Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Borgo Pignano, near Volterra
Facts in brief
Location The hotel is in the countryside about 20-minutes' drive from Volterra
Annual opening 28 March to 1 November
Closest airport Pisa Airport
Distance from airport The hotel is 1 hour and 15-minutes' drive from Pisa Airport
Hotel facilities and services
Private Country Estate spread over 750 Acres, 2 Restaurants, Infinity Pool open May to September, Poolside Bar, Terrace, Library, Billiards Room, Music Room, TV Room, Yoga Studio, Small Gym, Bocce Court, Private Art Collection, Lift, Stables, Mountain Bike hire and arena. The hotel offers a range of excursions and lessons at a charge including: Cooking Classes, Estate Tours, Farm Tours, Apiary Tour, Painting Classes, Horse-riding Lessons and Treks, Pilates, Yoga, Wine Tasting, Herbal Laboratory, Truffle Hunting and Honey-making.
Land sports
Horseriding and Treks, Walking, Yoga and Pilates.
Out and about nearby
Volterra has alabaster workshops, San Gimignano is a World Heritage Site with 15 Medieval towers. Visits to the Chianti and Brunello wine-making regions, City tours of San Gimignano, Siena, Florence and Volterra, Mountain Biking & Trekking.
Sports nearby
Horse Riding and Golf.
Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Villa room with charm for 7 nights
From about
£1,480 low season
Holiday Code EXH1786
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Borgo Pignano, near Volterra
Borgo Pignano is an elegant retreat set amidst the Tuscan countryside, ideally positioned near the historic towns of Volterra and San Gimignano and the medieval cities of Florence and Siena. The 750 acre estate of Pignano is the site of a hamlet that dates back to the Etruscan times, and a magnificent 18th Century villa. This beautifully restored property offers warm and gracious hospitality in a tranquil natural environment with far reaching views of rolling hills, olive groves, and woods. At Borgo Pignano you can enjoy an authentic Tuscan experience in a breath-taking rural environment. There are 16 rooms and suites in the villa which are all elegantly decorated, some with original frescoes that add to the historic ambience. An elevator serves all floors, while communal areas are designed to enhance the feeling of a country house and offer spaces in which guests can relax, including a library, billiards room, music room, TV room and ballroom. As well as accommodation options in the main villa, the estate also offers private maisonettes, cottages and a lakeside farmhouse where the addition of kitchen facilities give guests independence. The Villa Pignano restaurant is set in the villa's 200 year-old kitchen and proudly presents authentic Tuscan dishes and produce grown in its own organic garden. There is plenty to occupy guests at Borgo Pignano, from wandering around the vast parkland and horse-riding with the onsite instructor to simply relaxing by the hotel's outdoor infinity pool. For those who wish to enjoy some of Italy's cultural experiences, a number of classes teaching skills such as painting and cookery are available, as are tours to the prosperous nearby wine regions. For families, the hotel can arrange a number of activities to delight children, from pizza-making classes to exciting trails through the grounds. Borgo Pignano is a fantastic hotel set in stunning grounds that caters to all guests and all requirements, thanks to the variety of accommodation options and leisure activities that are available.
Room descriptions
Borgo Pignano has 16 rooms and suites, 5 maisonettes and 2 cottages with bathroom and bath or shower, WiFi.
Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Villa room with charm for 7 nights
From about
£1,480 low season
Holiday Code EXH1786
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Borgo Pignano, near Volterra
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Borgo Pignano in Tuscany, our clients usually fly to Pisa or Florence airport or arrive by train at Florence Santa Maria Novella railway station. We recommend the use of a hire-car for a stay at this hotel and we would include it in the price of holiday.
Additional information
Children: The hotel offers a Nature School for 13 years and under including walks in the wood, arts and crafts courses in high season and pizza making lessons. Babysitting is available from 6pm to 9.30pm.
