Winding road through the Val d'Orcia, TuscanyTuscany ยท Italy
Luxury hotels in Tuscany.
Wine estates, converted castles and the art of doing very little, very well, in Val d'Orcia and Chianti.
The Brief
Tuscany is a landscape you check into.
The best Tuscan hotels are not buildings, they are estates. Hundreds of hectares of vines, olives and cypress, with a spa in the cellar and a chef in the kitchen garden. You come here to drive white roads, eat long lunches and let the schedule dissolve.
Choose by valley. Val d'Orcia south of Siena is the postcard, all rolling wheat and lone farmhouses. Chianti Classico between Florence and Siena is denser, greener, closer to the cities. Both work, but transfers between the two eat afternoons.
The Addresses
Six estates that set the standard.
Insider Notes
A car is not optional here.
Book the car with driver for at least the transfer days. Tuscan estates sit twenty to forty minutes from anything, which is the point, and a driver turns wine tastings from a compromise into the plan. Most estates arrange vintage Fiat or Land Rover drives through their own land.
If the group is six or more, compare the hotel math against a staffed estate on our Tuscany villas page. And for the tables worth detouring for, from Osteria di Passignano to the countryside stars, the Michelin guide we keep is the map.
The Luxury.it Perspective
Tuscany measures luxury in distance. The further the nearest neighbor, the better the estate.
Concierge
The right estate depends on the season.
Harvest, truffle weeks, May gardens. Tell us when and who, and we will place you on the right property.
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