine, February 2008.
"Get
it Done: Time for a change? Here are 25 ways to make it happen." (Listed
as #6 Plan a Dream Vacation) by Tara Behan, Main Line Today Magazine, January
2007.
"Families
avoid the crowds in northwest Tuscany" by Carol Stigger, Daily Herald,
December 2007.
"A
Taste of Italy" by Joseph Dumas, Black Enterprise Magazine, August 2007.
"Discovering
the Italy that Group Tours Ignore" by Ralph Collier, Main Line Times
Newspaper, July 11, 2007.
"The
Dream of Tuscany: Every Woman (and Man's) Notion of a Romantic Holiday"
by Bill and Anita Finley, Boomer Times, July 2007.
"It
takes a Villa...An Authentic Tuscan Experience" by Barbara Barton Sloane,
Westchester Times Newspaper, June 14, 2007.
"Villa
Buonvisi, Italian Estate of Mind" by , Jerry Nemanic, Jetsetters Magazine
European Editor, June 10, 2007.
"Living
amid the art and evocative landscapes of Tuscany" by Ralph Collier, Main
Line Times Newspaper, May 29, 2007.
"Travel
Q&A: Renting villas in Italy" by Cheryl Blackerby, Palm
Beach Post Travel Editor, July 16, 2006.
Spain
for Dummies by Neil E. Schlecht, 3rd Book Edition , mentioned as a tip in Chapter
7, page 83 "Booking
your Accomodations."
"Saying
'I Do' to a destination Wedding" by Ruth Weisberg, Main Line Today Magazine,
July 2005 - The Best of the Main Line and Western Suburbs.
"Hunt
the Web for European travel bargains" by Kerry McGinley, The Colorodo
Gazette , March 27, 2005.
Listen
to the interview of Kit Burns, President of Doorways on Ski
Radio Network, US Airways.
"Rent
a vila in Italy " by The Oregonian Newspaper, January 9, 2004.
"Planning
Sweet Retreats Abroad" by Sean Kiplinger Magazine, May, 2004.
Culinary
Calendar, The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) Wednesday, December 3, 2003.
"Cooking
up a Classy Vacation", Hernando Today, (Tampa) Wednesday February 23, 2004.
"See
Italy more like a Native than a Tourist" - by Carrie Alexander, Orlando
Sentinel (Florida), Sunday, October 5, 2003. Same article appeared in the Charleston
Post and Carrier on November 23, 2003.
"Rent
an old villa under the Tuscan Sun." - by Cheryl Blackerby, Palm Beach Post
Travel Editor Sunday, November 16, 2003.
"A Villa
Vacation in Tuscany" - by European Staff Writer, JAX FAX: Travel Marketing
Magazine, November 2003.
"Tuscan
sun villas still await you" - by Andrea Hanis, Chicago-Sun Times, Sunday,
September 28, 2003.
"Tuscany
Homes now await you." by Travel Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday Final
Edition, September 28, 2003.
"Doorways
Number One" Rental Company Review - by Countryside Vacations Newsletter,
Summer 2003
"Villa
visits for lovers of Italy" by Donald Groff, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday,
March 23, 2003.
"Cottage
Ferver in Tuscany"- By Pamela Gerhardt, The Washington Post, March 10,
2002
"Tourist
destinations offer cooking classes"- By Susan R. Pollack, The Detroit News,
February 7, 2002
AWARDS:

Villa Buonvisi was the venue for "Opera, Film and Beyond" hosted by the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and Kit Burns, Doorways President,
in May, 2009.
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Client
Comments
"The villa
is beautiful and well-appointed. The best part of it, however, is the host, who
is exceptionally helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. She made the difference
between a good vacation and an outstanding, unforgettable vacation.”
— L.P., (Stayed on the Buonvisi Estate in Tuscany, Italy, 2.5 miles from near Lucca.)
 Cooking
is fun in the kitchen of Villa Buonvisi, Lucca, Italy
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The
Olive Harvest in Tuscany, Get
away for a week under the Tuscan Sun, Healthy
Indulgence in Tuscany
Market to Market in Provence
Seniors
can see Tuscany or Provence at their own pace in a villa
The
Sabine Hills- Enjoy Roman cuisine, culture and history from the nearby countryside
Villa
rental rates fall in France and Italy for 2002 summer season
Visit
Italy and learn to Cook the Healthy Mediterranean way
What's
Cooking in Tuscany
Doorways
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