The castle above the forest at golden hour

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Tuscany · Italy

Castello di Vespero

The entire castle · from $45,000 a night

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A castle on a hill above the Val d'Orcia, begun in 1150, with its own chapel, its own hamlet and six hundred acres of vines and olives. Twenty-two bedrooms, a pool among the cypresses, and a cellar of Brunello that goes back to 1888.

  • A castle from 1150
  • 600 acres of vines and olives
  • A staff of 30

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Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • Your pillows, wines and allergies known before you arrive

Best time to go

May to June and September to October

May, June, September and October. The harvest is in late September; the white truffles come in October.

In pictures

The estate and its pool, from the air
Cypresses on the white road at sunset
A pool among the cypresses
The Val d'Orcia from above
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Your journey

Nights
7 nights
Guests
2 guests
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