| Villa Vignamaggio | | | | It's no oversight that the name of this Tuscan |
| For those who have seen the Kenneth Branagh | | | | hideaway means, "Lover's Inn," because this place |
| motion picture of Shakespeare's Much Ado About | | | | provides romance from the moment visitors enter the |
| Nothing, then you have already seen Villa Vignamaggio, | | | | beautiful, cypress-lined driveway. An hour-and-a-half by |
| where the movie was shoot. Vignamaggio is likewise | | | | car from Florence, Locanda dell'Amorosa resembles |
| renowned as the hometown of Mona Lisa in 1479. | | | | the little town it once was, a 14th-century old village. |
| | | | The property has only been sold once in 700 years. In |
| This agriturismo is a very sensible choice for people | | | | 1873, the Piccolomini clan of Pienza (family of Pope |
| because it provides two swimming pools, a tennis | | | | Pius II) offered it to Fiorella Favard, whose |
| square, mountain bicycles, fitness hub, a recreation | | | | descendants still own the estate. |
| area including a billiard table. All tour Italy guests can | | | | The town's beautiful aged church, the venue of special |
| choose among 20 quarters, suites and flats housed in | | | | weddings, sits among the main square. Next door, a |
| several old-ranch houses. The cottage itself, | | | | classic farm structure have been transformed to a |
| surrounded by a shocking Renaissance backyard, has | | | | wine inn where breakfast is eaten as well. On the side, |
| suites only. The room we stayed in was full of | | | | former quarters for the farmers has been changed |
| antiques, but also had a tiny kitchen creatively | | | | into great visitor rooms with similar roomy and airy |
| constructed into an old wardrobe. Still the apartments | | | | bathrooms, a shortage in Italy. |
| hold daily maid assistance. | | | | The previous stables have become habitat to |
| Vignamaggio hosts unique dinners two times a week, if | | | | Amorosa's very good cafe with indoor and outdoor |
| not guests cook dinner for themselves inside their | | | | chairs, where tourists can utilize the estate's tranquil |
| apartments or stop at one of many fine eateries in | | | | setting while indulging in Tuscan specialties. Behind the |
| Greve. During your tour Italy hideaway, it is best to get | | | | primary plaza are the remainder of the transformed |
| a rented auto while visiting the region. Driving the | | | | farm buildings and lodging. The hotel's infinity pool sits |
| winding path up to Vignamaggio in the dark may seem | | | | inside a quiet pasture overlooking the countryside. |
| daunting to some. The hotel can also fix for taxi | | | | The inn offers little touches like a computer with |
| assistance. | | | | Internet access inside the lobby and free refreshments |
| Via Petriolo 5 | | | | poolside. It considers it hard to go away to explore the |
| Greve in Chianti | | | | encompassing towns, but at Amorosa it really is just |
| 39 055 854661 | | | | fine to remain and revel in the sweetness the place |
| Open: Middle of March upto the end of the year | | | | has to offer. |
| Locanda dell' Amorosa | | | | |