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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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