Relais La Suvera

Set on a wooded hill overlooking the valley below in the heart of Tuscany, Relais La Suvera is an historic villa full of precious antiques and heirlooms. Once a medieval fortress and later a Papal palace, today this magnificent residence is a most unusual hotel belonging to an aristocratic family with a collection of exquisite suites, a delightful restaurant and bar, a spa, outdoor pool and an intriguing museum.

This place has a serious wow factor with each of the villa suites beautifully appointed and sumptuously decorated with four-poster beds, rich fabrics and the owner’s private collection of antiques and paintings. Rooms and suites in the Relais La Suvera farmhouse and stables have a private garden or terrace with views of the vine-covered valley.

Visit Relais de Suvera’s private museum for an insight into both the villa and family history. Spend time by the pool and visit the spa and relax with a steam or hydro-massage bath. Take a trip to the nearby hilltop medieval village of Casole d'Elsa and then onto Siena and return for a limoncello in the bar before dinner on the restaurant terrace surrounded by olive trees and the scent of Mediterranean herbs.

Relais la Suvera invites guests to stay in Renaissance grandeur in the Papal villa, the converted farmhouse or the stables. Every one of the 16 guest rooms and 16 suites is history brought right up to date. The old olive mill is now Ristorante Oliviera where original Tuscan virtuosity comes with estate-bottled wines. The medieval basement is a comprehensive health centre offering massage and fitness machines. After touring this antique region, you can relax by the pool in the shade of lemon trees.