At the table
28 August 2025It is not a happy hour. It is not a buffet. It is a quiet hour with a drink, and a few things to eat, and a view.
The Journal
Field notes,
slowly written.
A small editorial about the houses in the collection, the sub-regions of Tuscany, and the way we think about a week here. We publish when there is something to say.
Anna Marchetti & Edward Hall · from the studio in Florence
On Tuscany
12 September 2025The month of September in the Val d'Orcia
Why the four weeks after the heat are, quietly, the finest of the year — and what to do with them.
Read the piece
On the table: the Tuscan aperitivo, properly understood
Houses & history
4 August 2025What a borgo is, what it isn't, and why a properly restored one is among the rarer things you can rent in Tuscany.
Field notes
19 July 2025What it actually looks like — the appointments, the timing, the meal at the end — when we arrange a day at a small estate.
From the studio
22 June 2025A short note on a question we are asked often, and answered honestly here.
On Tuscany
8 May 2025The Maremma and the Argentario in the two months that are, quietly, theirs.