Panzano in Chianti
Della Robbia Estate · Historic Boutique Hotel
The former summer retreat of the della Robbia dynasty — the great Florentine sculptors whose terracotta works adorn the adjacent Romanesque Pieve di San Leolino — converted in 1976 into one of the first boutique hotels in Chianti. Count and Countess Aloisi de Larderel live on the property and greet guests personally, running it with the attentiveness of a private house rather than a hotel. The restaurant, Il Torchio, is set in the estate’s original wine press room; the salt-water infinity pool, lined with travertine, looks out over the golden bowl of the Conca d’Oro. No televisions in rooms.
Butcher’s table · communal set menu
Dario Cecchini — Italy’s most famous butcher, showman and Dante-reciter — hosts communal feasts at long shared tables at Solociccia, Via XX Luglio 11, on Panzano’s main street. There is no menu. A fixed price — €50 per person, wine included — buys a sequence of Florentine beef preparations, from offal and lardo to slow-cooked cuts and dripping-soaked bread, served at theatrical pace with Chianti flowing.
Conca d’Oro · Panzano in Chianti Chianti Classico DOCG · Organic
Conca d’Oro · Panzano Chianti Classico DOCG · Colli Toscana Centrale IGT
Historic Village Villa · Boutique Guesthouse