Cortona hotels, Villa di Piazzano, historical residence near Perugia, Arezzo, Siena

Have you ever dreamt of leaping back in time and living for a few days in an old noble home, maybe a hunting manor, surrounded by farmlands with fields of tobacco, vines, sunflowers and olive groves.

Descending for breakfast each morning to find a rich spread of home-made cakes, fresh fruit, and lots of goodies, served to you on a sunny terrace overlooking enchanting panoramas and green fields. Sitting at dinner, enjoying some of the best dishes and wines Tuscany has to offer. Being pampered by a skillful team of people whose only desire is to make sure that you enjoy every minute of your stay?

No, this is not a dream but reality. The Villa di Piazzano is not an ordinary hotel but an “Historical Residence” dating back to 1464. The Villa is run by an Italian-Australian family with a tradition in hotels. Great great grandfather Horatio Wimpole built The George Hotel in Melbourne in the 1800’s and three generations of Wimpoles grew up there. Grandmother Cleofe Ranieri, on the Italian side, opened the Hotel Ranieri in Rome just in time for the 1960 Rome Olympics.

But again the peculiarity of this property is that this not a hotel, but a home away from home, where the only 18 rooms available to guests make your stay more exclusive. Where you can relax by the pool or in the garden, but at the same time decide on the spur of the moment to visit some of the nearby medieval towns: Cortona, Pienza, Montepulciano, Siena, Arezzo, Perugia, Deruta, Gubbio, Assisi, Lake Trasimeno are all at an easy driving distance from the Villa di Piazzano, not to mention the ease with which one can hop on a train and visit Florence or even Rome for the day.

We are here waiting for you and will genuinely do our best to leave you with an unforgettable memory of a pleasant and unique experience.