Villa Le Barone luxury hotel in Chianti

Hotel Villa Le Barone is one of the longest-established luxury villa hotels in Tuscany. This 4 Star hotel is situated just over 1 km from Panzano in Chianti, one of the most popular Chianti hill towns, located halfway between Florence to the north and Sienna to the south. Each of Villa Le Barone’s suites and rooms is individually and beautifully furnished, and all are air conditioned.

Meals are served either in the spacious restaurant or on the adjoining, vine covered terrace. Villa Le Barone offers traditional Tuscan dishes created using local, in-season products, and the chef will happily prepare glutin-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes upon request. Wines from the hotel wine cellar are sourced from within a small radius around Villa le Barone and are chosen specifically to complement the dishes offered.

Very are among the hotels of Tuscany, Villa Le Barone provides a tennis court for the exclusive use of the hotel’s guests. And of course, there is a large swimming pool situated in the extensive gardens of the Villa.

In fact, the beautiful gardens of Villa Le Barone are one of its most important attractions. In addition to a formal giardino all’italiana, the grounds are planted with Mediterranean shade trees and extensive flower beds and rose bushes which bloom throughout the year. The flower gardens provide numerous private spots for guests to relax in a deck chair and enjoy the panoramic views out over the Chianti hills. They are also the source of the floral arrangements throughout the hotel and its rooms.

The original tower structure of Villa Le Barone dates from the mediaeval period when it was the seat of a Baronetcy, hence the name “Le Barone”. During the Renaissance, the tower was expanded into a villa with its own agricultural estate. It was the summer retreat of the famous Florentine ceramist and sculptor Luca Della Robbia. After the first World War, Marchesa Maria Bianca Viviani Della Robbia managed Villa le Barone as a wine and olive oil estate. Maria Bianca was the granddaughter of François de Larderel, a French 18th century industrialist, who discovered and developed the use of geothermal steam in Tuscany. The heirs of Maria Bianca own and manage Villa Le Barone to this day.

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