Among the rolling hills of the Italian landscape, between Florence and Siena, passes miles of bumpy track through olive groves, you will get to Uglione. Its more than just a retreat, it’s a place completely concealed from the outside world . It’s not just Uglione’s setting that is captivating, but its soul. Built around the year 1000, it was mentioned in Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, the epic 14th-century work depicting paradise, purgatory and hell. A few years ago, it has been fully restored to modern luxury. It is transformed with antiques and brocades, with a mix of mid-century-modern pieces and relaxed objects in Ibiza style, such as woven-grass lanterns and wooden sculptures. As you might imagine, restoration is no easy matter. Castello Uglione with its beamed ceilings and brick archways is a gallery-like backdrop for living and dining with a fully equipped, state-of-the-art kitchen and glam, mod-inspired furnishings. I am inviting you to take a tour through this authentic stylish place and feel yourself resting at the ultra-polished contemporary home.
Walls and high-beamed ceilings are whitewashed and covered in textured tadelakt plaster, and there are polished-concrete floors. In the open-plan dining room, a table from Bali – carved from a single tree trunk – is surrounded by vintage Knoll chairs picked up at Self habitat in Florence and covered in Maison de Vacances mustard velvet.
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If you would like to run away from the city rush and noise, this place surrounded by olives, fruit trees and vineyards will become your sanctuary for a luxirious and stylish rest.
