The Obamas arrive in Tuscany on a private plane escorted by six fighter jets and a 13 car motorcade for five days in a $15k-a-night private villa(photos)

Barack and Michelle Obama will have an entire 14th century village to themselves during their five-night stay - at an eye-watering cost of $15,000 per night. Not that the couple are likely to have paid, as it's owned by the ex-president's former ambassador to Italy, John Philips. On Friday, the former president and first lady touched down at Grosseto Air Base in Tuscany, their private jet accompanied by six Eurofighter Fourth Wing jets. The couple where then whisked away in a 13-car motorcade to
transport them to their incredible Tuscan villa Borgo Finocchieto, as many Italians lined the streets to wave them as they passed.

Barack and Michelle Obamas arrived in Italy on a private plane (pictured) on Friday for a six day vacation in Tuscany

The former president and first lady's plane were escorted by six Eurofighter Fourth Wing jets as it landed at Grosseto Air Base

The Obamas arrived in Tuscany on Friday and were escorted away from the military air base airport in an armored Chevrolet (pictured)

The former president and first lady's armored Chevrolet were part of a 13-car motorcade (pictured)

The motorcade, transporting them to their incredible Tuscan villa Borgo Finocchieto, passed by many Italians who lined the streets to wave them as they passed

Resting on more than six acres of rolling hillside near Buonconvento, 45 miles south of Florence, the village of Borgo Finocchieto provides superb views of the surrounding countryside (pictured is an aerial view)

Picturesque: Pictured left is the extraordinary Borgo Finocchieto, a refurbished 14th century village in Tuscany that will play home to the Obamas when they arrive later Sunday. It was once owned by the noble Borghese family

The Obamas (pictured in Chicago earlier this month) who have been on multiple vacations since leaving the White House in January, will reportedly visit Florence and Siena during their vacation


On Friday, the former president and first lady touched down at Grosseto Air Base in Tuscany, their private jet accompanied by six Eurofighter Fourth Wing jets.

The couple where then whisked away in an armored Chevrolet as part of a 13-car motorcade, transporting them to their incredible Tuscan villa Borgo Finocchieto, as many Italians lined the streets to wave them as they passed.