Casa Michaela

43.0583° N, 11.8284° E · Tuscany, Italy

Casa Michaela lies on a sunny hillside, facing the much-photographed road flanked by cypresses that winds up the far hill. The farm itself was built on a model designed by Cecil Pinsent, the English architect that created the garden fo the main property, in the twenties. It is now completely restored and converted. Casa Michaela consists in two houses, of which the smaller is adjacent to the swimming pool and contains a twin bedroom and en-suite bathroom, opening onto a private terrace with a spectacular view of the famous winding road on the 'crete' (clay hills). On the north side, the bigger house is sheltered by a row of cypresses ending in a semi-circle, where a stone table and benches have been put for al fresco meals.