Tenuta Torciano has a 300-year history, made up of wine and hospitality.
Today it is possible to combine the stay with fascinating experiences, traditional or in the name of luxury. Try a dinner in the vineyards, a tour on a vespa in the hills, a helicopter ride over the Florentine dome or the Crete Senesi, a cruise aboard Tuscan islands. Taste glasses of red wine that someone has been making for 300 years, sleep in a hotel surrounded by greenery or in a medieval tower.
Storia
A long history of wine
Farsighted man Bartolomeo Giachi left Florence in 1720 to move to Ulignano, where he built the first walls close to the Via Francigena, thinking of the wayfarers who passed near San Gimignano on their way to Rome, the Holy City. The land had a strong wine-growing vocation: Chianti and Vernaccia, together with hospitality, made the estate more and more known in the region. For 13 generations the Giachi family has carried on the work of the cellar, cultivating vineyards across five properties with passion and tenacity.
Ospitalità
Sleeping inside the ancient mansion or in the Tower
The Giachi family transformed an ancient building into the Torciano Hotel Vecchio Asilo, in the heart of the countryside, three kilometers from San Gimignano. The boutique hotel sits in a strategic position: 24 km from Volterra, 28 from Florence and as many from Siena, making it a retreat for exploring the most iconic places in Tuscany. The rooms are in a romantic Tuscan style, with double beds in wrought iron, ceilings with wooden beams, terracotta floors and regional furnishings. Guests have access to a terrace overlooking hills planted with vineyards, and a garden with centuries-old cypresses and fruit trees, where they can relax with a good book. Torciano Hotel Vecchio Asilo is a silent place, like a convent, where you can live valuable experiences.
A second option offered by Tenuta Torciano is an overnight stay in the Chigi Tower, one of the 14 historic towers of San Gimignano. It is almost incredible to sleep in one of the towers once frequented by figures such as Dante Alighieri, Lorenzo de' Medici, Machiavelli, Savonarola and Ghirlandaio: a dip into the fourteenth century, between towers and gates, springs and cisterns, winding streets and casetorri.
Esperienze
Experiences for an unforgettable Tuscany
Tenuta Torciano offers an all-round stay, in which to experience the area and appreciate the beauty of life. Through its own agency "Fly to Wine," Tenuta Torciano can organize cooking lessons with the chef, lunches or dinners in the vineyard, vespa tours, horseback riding, truffle hunting, extra virgin olive oil tasting.
And for those who want to indulge in something truly exclusive, full day itineraries are available with helicopter or yacht tours. Fly over the expanses of vineyards, Florentine churches and the Crete Senesi, stop for a picnic or a gourmet meal, sail along the bays of Elba and dive into the blue. Better than the courtesans of yore.
Written by Luisella Colombo — www.beautytudine.com/wine/tenuta-torciano/
