

A devoted solo traveler and skeptic of group trips, Tim Marvin joins Butterfield & Robinson on a guided biking and walking journey through Tuscany. He reflects on the strange intimacy of traveling as a group, having doors opened you’d never find on your own, all without schlepping a thing.

A sweeping Renaissance estate and former boarding school perched high above Florence is now a cocoon of luxury hospitality and a thousand thoughtful kindnesses, both large and small.

Salvatore Ambrosino founded L’Arte Nascosta to bridge the gap between Italy’s artisans and the people who want to support them.

A historic stay thats feels like your own estate in the Tuscan countryside, just 10 minutes from the center of Florence

A family-owned hotel that’s walking distance from the train station with both Renaissance and midcentury pedigrees, a rare rooftop pool and 360-degree views of Florence.

Cozy trattorias and the best bistecca; rooms (some affordable!) with outstanding views; and an army of artisans for linens, sandals, and leather…from our friends who truly know the Tuscan capital

A chic hotel from the Ferragamo family hotel collection that hovers over the Arno River

A reasonably priced 16th-century palazzo with a great terrace overlooking Piazza Santo Spirito.