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La Foresteria, Il Giardino di Fontarronco

Italy Arezzo Monte San Savino

An 18th-century villa in the green hills of the Val di Chiana, restored by the Illuminati family and furnished with antiques. It is now ten self-catering apartments of different sizes, set around gardens with a pool and the family's own vineyards and olive groves.


It makes a quiet base for exploring southern Tuscany: Arezzo is about 20 minutes away, and Cortona, Montepulciano, Siena and Florence are all within a day trip, with the A1 motorway close by. The family run a restaurant on site, and will help book restaurants and suggest hill towns to visit.

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