7-Nights Villa Tavernaccia - Private Estate Collection from $85,000

With its sun-baked ochre walls and panoramic views of the olive, vine and chestnut-clad Tuscan hills, this deeply romantic 18th-century villa works both as a secluded retreat for family and friends and a peaceful base for exploring the Chianti wine region and nearby Florence. It has eight elegantly colorful ensuite bedrooms and refined reception rooms, including a converted dovecote with views to the Apennines and coast; outside, sunlight slants through cypress trees and umbrella pines onto a heated outdoor pool in 35 acres of lawns and wooded grounds.

The Villa
Villa Tavernaccia is owned by an Italian sports agent who fell in love with the place long ago. It’s since been renovated by his sister, Rome-based Ilaria Miani, who mixed family antiques with swathes and stripes of color that reflect the local landscape. Comfortable sofas, black-and-white engravings, freshly cut flowers and open fireplaces in the dining and living/TV rooms enhance the effortlessly elegant feel. The bedrooms are more theatrical and come with queen- or king-size beds, ensuite shower rooms and air conditioning; the ground-floor double has a four-poster bed and another double is squirrelled away on a mezzanine beneath the tower. The six first-floor bedrooms include two twins, one double with a four-poster and two doubles with separate bathtubs and showers. All look onto the poetic grounds where white canvas chairs and loungers frame a 100-year-old swimming pool lined in pietra serena, mossy statues gaze over an antique amphitheater and a kitchen garden produces vegetables for cooking classes in the all-white kitchen with its marble worktops and antique cabinets.