By Donatella Cinelli Colombini, winedestination, Fattoria del Colle, Casato Prime Donne

The backs of Tuscan farms were traditionally used for artisanal activities: the blacksmith, the oil mill, the laundry… Fattoria del Colle is no exception and on the ground floor, behind the sixteenth-century villa, it had the olive grove, the workshop and the wagon shed and the wash houses. It seems like a more modest part compared to the facades but it is not.

THE IMPORTANCE OF VIEWS IN COUNTRYSIDE TOURISM

The big difference is the view. In front of the villa, the park with tall trees blocks the view while behind it, the gaze extends to Montalcino, the Val d’Orcia and the Crete Senesi. A landscape shaped by the hand of man and that has remained almost intact for centuries. The rooms and tourist apartments located in the back of the Fattoria del Colle are therefore more panoramic than the others but they have a problem: they are exposed to the sun during the hottest hours of the day because there are no trees to provide shade. An element that until twenty years ago was an asset but with the scorching summers of global warming has become a problem

THE OLD-STYLE HOSPITALITY OF THE FARM BECOMES TECHNOLOGICAL WITH AN UPGRADE

In 2025, during the fire safety works, the apartments and rooms in the rear area of ​​the villa underwent a restyling aimed at increasing comfort and making the spaces more welcoming.…

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It starts with the dinner dedicated to Cinderella Doc Orcia (a name that celebrates her birthday on 14 February) with a sensual menu of quail eggs, panforte and other aphrodisiac foods. The candlelight and the romantic atmosphere will help to enter the spirit of Valentine’s Day.

The evening continues in the rooms of Fattoria del Colle where the intimacy of antique furniture joins the brut rosé sparkling wine to create the right atmosphere. For the program and prices click here

THE ROOM OF THE GRAND DUKE AND HIS LOVER AT FATTORIA DEL COLLE

For the more demanding there is the room built for the Grand Duke of Tuscany Pietro Leopoldo and his lover Isabella in the late eighteenth century. A room with painted ceiling and a bed with canopy.

FOR VALENTINE THE PROMISES OF LOVE IN FRONT OF THE GOLDEN TREE OF LUCIGNANO

 Saturday is dedicated to the promise of love in front of the Golden Tree of Lucignano. A rite that has been going on for hundreds of years and combines religiosity with romance. The Fattoria del Colle provides the road map (17 km) and the parchment to recite and sign in front of the world’s largest reliquary.

VALENTINE’S DAY WITH BRUNELLO TASTING

For lovers who love great wines, in the afternoon, there are the guided tour to the Fattoria del Colle and the cellars with the vertical tasting of 4 vintages of Brunello di Montalcino (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 reserve) produced in the winery Casato Prime Donne, of the same property.…

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Practically an adventure weekend, together with the sacredness of convents and some gluttonous indulgence at the table and in the cellar, especially discovering Brunello, Chianti and Orcia through tastings and unique experiences.

Fattoria del Colle is a small hamlet in the midst of the countryside that has remained unchanged for centuries. Olive groves, vineyards, smooth hills of the Sienese and the Crete Senesi full of cities of art. In Fattoria del Colle the rooms and apartments are furnished with antiques, there are two restaurants, 4 hiking routes, three parks, a cookery school and of course the wineries.

EASTER FOR WINE LOVERS AND THOSE ENAMOURED WITH THE COUNTRYSIDE

The Easter program includes an authentic master class on the fine Tuscan wines, this is fun and full of surprises that will impassion even teetotallers and will transform wine lovers into real experts on Sangiovese. Then tours of the Brunello and Orcia wineries, brief cookery lesson, guided tours to the historical part of the 16th century villa and to the historic vegetable garden, three themed dinners, and a vertical tasting of Brunello ….

For those who wish to relax in the healthy warmth of wine and water there is a Jacuzzi for a toast in front of the panorama and a tub for couple’s vinotherapy  and then natural therapies to regenerate the body and mind in the delightful and exclusive wellness area at Fattoria del Colle.…

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