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THE SMART GUIDE<br />
Our collection of the latest, the<br />
brightest, and the best begins with<br />
developments in an Italian Eden.<br />
T<strong>US</strong>CAN TRIUMPHS<br />
A handful of new standout properties are bringing<br />
fresh life to the fabled region. // By Ivan Carvalho<br />
T<strong>US</strong>CANY IS ADMITTEDLY a<br />
well-trodden region, with its<br />
travel offerings, gastronomy,<br />
and cultural artifacts well<br />
ingrained in the minds<br />
of visitors. Yet amid the<br />
familiar columns of cypress<br />
trees and medieval stone<br />
towers punctuating the<br />
skyline in settlements from<br />
San Gimignano to Siena a<br />
new generation of wellheeled<br />
hotels has emerged<br />
for those eager to explore<br />
this privileged slice of the<br />
Bel Paese.<br />
Heading south from<br />
Florence, in the heart of<br />
Chianti, you find the newly<br />
inaugurated Pieve Aldina<br />
(lesdomainesdefontenille.com),<br />
the first Italian addition<br />
to the Les Domaines de<br />
Fontenille collection of<br />
luxury properties. Situated<br />
in the village of Radda in<br />
Chianti, the hotel consists of<br />
a quartet of stone buildings,<br />
one a listed national<br />
monument, where once the<br />
bishops of Siena sojourned in<br />
summer. Its rich architectural<br />
SYLVIE BEQUET<br />
SUPERIOR INTERIOR<br />
Elegant design at Pieve Aldina.<br />
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