"Housed in a fifteenth-century Tuscan villa, this property features an impressive library of about 4,000 volumes and was historically a gathering place for poets and artists, including Salvador Dalí; the Dalai Lama also stayed in 2017 and visited the library. After reading, guests can stroll to a terrace overlooking Florence and enjoy pasta dishes made with produce from the onsite garden, and when weather forces indoor dining, dinner is sometimes served in the library itself." - Diana Spechler