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| Il Falconiere |
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| Cortona - Arezzo - Tuscany |
| Countryside |
| Number of rooms: 18 |
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Once the home of a poet and now a beautiful hotel above the town of Cortona, Tuscany, we fell in love with Il Falconiere, its views across the Tuscan landscape and its private groves of olive trees and vines. The building dates back to the 1600s and has been given a wonderful restoration preserving those beautiful thick stone walls, wooden beams and original fireplaces. More modern additions have been sensitively worked in to the overall scene to include two swimming pools and a stunning conservatory offering vistas across to Cortona and the valley below.
Just 19 rooms means the hotel can give the very most of personal attention. All are beautifully and individually decorated with taste and style. Plenty of fabrics and rugs add a touch of softness against the warmth of traditional terracotta tiles. We liked the details that many of the rooms have – original frescoes on the walls, four-poster beds in some of the rooms, restored and antique furniture – the whole working together to recreate scenes of complete relaxation and deliciously refined comfort.
As if you needed another excuse to stay at Il Falconiere, the restaurant has recently been awarded a Michelin star and subsequently draws quite a crowd from all around Tuscany. Being a resident at the hotel will push you well ahead of the crowd, however, ensuring that you have many opportunities to indulge in some of the finest dishes the region has to offer. The hotel is quite modest, though, when it comes to its talents, noting that, “it’s really quite easy to cook well and create wonderful dishes if you begin from the very best quality ingredients.” Going on to add that, “the search for the very best products is an integral part of our philosophy.” Good on them and with all of those olive trees and vineyards around they can’t be short of inspiration. The Baracchi family, who restored the villa and now run the hotel, are also very active in the wine-making fields, producing some very fine creations from Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
With its location to die for just outside of the beautiful town of Cortona, that sensuality inherent in the landscape, utterly delicious food and the complete immersion in Tuscan beauty this is a hotel that stands out for a honeymoon or a break away where you just want to stop, indulge and focus on what is really important in life. A very special place indeed.
Please note a minimum stay of 3 nights during the period May to September. |
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Whilst it is perfectly possible to stay at the Falconiere without a car, if you did have access to one it would allow you to explore the hill towns that are dotted all around this part of Tuscany and nearby Umbria.
The town of Cortona is just 3 km (2 miles) away and is a wonderful place to explore with excellent restaurants, winding cobble streets and a resident community of artists working in water colours, oils and ceramics.
Perugia, Assisi, Siena, Montepulciano, San Gimignano and Florence are all within an hour and a half’s drive and you have a great position from which to explore the Chianti region as well as the lake of Trasimeno, just 20 minutes from the hotel.
The hotel also organises a number of activities including cooking courses and wine tours from October until April. Though not appealing to everyone, the hotel also focuses on its traditions and its prime location in wild boar country – hunting trips can be organized whenever the season is “open”.
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Use the VALDICHIANA exit from the A1 motorway between Florence and Rome and follow indications for PERUGIA. After 15km exit and follow, CORTONA. Continue into CAMUCIA. The hotel is on a hill adjacent to Cortona so do not follow directions for Cortona just yet. In Camucia, at the traffic lights, you will see indications for Arezzo. Follow these for 2km until you see indications for Cortona to the right-hand side. Turn right and after just 30 yards you should see two trees and a blue signpost indicating “SAN MARTINO” to the left. Follow this smaller road for 1km, green signs will bring you right to the front door of Il Falconiere.
The regional train running between Rome and Florence also stops at the station of Camucia/Cortona from where can be hired to take you to the hotel.
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