Pioneers
of Villa Travel, HomesAway Invites Guests to
Discover Europe's Fantastic Fall Festivals;
Rates Reduced 10 to 30 Percent
Fall
travel is on the rise, and HomesAway offers more
than 60 properties in France, Spain, Italy and
Scotland. Fall rates are reduced 10 to 30 percent,
and many villas are near Europe's most exciting
fall festivals.
Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) August
4, 2006 -- Escape to Europe for the perfect post-Labor
Day getaway. Fall travel is on the rise according
to USA Today, and HomesAway offers more than 60
properties in France, Spain, Italy and Scotland.
Many villas are near Europe's most exciting fall
festivals. Guests may partake in extravagant celebrations
and retreat to luxurious villas just beyond the
edge of the revelry. HomesAway's signature Local
Hosts customize each visit and give guests an
insider's view to festivals and events.
Sweetening the deal, weekly rates in September
and October drop 10 percent from the summer high
season. Select HomesAway villa owners offer further
discounts on their properties, (up to 30 percent)
during the final weeks of the season. Prices start
from US$6,300 for a week's stay.
The following are some of Europe's best festivals
celebrated near HomesAway properties:
Vendange, Fall 2006 - Autumn
in the French countryside means crisp air, the
earthy smell of soil, and purple-stained feet.
Each region celebrates vendange with different
flavor, and Burgundy rejoices with verve and gusto.
Stay in the beautiful, countryside Chateau du
Notre, and ask the Local Hosts for their favorite
winery that allows you to participate in the crush.
www.homesaway.com/burgundy.cfm
Vuelta a España, Aug.
26 - Sept. 17, 2006 -- Spain's version of the
Tour de France, this high-profile cycling race
traverses the Iberian Peninsula and is celebrated
by small towns and cities along the route. HomesAway
villa Santa Cristo is tucked in the hills near
Granada and is a within a few miles of where the
Vuelta will pass this year.
www.homesaway.com/andalusia.cfm
Doric Festival in Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
Sept. 29 - Oct. 15, 2006 - Join northeastern Scots
as they celebrate their language and heritage
in villages across Aberdeenshire. Enjoy workshops
on Ceilidh dancing, sea songs and storytelling,
and concerts by Scottish music masters. North
of Edinburgh, HomesAway's Meikloeur Castle offers
a lavish retreat from the festival, not to mention
your own 18-hole golf course. www.homesaway.com/perthshire.cfm
EuroChocolate Festival in Perugia, Italy,
October 20-29, 2006 - This annual event attracts
300,000 sweet-toothed visitors who devour 50 tons
of decadent chocolate over nine days. The festival
includes chocolate tastings, chocolate sculpture
exhibits, film screenings, nutritionist lectures,
and theme shows and workshops. HomesAway villa
Casa Trastevere is a short drive from Perugia
and features a beautiful pool to lounge beside
after indulging in the festival.
www.homesaway.com/umbria.cfm
Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration in Burgundy,
France, November 16, 2006 - About two
months after the exciting vendange (the wine harvest),
the first wines uncorked in southern Burgundy
are greeted with cheering toasts and dancing in
the streets. This celebration is not to be missed.
Stake out a spot at a good bistro in Lyons or
Dijon with a glass ready for the first barrel
to be opened. HomesAway's Chateau du Notre is
at the heart of the action. www.homesaway.com/burgundy.cfm
The National White Truffle Show of San
Miniato, Italy, November 2006 - The white
truffle is a fungus so rare and exquisite in taste
that there is a black market for the delicacy.
The Tuscan town of San Miniato produces 25 percent
of the world's white truffles, and the November
Tartufo Show brings the hills alive with music,
theatre, craft markets and, of course, truffles
on local restaurants' menus. Nearby Villa Nel
Bosca is a 17th century farmhouse nestled in 3000
acres of wooded hills, olive groves and meadows
perfect for a truffle hunt of your own. www.homesaway.com/tuscany.cfm
HomesAway has been described as one of the top
villa rental companies by Travel + Leisure, The
Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Virtuoso
Life and Traditional Home Magazine, among others.
HomesAway Vice President Maija Palkeinen was named
one of Condé Nast Traveler's Best Villa
Rental Agent.
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Contact: Erin Lentz
Phone: 970-925-8480
Website: www.homesaway.com