Reviewed by Michael Cullen
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VILLA FONTELUNGA - REVIEW
From the pine-shaded carpark, the tall terracotta padronale with pale blue shutters, stone balustrades and flower-filled amphorae looks quintessentially Tuscan. But step in through the French windows and you're in Scandinavia: clean, crisp living spaces with designer furniture, modern art and hi-tech audiovisuals. Upstairs are 9 bedrooms with Philippe Starck and Arne Jacobsen furnishings and unmistakably Tuscan views. Like the house, its owners - 2 English, 1 Italian - combine cosmopolitan flair with Latin charm.
Self-cater or B&B, it's your choice. Stop off for a few nights à deux, and you get B&B par excellence with unbeatable service. Book the main house for a party of 10-18 and you’ve got the pool, tennis courts and gardens to yourselves – plus staff, if you want. There are also 3 smaller concierged villas for 2-10 nearby. Either way you’re ideally placed: 10 minutes from the motorway, 20 from Arezzo and Cortona, and bull's-eye-centre for Siena, Florence, Assisi and Orvieto. |
