What an amazing property, Villa Tregia, with such a gracious host and owner, Claudio! Villa Tregia reflects and preserves the charm, history and love of an Italian family that is eager to share the beauty of their home for a memorable vacation.

First, Tellaro is a perfect, serene, and non-touristy part of Italy where there are no tour groups, noise, and the hustle and bustle as many parts of the Cinque Terre area. The village, just a few minutes away, is also very small and will not take long to explore as you can stroll up the hill to the church where you can find the main square in the village, a cafe and terrace.

Three couples from Pawleys Island, South Carolina, USA had such a wonderful time sharing the property. Please know that the internet pictures you see on HomeAway do not reflect the unbelievable and majestic views from all rooms and areas of the property. There are sitting areas all over the gardens and villa that take advantage of the beauty of a very attractive seafront area on a small rocky peninsula of Italy. The villa itself is absolutely beautiful, spacious, clean, and well-decorated to reflect the real gem of being in The Gulf of Poets area.

Claudio is a true Italian gentleman that is eager to make your stay a memorable experience even before you arrive, and is available for you throughout your visit in Tellaro. Claudio even graciously arranged local chefs to prepare an Italian meal that reflected the foods of the area. Not only was the food awesome, but the experience was a memorable one with chefs that interacted with us during the entire evening.

Our group enjoyed walking to a local restaurants in Tellaro, The Osteria le Caletta, where you will find many of the locals interacting and indeed reflects the epicurean culture of the region. We enjoyed exploring the local town of Lerici, Portovenere, and the five villages that make up Cinque Terre coast.

Unfortunately, our only regret in our stay was we only arranged 4 days and really wished we had been there for a week. Our group is already making plans for a return trip in the future. If you want upmarket boutiques and shops - you won't find them here! That is the charm of Tellaro compared with many of the places along this section of coast in Italy.

We are just delighted we found this unique gem and secret on our visit to this part of Italy. Tellaro and Villa Tregia are noteworthy for any one thinking about visiting this part of Italy's coastline! We will return!!