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Article: Are there still bargains under the Tuscan sun? (1) buying abroad (2) What will the new movie of Frances Mayes' best seller mean for Brits seeking a Tuscany home?
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 28, 2004
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Byline: LEE MARSHALL
How important is the Mayes effect in Tuscany? Has it run its course?
First published in 1996 , Frances Mayes' bestseller, Under The Tuscan Sun, the story of her love affair with Tuscany and the farmhouse she bought and restored near the historic hill town of Cortona, led to a significant surge in demand for rural properties in Tuscany, and around Cortona, in particular.
Italian property expert Linda Travella, of Casa Travella (01322 660988, www.casatravella.com), says that for a few years in the late Nineties 'the book made an area that was fairly unknown suddenly popular'. With the film version of Under The Tuscan Sun ...