HOTELS & RESORTS
leads to the first floor , a large space with a coffered wooden ceiling that adds to the warm atmosphere and natural lime walls decorated with neoclassical frescoes that lend elegance and refinement . Like “ la Pieve ”, the other two buildings , “ Studiolo ” and “ Conventino ”, are also enhanced by wonderful wooden ceilings and windows that look out onto unspoilt green countryside .
The interiors are a fusion of stylistic purity and contemporary taste , the furnishings sober with clean lines , and a predilection for earthy colours such as sage green , as well as variations on a theme of beige , white and brown , while the materials chosen are typically local , such as terracotta for the floors , lime plaster for the walls , wood for the fixtures and painted skirting boards : preserved archetypes of Tuscan rural architecture . The walls are given a sophisticated touch by the works of Parisian artist Dune Varela , printed on slabs of Carrara marble , and the herbaria of Stéphanie Montaigu , who pastes images of flowers and ancient sculptures onto the yellowed pages of old books .
The outhouses , where farming tools were once kept and olives were left before pressing , have been transformed into “ Le Rondini ” restaurant : 100 square metres that play with a balance of old and new , featuring a fabulous vaulted ceiling in iron and terracotta , a traditional material also used for the floor
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