THE DRAWING BOARD


CASTELO DI CASOLE TUSCANY


Nestled in the rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside, Timbers Resorts is set to open the boutique Hotel Castello di Casole, in April 2012.


Located within the heart of a 4,200-acre private estate, the hotel is set to be one of Europe’s premier destinations following five years of meticulous restoration. The 41 all-suite hotel will offer guests rustic Tuscan elegance in spectacular settings, with over 100 acres of vineyards, a designated model game reserve, and restaurants offering some of the region’s finest gastronomy.


Once a castle home to Italian nobility dating back to the 10th century, the hotel’s 41 022


suites – across five different categories – will blend grand Italian style with custom made Tuscan furnishings. 14 of its suites will also offer large private gardens and terraces with floor-to-ceiling windows. Two grand cypress- lined lanes ascend to the hotel and acres of vineyards and lemon and olive trees feature throughout the estate. Fine-dining venue Ristorante Tosca will


serve a range of local, Tuscan and Italian cuisine with an emphasis on homemade pasta using fresh local produce from the hotel’s gardens and extra virgin olive oil produced on the estate. In season, game will also be a major element to the menu with wild boar, venison, pheasant, hare and rabbit. Gourmet pizzeria


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Pazzia will feature a traditional wood burning pizza oven, an espresso bar and gelateria. At Bar Visconti – named after Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, who once lived at the Castello – guests will be able to enjoy a bottle of the estate’s private label vintage, as well as a range of cocktails. The bar’s interiors will offer a classic Italian feel with traditional black and white marble flooring and coffered wood ceilings. Formerly a wine cellar, the hotel’s spa Essere will feature seven treatment rooms with vaulted ceilings, restored stone walls and cork penny tiles made from locally recycled wine corks, as well as pools inspired by ancient Roman baths.


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