The Estate
A Tuscan hill of its own, abandoned farmland on every side, open all the way to Montepulciano on the ridge beyond. No sound at any hour. After dark, more stars than we had seen in years.
By the time we walked back down, the decision had been made.
Seventy hectares beside the Val d’Orcia. An olive grove a century old, two agricultural sheds, and a ruined farmhouse. In 2028 this becomes a five-star regenerative estate.
The first stays are two years away. A small number of people are already on the ledger that opens the estate, and it closes on 30 June 2027