Hotel Borgo San Felice, Castelnuovo Berardenga

Hotel Borgo San Felice, Castelnuovo Berardenga

Hotel Borgo San Felice, Castelnuovo Berardenga. Boasting a terrific location, this hotel is in the heart of Chianti. Set on a hill a full 350 metres above sea level, this Castelnuovo Berardenga hotel is just 15 kilometres from Siena, an hour from Florence and two and a half hours from Rome. The hotel is surrounded by woods on the steep slopes of the Chianti hills, amid regimented rows of olives and vineyards. In the distance are castles, vineyards and the hills descending toward the Crete Senese.

There are great facilities here, with tennis courts, pitch and putt course, and a health centre, which even offers wine therapy. You have an outdoor swimming pool, table tennis, billiards, library and WiFi internet access. There is a souvenir and gift shop, currency exchange, massage service and bikes available for hire. The bedrooms are furnished in classical Tuscan style, and all have minibar, telephone, air conditioning, bathroom with shower and toilet, and television.

The little town of Castelnuovo Berardenga is a fairly recent entrant to the Chianti wine production region, being brought into the fold in 1932 - its excellence in producing superb red wines long predates that of course. And the town, lying in Tuscany's Siena province, some 50km south east of Florence and 14km east of Siena, has a very ancient history. This was the site of the famed Battle of Montaperti, between the warring Guelphs and Ghibellines on 4 September 1260. Medieval Tuscany and central Italy was a hotbed of internicine warfare of course. Sights in town include the remains of the Sienese castle, built in 1366, the Villa Arceno, Villa di Catignano and the Villa di Geggiano. And see too the Prepositura church, with a Madonna with Child (1426) by Giovanni di Paolo. This Castelnuovo Berardenga hotel puts it all within reach.

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Double room from €320