This 5-star hotel is coined as “1,000 years in the making.” Once a former castle, this hotel now delights itself in elegantly designed rooms and terraces sprinkled about. Visitors of the Castello Casole can find themselves completely immersed in the rolling Tuscan hills, yet not too far from cities like Siena and San Gimignano. Orchards, vineyards, and plenty of olive trees shape the landscape. Beyond the hotel itself, Castello Casole undertook to restore original Casali farmhouses which are now available for sale to the public. Each farmhouse has been immaculately redone while still using traditional Tuscan materials and adding a few contemporary updates. Owners can rent out these farmhouses and use the hotel’s amenities as part of ownership privileges. #italy #wine #castles