The villa
Owned by the Austrian family behind the Tenuta di Carleone winery, which has been producing Sangiovese wine for over a decade, this six-bedroom villa is surrounded by olive trees, vineyards and rolling hills. The glorious rural landscape is typically Tuscan and so too is Villa Castiglioni’s stone building, terracotta-tiled roof and medieval tower that has been turned into a billiards room and bar. Inside, contemporary furniture, bold abstract art and flashes of colour (geometric cushions, cosy rugs, painted sea-green wardrobes) are juxtaposed with exposed stone walls, beamed ceilings and wooden floors. The accommodation is split between two buildings. The ‘Owner’s Wing’ has a kitchen and conservatory, along with a dining room, drawing room, a TV area with a fireplace, and a library; on the first floor are two lovely bedrooms. The Guest Wing has another four bedrooms, all en suite, split between the main floor – which has a pair of sitting rooms, two dining rooms and a fully equipped kitchen made by artisan kitchen-makers in Florence – and the lower garden level. For chilly evenings, there is underfloor heating and a fireplace; for balmy summer nights, a wood-fired pizza oven, barbecue and multiple terraces for supper outdoors (one light dinner is included as well as a daily help-yourself breakfast and a wine tasting session at the estate’s wine cellar). The outdoor pool and wellness spaces are the final stand-out touch.
