Villa Fontelunga Hotel review: a thoroughly Tuscan hideaway

This contemporary boutique villa melds the Italian region’s romanticism with modern luxuries

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Tuscany. It’s a truly evocative word, isn’t it? Whether you’re a native, a regular visitor or have only seen it used in rom-coms as visual shorthand for romantic perfection, Tuscany is a word that brings to mind all sorts of general loveliness, from rolling hills to stunning architecture, and works of art to pastoral joys, via, in my case, exquisite glasses of Chianti, scoops of pistachio gelato, piles of pecorino-dusted pici and slabs of Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

Having honeymooned in Florence – yeah, go on, “aaah” if you must – I’ve got a distinct soft spot for the place (and not just the one around the midriff thanks to the Chianti, gelato, etc). There is genuinely something magical to the region and, in a quiet corner of the Arezzo province, in a small town called Foiano della Chiana it all comes together in one utterly charming property, Villa Fontelunga.

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