Frances Flannery’s Digital Detox Writing Holiday Italy is housed in a neoclassical Italian style villa in the town of Marlia, just three miles from the fabled Lucca, a historically rich Tuscan citadel walled on all sides as if written to life from a fairy tale. Whether you choose to hire a car, or if you prefer to take the area by foot, this writer’s villa is ideally positioned at the base of the Tuscan hills, within easy walking distance of shops, supermarkets, cafes and a Michelin Star Italian restaurant. Enjoy a gelato or a glass of Montepulciano in the evening sun. Catch the bus to Lucca, or take to the hills and find yourself immersed in the breathtaking leafy green Tuscan countryside in minutes.