Luxury guide · Tuscany
Luxury Tuscany: Our Favourites
The finest of Tuscany: Renaissance palaces and villa hotels in and above Florence, castle and estate hotels among the vines, Enoteca Pinchiorri and the region’s two-star tables, the great wine estates of Chianti, Montalcino and Bolgheri, thermal springs, and the jewellers, perfumers and leather workers of Florence.
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Palaces, villas and estates
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A palace with a private park
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
A Renaissance palace set in a private garden, a walk from the Duomo.
Borgo Pinti 99, 50121 FirenzeExplore View on map
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Suites by the Ponte Vecchio
Portrait Firenze
Suites on the Lungarno, steps from the Ponte Vecchio, part of the Lungarno Collection.
Lungarno degli Acciaiuoli 4, 50123 FirenzeExplore View on map
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A former monastery in Fiesole
Belmond Villa San Michele
A former monastery on the hill of Fiesole, looking down over Florence.
Via Doccia 4, 50014 FiesoleExplore View on map
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A castle among the vines
COMO Castello del Nero
A castle estate in the Chianti hills, with the starred La Torre.
Strada Spicciano 7, 50028 Barberino TavarnelleExplore View on map
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A farm estate with a starred table
Borgo Santo Pietro
A country estate with its own farm, near the Abbey of San Galgano.
Località Palazzetto 110, 53012 ChiusdinoExplore View on map
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A Brunello estate
Castiglion del Bosco, a Rosewood Hotel
A Brunello wine estate and medieval hamlet near Montalcino, with the two-star Campo del Drago.
Località Castiglion del Bosco, 53024 MontalcinoExplore View on map
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Forte dei Marmi’s modern grand hotel
Principe Forte dei Marmi
A contemporary five-star hotel by the sea, with the starred Lux Lucis on the roof.
Viale Ammiraglio Morin 67, 55042 Forte dei MarmiExplore View on map
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A cliffside hotel on the Argentario
Hotel Il Pellicano
A celebrated hotel on the rocks of Monte Argentario, with a starred restaurant.
Località Lo Sbarcatello, 58018 Porto ErcoleExplore View on map
Three and two MICHELIN Stars
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Three MICHELIN Stars
Enoteca Pinchiorri
Tuscany’s only three-star restaurant, in a palazzo on Via Ghibellina near Santa Croce.
Via Ghibellina 87, 50122 FlorenceExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Arnolfo
Creative cooking with two stars in Colle di Val d’Elsa, between Siena and San Gimignano.
Viale della Rimembranza 24, 53034 Colle di Val d’ElsaExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Campo del Drago
Contemporary tasting menus at Castiglion del Bosco, the Rosewood estate near Montalcino.
Località Castiglion del Bosco, 53024 MontalcinoExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Caino
Tuscan cooking with two stars in the village of Montemerano, in the Maremma.
Via della Chiesa 4, 58014 MontemeranoExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Il Piccolo Principe
Creative cooking on the roof of the Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte, overlooking the sea at Viareggio.
Piazza Giacomo Puccini 1, 55049 ViareggioExplore View on map
The great wine estates
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Florence’s American bar since 1953
Harry’s Bar Firenze
The Florentine American bar and restaurant, open since 1953.
Via il Prato 40r, 50123 FirenzeExplore View on map
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Visits by booking
Tenuta San Guido
The estate of Sassicaia, at the end of Bolgheri’s cypress avenue.
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Visits by booking
Castello di Brolio (Ricasoli)
The Ricasoli family’s castle and wine estate above the Chianti vineyards.
Thermal spas
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A spa in a cave
Grotta Giusti
A thermal spa built around a natural cave of warm water and steam.
Via Grotta Giusti 1411, 51015 Monsummano TermeExplore View on map
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Outdoor thermal pools
Fonteverde Spa
The thermal spa of Fonteverde, open to day visitors by booking.
Località Terme 1, 53040 San Casciano dei BagniExplore View on map
Florence’s fine shopping
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Florence’s luxury street
Via de’ Tornabuoni
Florence’s street of fashion houses, from the Arno to the Piazza Antinori.
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Gold on the bridge
The Ponte Vecchio jewellers
The goldsmiths and jewellers who have traded on the Ponte Vecchio for centuries.
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A historic pharmacy
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
The historic perfumery and pharmacy of the Dominican friars of Santa Maria Novella.
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Leather made on the spot
Scuola del Cuoio
The leather school in the former dormitory of the Santa Croce friars.
Via San Giuseppe 5r, 50122 FirenzeExplore View on map