For souls that savour stillness, garden-grown meals, and countryside rhythm
Tuscany is made for the unhurried. A place where time expands and days unfold gently among olive trees, vineyard paths, and sun-warmed stone. It invites a kind of presence that feels increasingly rare, the chance to move with the rhythm of the land instead of the clock. This Tuscany travel guide shares where to stay in Tuscany, along with the best hotels, restaurants, and countryside escapes that capture its depth and quiet grace.
For those who travel by feel, Tuscany offers space to slow down and see differently. Morning light through linen curtains. A long lunch that turns into a late afternoon. Conversations over garden wine with nothing pulling you elsewhere. It is not about doing more; it is about noticing more. A region shaped by soil, tradition, and soul, where each stay feels personal and each plate tells a story. Tuscany does not ask for your attention. It earns it, softly and completely.
Our curated edit of the best hotels in Tuscany is shaped by slow rhythms, thoughtful design, and a deep connection to the land. Each stay reflects the region’s warmth and character, from restored farmhouses to vineyard retreats surrounded by olive groves. Expect terracotta floors, garden-grown meals, and views that shift with the light. These are places made for slowing down, for staying close to what matters. This is Tuscany through The Revel Stay lens, calm, rooted, and timeless.
3 Star // 11 Rooms
Santa Margherita 37, 53037 San Gimignano
Biodynamic farmhouse retreat near San Gimignano, offering pared‑back design, plant‑based dining, and Tuscan stillness.
5 Star // 12 Rooms
LocalitĂ Lupaia 74, 53049 Torrita di Siena
Restored farmhouse retreat near Montepulciano, with garden-grown meals, timeless views, and deep Tuscan soul.
5 Star // 35 Rooms
Via di Petriolo 7, 50050 Cerreto Guidi
Organic‑estate sanctuary in Cerreto Guidi with farm‑to‑table dining, wellness, and immersive sustainable experiences.
4 Star // 38 Rooms
Strada Capalbio Pescia Fiorentina 11B
Design-led agriturismo in Capalbio offering seasonal food, spa calm, and understated Tuscan warmth.
4 Star // 18 Rooms
Strada Comunale di Toiano 25, 56036 Palaia
Creative retreat in rural Tuscany offering garden-to-table dining, artist residencies, forest walks, and restorative stillness.
4 Star // 14 Rooms & 2 Apartments
LocalitĂ La Pescaia, s/n, 58036
19th-century borgo in Maremma offering garden-to-table cuisine, pastoral calm, olive groves, and restored rooms.
4 Star // 14 Rooms
Strada Sant’Elena, 53026 Pienza
Former convent retreat near Pienza with garden cuisine, cloistered calm, vaulted spaces, and timeless Tuscan views.
5 Star // 27 Rooms
LocalitĂ Castel Giocondo, 53024 Montalcino
Historic vineyard estate in Montalcino with Brunello tastings, farm‑sourced cuisine, and hillside pool serenity.
4 Star // 13 Rooms
LocalitĂ Capezzana 130, 59015 Carmignano
Historic winery estate in Carmignano with estate-grown food, ancestral wines, pool, and timeless Tuscan character.
4 Star // 13 Rooms
Via Dobbiana Macerie 3, 54023 Filattiera
Organic farmhouse hotel in Lunigiana with estate-grown dining, forest trails, and peaceful Apennine views.
4 Star // 16 Rooms
Via di Piazzano, 55040 Villafranca in Lunigiana
Restored hilltop manor in Lunigiana with kitchen-garden cuisine, estate olive oil, pool, and timeless countryside charm.
Tuscany cooks from the ground up. Meals begin with what is fresh, what is nearby, and what has always been done well. Here, farm to table is not a trend but a way of life. Handmade pasta, just-pressed olive oil, wild herbs gathered before lunch, and truffles found in the forest that morning. From hilltop trattorias to family-run farms, food here is shaped by memory, simplicity, and care. This Tuscany travel guide gathers the places that honour that spirit with honesty, warmth, and a sense of place.
Via Podere Il Casale, 64, 53026 Pienza SI
At Podere Il Casale, the food doesn’t travel far. Everything begins on the farm and ends at your table. Fresh pasta, garden vegetables, house-made cheese, and a view that makes you stay a little longer.
Via Scopeti, 64, 50026 Sant’Andrea In Percussina FI,
At Il Borgo Machiavelli, history lingers in the walls and on the plate. Once Machiavelli’s retreat, it now serves seasonal Tuscan dishes with quiet elegance, where every bite feels connected to the land and its past.
Piazza Gastone Bucciarelli, 42
Panzano In Chianti, FI, 50022
At Oltre il Giardino, tradition tastes better under the Tuscan sun. Family-run and full of heart, it’s where Chianti flows, recipes stay true, and the view from the terrace carries every meal a little further.
