Driving from the Florence airport to the small town of Casole d’Elsa in the heart of Tuscany feels like traveling deep into a landscape painting of rolling hills dotted with cypress trees and stone ...

This 18th-century farmhouse known as Ferranesi balances rustic charm and contemporary interiors with wide views of the gorgeous countryside just south of Siena, an area called Crete Senesi. Nestled ...

'They don't do time in Tuscany', jokes my friend Adrian, as we loiter in a deserted village, waiting for the local grocer's to open. This entire region closes down mid-afternoon for a lengthy siesta.

Despite its name, Hotel Follonico is not a hotel in Italy, at least not in the usual sense. It’s a six-room country house tucked away in the quiet hills of south Tuscany, near Montepulciano and Pienza ...

It's not about earning a return. It's the journey. That sums up the premise behind the purchase of a 15th-century farmhouse in Tuscany by a handful of high-net-worth investors. Their goal was to turn ...

The rolling dawn mist clears to reveal medieval hilltop villages shimmering in the early August morning sunlight and vineyards so pristine they look as though they’ve been groomed with a fine-tooth ...

This article originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of Architectural Digest. The moment you arrive in the Val di Chiana, in southern Tuscany, you know you are standing on ancient land. You ...

Rick Steves recalls the best meal he's ever had. Unsurprisingly, it's a a blend of family, atmosphere, history, and, of ...

It was a holiday, not a property hunt. Then, yet again, John Ure fell under the romantic sway of our favourite corner of Italy. Ciao bella! The English have been coming to Tuscany since the 14th ...