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BOVARA DI TREVI CASTELLINA IN CHIANTI

Casa Giulia There’s a three-day minimum stay at Salivolpi For a farmhouse holiday in Chianti
this red-brick country villa, but that’s no hardship country at a much lower price that many of the
as it’s a good base for Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto and d nearby ‘hamlet’ hotels, Salivolpi is a sound
Todi. The owners are welcoming, and their choice. The guesthouse comprises two low old
private collection of antique cameras, old toys stone farmhouses and a new bungalow in a large
and objets d’art give a personal touch. Bedrooms garden on the edge of the village. The neat
are plain but comfortable. bedrooms contain huge old carved beds.
N Via Corciano 1, 06039 Bovara di Trevi, Perugia. N Via Fiorentina 89, 53011 Castellina in Chianti, Siena.
Map p337 D2. § 0742 782 57. ` 0742 38 16 32. Map p336 B1. § 0577 74 04 84. ` 0577 74 09 98.
53027 $ info@casagiulia.com 0 b. Rooms 7. S∂ $ info@hotelsalivolpi.com.0 b. Rooms 19. S∂
¢ Never. / MC, V. ¡ ¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ¡
CANALICCHIO DI COLLAZZONE CASTELLINA IN CHIANTI

Relais il Canalicchio In the countryside 35km Tenuta di Ricavo A whole hamlet abandoned in
(20 miles) south of Perugia, a hilltop village has the 1950s has now been converted into a hotel
been turned into a stylish hotel complete with that’s owned and run by the Scotoni and Lobrano
gym, sauna and billiard room. Grinding stones families. It’s very well done out, with large,
and local ceramics are much in evidence, and whitewashed vaulted rooms and a jumble of old
there are antiques too in the public rooms. Some rather than antique furniture. The ‘Black Sheep’
bedrooms have private terrace gardens. restaurant is popular with non-residents.
N Via della Piazza 4, 06050 Canalicchio, Perugia. N Località Ricavo, Castellina in Chianti 53011, Siena.
Map p336 C2. § 075 8707325. ` 075 8707296. Map p336 B1. § 0577 74 02 21. ` 0577 74 11 14.
$ relais@relaisilcanalicchio.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 51. zS $ ricavo@ricavo.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 22. z S÷ ∂
÷ ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡ ¢ mid-Nov to Easter. / MC, V. ¡¡¡

ISOLAD’ELBA FIRENZE (FLORENCE)
Capo Sud Island complex of little villas in a quiet Annalena A traditional pensione with solid
spot with fine bay views. Rooms are modern and comforts and a huge drawing room. Bedrooms
simple, scattered around the grounds. vary in size; acceptable bathrooms.
N Lacona Elba I, 57031 Capoliveri. Map p336 A2. § N Via Romana 34, 50125 Firenze. Map p335 D5.
0565 96 40 21. ` 0565 96 42 63. $ § 055 22 24 02. ` 055 22 24 03.
info@hotelcaposud.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 40. ¡¡ $ annalena@hotelannalena.it. 0 b. Rooms 20. ¡¡
ISOLAD’ELBA FIRENZE (FLORENCE)
Villa Ottone Across the bay from Portoferraio, in Grand Early 1900s palazzo whose winter garden
leafy grounds close to the sea, is this polished lobby is especially evocative. Bedrooms, frescoed
hotel whose main building is an 18th-century villa. with Renaissance scenes, have all modern luxury.
N Ottone, 57037 Portoferraio, Elba, Livorno. Map p336 N Piazza Ognissanti 1, 50123 Firenze. Map p335 D5.
A2. § 0565 93 30 42. ` 0565 93 32 57. $ hotel@ § 055 28 87 81. ` 055 21 74 00. $ grandflorence@
villaottone.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 80. ¡¡¡¡ luxurycollection.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 107. ¡¡¡¡