Via Collerucci, 53, 50050 Montaione FI,
Casa Masi cooks like time still matters. Set in the countryside, it’s a place where truffles meet pecorino, recipes come from memory, and every plate carries the quiet wisdom of the land and those who’ve tended it.
Tuscany was made for slow travel. Every part of it moves gently, from the vineyard-lined roads of Chianti to the golden hills of Val d’Orcia and the quiet, pine-scented coast. Food is seasonal because that is how it has always been. You eat what is nearby, drink what is made down the road, and stay longer than you meant to. It is less about what to do and more about how it feels to be there. Wake up with the sun, swim before lunch, sit under trees in the afternoon. In Tuscany, time expands, and that is the point.
Val d’Orcia feels wide and generous. Roads curve through golden fields, cypress trees stand still, and every view looks like a painting that forgot to be precious. Towns like Pienza and San Quirico d’Orcia offer long lunches and stone piazzas that ask you to stay a little longer. There is space to breathe here: thermal baths, hilltop churches, and old farms turned into slow-living stays. You do not come to do much, just to feel the land, the light, and the deep hush that settles over the valley when the day begins to cool. It is Tuscany at its most rooted.
Montepulciano moves at its own pace. Cobbled streets stretch uphill, lined with cellars that still pour slowly and trattorias that serve what is in season without ceremony. Vino Nobile is part of the town’s rhythm, poured in ancient cantinas and best enjoyed with views of the Val di Chiana below. It sees its share of visitors, but step out early or wander in the evening and it softens. Pici, pecorino, a glass of something red. Montepulciano is a place for small rituals and open time, best in spring or early autumn when the light stays long and the streets quiet again.
Lucca has a softness to it. Enclosed by stone walls, the town moves gently with morning bike rides, coffee in shaded courtyards, and afternoons that drift across quiet piazzas. The food leans rustic and seasonal, and the pace lets you taste it properly. Just beyond, the hills open into vineyards, olive groves, and old villas that make you want to unpack for a while. It is not showy, and that is the charm. Come in spring or early autumn when the air is cool and the city feels like it belongs to you. It is a place for calm, culture, and quiet pleasures.
Porto Venere is not in Tuscany, but if you are nearby with a car and time, it is worth the detour. Just over the border in Liguria, this coastal village offers the kind of quiet beauty that stays with you. Mornings are still, afternoons are built for wine and grilled fish by the water. Walk the narrow lanes, sit on the sea wall, and let the pace shift. It is softer than Cinque Terre, less staged, and more lived in. Late spring or early autumn suits it best, when the sun is warm and the days stretch without asking much of you.
Puglia is slow living in its purest form. Days follow the sun, not the clock. Olive groves stretch endlessly, meals come from nearby fields and seas, and time softens around long lunches, quiet villages, and stone homes built for lingering rather than rushing.
You’ll love Rome if you want a city that lives inside its history rather than around it. Days unfold between espresso bars, markets, and long lunches, with beauty built into the everyday. It’s layered, generous, and deeply human, a place where wandering always leads somewhere meaningful.
North Portugal invites you to slow your pace without asking. River valleys, terraced vineyards, and stone villages set the rhythm, shaped by food, wine, and long-held traditions. It’s a place for unplanned moments, generous tables, and stays that feel quietly rooted in the land.
Mallorca is a place that gently resets you. Days follow the light, not the clock. You’ll find stone fincas, quiet coves, and food rooted in the land. It’s an island made for slow mornings, long lunches, and staying just a little longer than planned.
Yes. Distances between towns are long, and the best parts of Tuscany often sit off the main roads. A car gives you freedom to stop for a roadside view, a farmhouse lunch, or a glass of wine on the way back from somewhere unplanned.
Late spring and early autumn feel right. The days are warm, the air smells of rosemary and pine, and the light has a softness that suits the landscape. Summer is lively but hot. Winter is quiet, all fireplaces and local markets.
At least a week. Tuscany is best when you let it breathe, long mornings, slow drives, late dinners. A few days shows you the sights; a week lets you find the rhythm of the place.
We love an agriturismo, the kind of stay where the olive oil is made on-site and dinner comes straight from the garden. It is Tuscany at its truest, food grown on the farm, shared around the table, surrounded by quiet and open sky.
Honest and full of depth. Bread without salt, soup thick with beans, olive oil so fresh it bites. Food here follows the season: porcini and truffle in autumn, tomatoes and basil in summer. Everything tastes of where it came from.
It depends on how you do it. You can find luxury in simplicity, a view, a bottle of wine, a meal cooked by hand. Boutique hotels and agriturismos share the same respect for craft. Quality here is not about price, it is about care.
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