Crete Senesi Tuscany
A landscape of fabulous colors, a land rich in the flavors and traditions of the past.
Moments away from the city of Siena one finds a fabulous and truly unique landscape with a marvelous clay soil. The main town of the Crete Senesi area is Asciano with its Museum of Sacred Art, the Civic Archaeological Museum in Palazzo Corboli and the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore.
Crete Senesi is home to a great number of terracotta workshops. Local produce includes truffle, Pecorino cheese and the Brunello di Montalcino wine.
Suggested hotels Crete Senesi and surroundings
Tuscany 5 stars
Adler Thermae San Quirico d'Orcia
The Adler Thermae Hotel is located just a few hundred meters away from the small Tuscan village of Bagno Vignoni, a tiny spa town made famous by the curative powers of the hot spring water which...
Borgo La Bagnaia Loc.tà Bagnaia
Borgo la Bagnaia, is a fabulous country estate situated just 12kms from the city of Siena. The hotel buildings date back to the 15th century when Borgo la Bagnaia functioned as aristocratic...
Grand Hotel Continental Siena
The Grand Hotel Continental is situated right in the heart of the Medieval city of Siena, almost directly opposite the stunning Piazza Salimbeni and just a few meters away from the legendary Piazza...
Park Hotel Siena - Villa Gori Golf Club Siena
The Park Hotel Siena is situated on the hill of Marciano, just a few minutes away from the walls of the Medieval city of Siena. The hotel has all the air of an ancient aristocratic country...
Tuscany 4 stars
Antica Tenuta di Ricavo Castellina in Chianti
The Tenuta di Ricavo is situated in the Tuscan countryside, immersed in 445 acres of protected park, in Castellina in Chianti and halfway between Florence and Siena. The Tenuta di Ricavo was...
Borgo Casa Bianca Asciano
In a panoramic hilltop position, in the spectacularly beautiful Tuscan countryside between the Valdichiana and the Crete Senesi, we find Borgo Casa Bianca: a superb country hotel occupying what was...
Borgo San Felice Castelnuovo Berardenga
Borgo San Felice is located in the heart of Tuscany's Chianti region, only 15 kms from Siena, set amidst rolling hills covered with extensive vineyards which produce the grapes for some of the...
Certosa di Maggiano Siena
The Certosa di Maggiano enjoys a superb position in the countryside immediately outside the old walls of Siena. As its name suggests, this delightful Relais & Chateaux property occupies what...
Hotel L'Ultimo Mulino Gaiole in Chianti
Hotel L'Ultimo Mulino occupies a mill built in the distant 15th century and only recently converted in hotel so as to provide superb guest accommodation for those visiting the medieval village of...
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,...
Locanda dell'Amorosa Sinalunga
The Locanda dell'Amorosa is located in what was once a tiny medieval farming community, occupying a fascinating group of buildings dating back to the 14th century and set in the stunningly...
Relais della Rovere Colle di Val d'Elsa
The Relais della Rovere is located in the heart of Tuscany, close to some of the most fascinating and beautiful places of the region; just a short drive away from Colle Val d'Elsa, San Gimignano...
Relais Santa Chiara San Gimignano
Relais Santa Chiara is situated in one of the most enchanting town's in the whole of Tuscany: San Gimignano. This picturesque town characterised by its 14 ancient towers, displays a quite...
Villa Bianca Gambassi Terme
Hotel Villa Bianca is situated in the countryside between the Tuscan cities of Florence and Siena, just outside the ancient spa village of Gambassi Terme, and a mere 10 kilometers away from the...
Tuscany Historical Residences
Campo Regio Relais Siena
The Campo Regio Relais is situated in the heart of the historic center of Siena, on a street which was once one of the principal thoroughfares of the Medieval city and is now part of Siena's...
Lucignanello Bandini San Giovanni d'Asso
Lucignanello Bandini is situated in the southern most part of Tuscany, in the tiny village of Lucignano d'Asso. Inhabited since roman times, it was not until the Middle Ages that Lucignano acquired...
Pieve di Caminino Roccastrada
The Pieve di Caminino is a small medieval hamlet, near to Montemassi in Tuscany's Roccastrada territory, and just a 30 minute drive away from the Tuscan coast. The hamlet is comprised of a cluster...
Tenuta La Bandita Sassetta
Tenuta La Bandita is a small hotel situated in the Tuscan countryside of the Val di Cornia, immersed in a landscape which unites the rolling hillside of the Maremma with the beaches of the coast...
Villa Poggiano Montepulciano
Villa Poggiano is immersed in 6 hectares of parkland on hillside overlooking the Val d'Orcia, and just 2kms from the celebrated Tuscan town of Montepulciano. The villa, dating back to the 18th...
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 Countryside Residences
Borgo di Filetta Loc. Filetta, Sovicille
Borgo di Filetta is a tiny medieval hamlet situated just 12 kilometers from the city of Siena. The building, dating back to the early 12th century, has been masterly restored and transformed into...
Relais Sant'Elena Bibbona
An elegant country residence, Relais Sant'Elena is situated in an area of Tuscany known as the "Costa degli Etruschi"', or "Coast of the Etruscans", famous for its green hills,...