DestinAsian – August 01, 2019

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DESTINASIAN.COM – AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019

Belmond Castello di
Casole includes the
19th-century San
Tommaso chapel.

What’s old is new again at Belmond Castello di Casole (belmond.com; doubles for US$808), a 10th-century hilltop castle on a vast estate in the
rolling Tuscan countryside. Since acquiring the 1,500-hectare property last year, Belmond has given its latest Italian hotel a soft renovation.
Inside the castle walls, 39 bedrooms have been subtly reworked in wood and Carrara marble, while additions include a pool bar, and, in a nod
to its sister property in Venice, the alfresco venue Cip’s by Cipriani. The latter serves up Venetian classics—like the flavorful prawn-and-onion
dish gamberi in saor—alongside local Tuscan fare. Also new are a trove of special experiences: guests can embark on a tour with famed pho-
tographer Marco Casino through the surrounding oak forest and game reserve, or join truffle hunter Mauro Nesi and his Lagotto Romagnolo
dogs as they seek out the prized fungi, before indulging in truffle-inspired treatments at the subterranean spa. —James Louie

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