Casentino Tuscany

Amidst some of Italy's best conserved woodland.

Occupying the Upper Arno Valley, the Casentino region is one of great natural beauty. Here flora and fauna are conserved in the Casentinese Forest Nature Reserve.

There are castles and museums to visit: the Castle of Porcino, the Castle of Poppi, the Castle of Romena and the Castle of Montemignaio, the Carlo Beni Ornothological Museum, the Verna Sanctuary Museum, the Rossi Rural Home Collection, the Camaldoli Forestry Museum, the Armi Archeological Museum and the Carlo Siemoni Forestry Museum of Flora and Fauna.

Suggested hotels Casentino and surroundings

Tuscany 4 stars

Castelletto di Montebenichi Bucine

The Castelletto di Montebenichi rises up on hillside to the far south east of the Chianti hills. The small Tuscan village of Montebenichi, which surrounds the ancient castle, is situated halfway...

Hotel Patio Arezzo

Hotel Patio is situated in the heart of Arezzo in one of the most elegant streets of the Tuscan city's historical center. The hotel occupies the 18th century town house of Palazzo de'Giudici,...

Villa Campestri Vicchio di Mugello

Hotel Villa Campestri occupies an ancient building situated in the hills around Florence. First records of the villa date from the 13th century. At that time the nucleus of the villa was a small...

Tuscany Historical Residences

Villa Sassolini Moncioni

Villa Sassolini is situated in the ancient village of Borgo Moncioni, on the border of the Arno Valley and overlooking the celebrated Chianti countryside. The Villa, built in the 14th century, and...

Tuscany Farmhouse Holidays

Foresteria il Giardino di Fontarronco Alberoro di Monte S. Savino

The Foresteria Il Giardino di Fontarronco is situated in gloriously peaceful Tuscan countryside, just a ten minute drive away from the Medieval city of Arezzo and less than an hour away from both...

Poggio Cennina Località Cennina - Bucine

Poggio Cennina is a magical place where Luigi Pelaggi and Paolo Rossi have decided to realize their dream: to create a healthy environment far from the frenzied pace of daily life. A top a...

Tuscany Countryside Residences

Fattoria La Striscia Arezzo

Villa La Striscia and its working farm are situated at the foot of the hills overlooking the Tuscan city of Arezzo. The earliest documentation concerning Villa La Striscia dates back to the 16th...

Villa Cassia di Baccano San Giustino Valdarno

Along the "Cassia Vetus" ancient road in the heart of Valdarno Fiorentino countryside, close to Loro Ciuffenna, Villa Cassia di Baccano comes to life again. Twelve suite and apartments arranged...