Welcome to our family home

Carmencita Bua founded Villa Meleto with a desire to rebirth its lush history, and do so by weaving together extravagance, authenticity, and impact.

In her youth, Carmencita helped her father tend to the olive groves behind her home in Southern Italy, where her parents produced olive oil for the family operation. Her family’s dependence on the land fostered a deep appreciation for the natural world in Carmencita. She moved to the United States at 30 years old, where she managed a global business and raised her Italian American kids, now young adults.

Now, at Villa Meleto, Carmencita has introduced an entirely new way to experience Tuscany, which she defines as “luxury with a meaning.”

This progressive way of travel offers an extravagant respite, while granting guests the opportunity to intimately engage with Nature, Family, History and Meleto Renaissance villa.

Guests will experience Italian traditions and history, live proximate to the land and local community, and take part in an innovative social impact project that bridges neurodiversity and agriculture.