Tuscany: 24 places to stay
Italy : Tuscany (24)
Borgo Santo Pietro, Valle Serena
An opulent but wonderfully informal country retreat - medieval buildings, divine gardens, exquisite food
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Castello di Vicarello, Poggi del Sasso
Remote, magical and characterful castle with 7 romantic suites, 2 pools and outstanding views across Maremma valleys
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Castello di Tornano, Gaiole in Chianti
Everyone’s idea of a fairytale castle, with an enchanting location in the wooded hills of Chianti
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Fontelunga, Foiano della Chiana
Contemporary design, personal service and top-notch facilities, all served in a traditional Tuscan manor
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Fontelunga Villas, Foiano della Chiana
Two ultra stylish serviced villas (sleeping 2-4) in Tuscany’s wildly beautiful Scannagallo Valley.
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Hotelito Lupaia, Torrita di Siena
A delightful hotel on a Tuscan hilltop, with a poetic pool and enticing views
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La Bandita, Pienza
A 21st-century reinvention of a Tuscan farmhouse, with light white spaces and modernist infinity pool overlooking a Val d’Orcia nature reserve
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Palazzo Brandano, Petroio
Modern-Renaissance hotel with fab views and an excellent terrace restaurant in a small 12th-century hilltown between Siena and Lago Trasimeno
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Podere Dionora, Montepulciano
A handsome Tuscan farmhouse in the heart of hilltown country, offering very exclusive B&B
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Relais Il Falconiere, Cortona
Exquisite country villa with a Michelin-starred restaurant, elegant gardens and pools basking under the Tuscan sun
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Relais San Pietro, Castiglion Fiorentino
Ultra traditional family-run hotel with rustic deluxe rooms, in beautiful countryside between Arezzo and Cortona
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Tenuta San Pietro, near Lucca
Contemporary gastro-hideaway surrounded by olive trees and vineyards in a lesser visited part of Tuscany
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Villa Sassolini, Montevarchi
A 15th century palazzo with contemporary design and gastronomic flair, set in the hills of Chianti
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Albergo Villa Marta, Lucca
Former hunting lodge, now an elegant country hotel surrounded by a serene Renaissance garden, 5km outside Lucca
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Locanda di San Francesco, Montepulciano
In the heart of wine-fabled Montepulciano, a converted medieval oratorio with 4 elegant rooms and views to die for
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Palazzo Alexander, Lucca
An elegant looker for not much lucre in central Lucca
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Podere Castellare, Diacceto
Enjoy laidback lounging and a warm welcome in this fun, brightly coloured and stylish hotel in the Tuscan hills, an easy drive from Florence
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Poggio Ai Santi, San Vincenzo
Hidden hill-top hotel with views across to the islands of Elba and Corsica, a magical garden and a wonderful little restaurant
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Relais Fattoria Vignale, Radda in Chianti
A comfortable, very well-appointed hotel at the edge of one of Chianti’s loveliest villages, with glorious Tuscan views
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Romantik Hotel Monteriggioni, Monteriggioni
A discreet little hotel in one of Tuscany’s most perfect medieval castle-hamlets, just outside Siena
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Fattoria Barbialla Nuova, Montaione
Pure city escapism in 3 converted farmhouses on a 500-hectare organic farm - a remarkably tranquil and hospitable retreat
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Follonico, Torrita di Siena
A very special B&B with quirky rooms and delightful owners: a perfect base to explore southern Tuscany
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Quercia Rossa, near Grosseto
Rustic meets Rococo in this stylish but affordable agriturismo in Tuscany’s (relatively) unexplored Maremma region, between Manciano and the coast
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Villa i Bossi, Arezzo
A charmingly informal aristocratic villa offering B&B in the wooded hills near historic Arezzo.
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