Castello di Velona Montalcino - Tuscany

Castello di Velona will be closed for rennovation work until April 2010.

Castello di Velona is a luxury Castle in the heart of Tuscan Renaissance: an open window on the landscape of history. Medieval Fortalice of the XI century, the most ancient visible part today is the watch-out tower of the XII century that was theatre of fights between the Republic of Siena and the one of Florence. The principal loggia is of the Renaissance, epoch in which the castle was turned into a residential villa. In the same period the 'Velona' was depicted in the geographic papers painted by Ignazio Danti at the Vatican. A copy of them does exist into the library of the castle. Instead of taste-medieval mole is the back side built in slow epoch. A court opened to the routes of the art.

Indulged by now in ruin in 1997 the castle was bought from a private family and they commissioned the reorganization turning the castle into a luxury Relais, preserving his original structure and keeping the characteristics of an ancient House of the Countryside alive. Today the castle represents a magic place, a remarkable boutique Hotel managed by Exclusive Hotels of Italy.

The hotel consists of 22 suites, and 2 double-rooms all equipped with all modern comforts. Each of the 24 accommodations is slightly different from the other and decorated in a different colour (blue, green and dark red are the typical colours of the Castle). All rooms have fireplaces, antiques furniture and broad views of the Tuscan countryside.

Le Colonne gourmet restaurant offers Tuscan regional specialties and Mediterranean cuisine. For wine lovers, the Castello di Velona organizes wine tasting tours of the nearby producers of the famous Brunello di Montalcino. An excellent private label of extra virgin olive oil and important wines are also produced on the castle's grounds.