I've had the joy of greatly enjoying holidays in Tuscany for the past 15 years...and the hotel that I have gone back to time and again is the magnificent Fattoria Montignana. This villa, whose history goes back to the 11th century, is in between Florence and Siena in the heart of the incomparable Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Not only are the rooms truly decorated as if you have been drawn back to the Renissance, but the grounds, surrounded by vineyards that make some of the best vino in Italy, are magnificent. And the sunsets...! Picture hillsides the color of smoky blue shadows, lined with rows of grape vines...with old stone glowing golden from the setting sun. See the sky turn from soft pale peach, to deep orange. Smell the wild rosemary perfuming everywhere...and you have arrived at Fattoria Montignana. Ciao...Don from Marina del Rey, CA USA
