Villa Le Barone is a historic patrician home set in the beautiful and unspoiled countryside of the Chianti region in Tuscany. Surrounded by the romantic rolling hills of Tuscany, in a timeless and protected environment, Villa Le Barone offers a peaceful retreat half way between Florence and Siena. Villa le Barone is commited to social and environmental responsability.
The Villa, which has belonged to the Della Robbia family since the 16th century, has been turned into a luxury hotel where guests can relax and resource themselves away from the stress and hassle of city life. This warm and inviting home, filled with character and historic features, provides all the services and amenities you need for a genuinely relaxing break in stunning surroundings.
In a property covering several acres and in a protected environment, the vast gardens offer many quiet places and nooks amongst the rose bushes, under the centennial chestnuts or under other Mediterranean trees. From everywhere in the gardens, full of flowers in all seasons, one can enjoy enchanting views on the rolling Tuscan hills. Sunsets are making the joy of the romantics!
Dating back to the middle ages, Villa Le Barone was the seat of a Baronetcy, hence the name "Le Barone". During the Renaissance period, the tower was converted into a villa with its own agricultural estate; it was the summer retreat of the famous Florentine ceramist and sculptor Luca Della Robbia. After the first World War, Marchesa Maria Bianca Viviani Della Robbia managed Villa le Barone as a wine and olive oil estate. Maria Bianca was the granddaughter of François de Larderel, a French 18th century industrialist, who discovered and developed the use of geothermal vapours in Tuscany.
