At This Creative Tuscan Farmstay, Learn Everything From Flower-Arranging to the Art of Perfume | Vogue

"In the heart of the Tuscan countryside, just 80 kilometers from central Florence, this agriturismo focuses in equal measure on organic agriculture and the arts. It’s the perfect place to go for a little bit of everything—hiking trails that are a nature lover’s dream, a locavore restaurant for authentic Italian “slow food,” and brilliant artistic workshops for people who want to learn something on their vacation, as well as for those who don’t; the pool is also an oasis for tanning fiends. Rooms for 70 to 80 guests are spread between a large villa for families and groups, two large apartments, and the fattoria, a former horse stables transformed into the main hotel building. Overlooking green fields and the mountains of Tuscany, the rustic fattoria’s ground floor is full of Italian modernist design and artwork selected by Lena, the hotel’s eponymous art collector owner, while the rooms are spacious, with soaring ceilings, exposed wooden beams, and oversized bathtubs tucked beneath a window with a view." - Zoe Dubno