From the collection
Autumn In Italy
September and October — the country at work.
In autumn Italy stops being scenery. There is harvesting, pressing and preserving; markets change within a fortnight, and the kitchens enter the most interesting weeks of their year.
This collection gathers addresses that benefit from the season: estates with their own harvest, town houses with short distances, a lake house with fireplaces.
The addresses
Houses in this collection
Val d'Orcia, Toskana
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
A medieval borgo on 1,100 hectares of the Val d'Orcia, with its own Brunello and suites in the old farmhouses.
- Suits:
- Families and couples who want one place for a whole week
- Suggested length:
- Five to seven nights
- Season:
- May to June, September to October for the harvest
Florenz, Toskana
Four Seasons Firenze
A Renaissance palazzo with eleven hectares of garden behind it — Florence on foot, silence at breakfast.
- Suits:
- Families and cultural travellers who want city and garden together
- Suggested length:
- Three to four nights
- Season:
- April to June, September to October
San Polo, Venedig
Aman Venice
Twenty-four rooms in a 16th-century palazzo, arrival by water gate, a private garden in the middle of Venice.
- Suits:
- Returning Venice travellers and couples who value privacy over infrastructure
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
- Season:
- November to early December, late September
Giudecca, Venedig
Belmond Hotel Cipriani
Garden, pool and vineyard on the Giudecca — Venice sits opposite, the boat runs around the clock.
- Suits:
- Travellers who want Venice with space, a pool and breakfast outdoors
- Suggested length:
- Three to four nights
- Season:
- May to June, September
Blevio, Comer See
Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como
Historic villas on the quiet eastern shore, with a private jetty and terraced gardens.
- Suits:
- Couples who want the lake from the water rather than the road
- Suggested length:
- Three to four nights
- Season:
- May to June, September
Our perspective
September still belongs to summer, October already to autumn. If you want both, travel in the last week of September.
From late October many country houses close. The route should account for that before it is fixed.
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Where this leads
The Atlas connects what belongs together: the region, the collections, the right season and the houses that sit within the same story.
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