Agricampeggio L'Apicorno

Florence (40 minutes’ drive) may well be on your bucket list; discover the fancifully ornate Duomo in the historic city centre, along with other big-hitting attractions including the Uffizi Galleries (home to Botticelli’s “Venus” and Michelangelo’s “David”), the famed Ponte Vecchio spanning the River Arno and the Boboli Gardens, full of Renaissance sculptures and tinkling fountains. In Siena (also 40 minutes), you can admire the Romanesque-Gothic architecture of the black-and-white striped cathedral, see great religious art in the Museo Civico and walk in James Bond’s footsteps across the landmark Piazza del Campo. The medieval towers of San Gimignano are 35 minutes away by car, and other magical Tuscan towns to explore include walled Monteriggioni and pink-hued Certaldo (both half an hour). If you’d rather stay closer to home, the hills surrounding L’Apicorno are criss-crossed with a network of hiking and cycling routes. The Chianti Wine Route is close by too, including vineyards open for tours in Castellina in Chianti (15 minutes) and Greve in Chianti (20 minutes).