New Check-Ins

The Peak’s travel highlights this month.

A TUSCAN RENAISSANCE

The Belmond Group of Hotels welcomes a new hilltop retreat in the heart of Tuscany’s lush greenery with the opening of the Belmond Castello di Casole. A true retreat it is, as the resort is located at the end of a road to ‘nowhere’, where a cypress-lined avenue takes guests to the born again 10th century hotel. A host of activities await that will surely please the tongue for the hotel sits on fertile ground, letting guests dine al fresco on flavours of the land that features local produce, meats and cheese as well as the Castello di Casole estate’s own brand extra virgin olive oil and homegrown red wine. Nature lovers rejoice, for the oak forest that surrounds the estate is open to experience, from wildlife spotting with Leica to truffle hunting with expert hunter Mauro Nesi. The Belmond Castello di Casole has something for everyone looking to experience all that Tuscany’s land has to offer, while making great memories along the way. belmond.com

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