About El Sol Villas
El Sol is located in Wayne, Pa, a suburb of Philadelphia. We offer homes and villas for vacation rental throughout Spain, Italy and France. El Sol has been selected by Conde Nast Travel Magazine as a villa rental specialist for Spain in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Other recognitions include National Geographic, the London Observer and Frommers.
El Sol is privately owned and operated, dedicated to providing luxury, high end rentals for discerning travelers. We also offer unique small hotels throughout those countries, in addition to well located apartments in certain select cities. We provide personal service and staff in villas and apartments at the request of the clients. El Sol also plans itineraries for travelers who want to travel throughout Spain, Italy and France. Our staff members have inspected many of the properties offered.
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Staff Profiles
Both Mary Vaira and Nancy Adams travel to Spain, Italy and France three to four times a year to inspect properties and hotels that El Sol offers. In doing so, they also become familiar with the areas where their villas are located, local restaurants and other sights and activities popular in the area.
Mary Vaira
Mary Vaira, the president and owner of El Sol, is fluent in Spanish and has lived and worked in Spain, Mexico and Argentina for over five years. While attending the University of Colorado, she spent her Junior Year in Madrid. Ms. Vaira has traveled extensively in Spain as well as France and Italy.
Prior to forming El Sol Villas, Ms. Vaira served a full career with the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration as an intelligence analyst. Her last twelve years she was the public information office for the Mid Atlantic Region. Prior to DEA, Ms. Vaira was an intelligence analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency stationed in the American Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is married to a Philadelphia lawyer.
Nancy Adams
Nancy Adams, the vice president, is an attorney licensed in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining El Sol, she taught business law at Lasalle Univeristy and practiced law with a Philadelphia law firm. She has traveled extensively in France, Italy and Spain. She is married to a doctor and has two grown children.