Special offers
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Thanks for organising what was a wonderful holiday. Apart from a delay because of Gatwick fog coming home, everything ran like clockwork and we had a cracking time. I would be happy to recommend Expressions and hope we will have the opportunity to organise another trip with you in the future.Mrs S, October 2024
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Villa room with charm for 7 nights
From about
£1,480 low season
Holiday Code EXH1786
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Borgo Pignano, near Volterra
About Tuscany
An Expressions tailor-made holiday in Tuscany allows you to appreciate its classical landscape of rolling hills and vineyards dotted with olive and cypress trees, its misty green-grey mountains that are never too far distant, and hill-top towns of rich brown and gold stone houses. This combines with the beauty of the works of art contained in the towns and villages throughout Tuscany to create an inspirational union of the spirit and the senses. There is an intrinsic comfort in the supposed contrast between the delicacy of a Botticelli and the heartiness of Ribollita soup, yet both are typical of this fascinating region. As birthplace of the Renaissance, the impact of Tuscan and particularly Florentine traditions and culture on European heritage is fundamental to our way of life. In addition to the obvious attractions of the scenery of Chianti and the art cities of Florence and Siena, there are the less well-known regions south of Siena with its moon-like landscape of hills, the patchwork vineyards of Montalcino, the coastal marshlands of the Maremma, the spas of Montecatini and Saturnia, the islands of Elba and Giglio, and the Casentino with the source of the Arno and abundant mushroom crops. Wherever you travel on holiday in Tuscany, you will be inspired by the beauty of your surroundings and the way of life, which is quintessentially that of Italy too.
Highlights of Tuscany
Famous vineyards producing wines of Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Alabaster is produced in Volterra. Gold and silver are worked in Florence and the Ponte Vecchio is lined with jewellery shops. Marbled paper and stationery is a speciality of Florence. Ceramics and hand-painted majolica from raw terracotta from Impruneta to the glazed pottery of Siena are to be found throughout Tuscany. Lucca has traditionally produced silk and hand-woven fabrics. Leather goods including shoes, handbags and belts are to be found from market stalls to designer shops such as Gucci and Ferragamo. Interesting markets include the Mercato dell' Antiquariato which sells furniture from antiques to bric-a-brac in Arezzo on the first weekend of every month, in Pisa on the second weekend and in Lucca on the third weekend. The 'wild' Maremma is known for its long-horned white cattle and cowboys (butteri) and natural springs including Saturnia.
Cultural highlights of Tuscany
As birthplace of the Renaissance, Tuscany contains a wealth of treasures: Giotto`s Campanile and Brunelleschi`s Dome in Florence, the Tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo in Florence`s Santa Croce, Botticelli`s `Birth of Venus` and `Primavera` and the portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino by Piero della Francesca in the Uffizi, Michelangelo`s `David` in the Accademia, the architecture of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, `The Tuscan Maremma` painting by Giovanni Fattori in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, the Piazza del Campo in Siena, `The Legend of the Cross` frescoes by Piero della Francesco in Arezzo, `The Creation` fresco by Bartolo di Fredi in the Collegiata in San Gimignano, Romanesque church of the Collegiata in San Quirico d`Orcia, 14th Century Fortezza of Montalcino, Renaissance masterpiece of the church of Madonna di San Biagio at Montepulciano, the abbey-church of Sant`Antimo, mediaeval Lucignano and the towers of San Gimignano, the Etruscan Museum in Cortona.
Festivals in Tuscany
Many of Tuscany`s festivals resound with the flamboyance of the Renaissance and keep Tuscans and visitors alike in touch with the region`s rich history. Others are linked to Tuscany`s hearty traditions of eating and drinking. The most famous is Siena`s Palio which takes place on 2 July and 16 August each year. Others include the Sagra del Tordo (Festival of the Thrush) in Montalcino on the last Sunday in October when there is an archery contest and charcoal-grilled thrush are a delicacy. In Florence, Calcio in Costume (a football match played in mediaeval costume) takes place in June. Pisa has the Giocco del Ponte (Game of the Bridge), a mock battle in Renaissance dress also held in June. Viareggio celebrates Carnival on Shrove Tuesday with a huge display of flamboyant floats. In May and August Massa Marittima holds the Falcon Contest.
Gastronomy in Tuscany
Simple country food is at the heart of Tuscan cooking. Regional dishes include Bruschetta (bread or ciabatta toasted and rubbed with garlic, olive oil and salt), Ribollita (bean, cabbage and bread soup), Pasta with hare or wild boar sauce, Porcini mushroom and truffle dishes, Bistecca all Fiorentina (thick cut of sirloin and fillet beef), Cantucci (almond and honey biscuits) served dipped in Vin Santo, Panforte (chocolate, nut and spice cake). Pecorino cheese made from sheep's milk. Local wines include the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano and the Bianco di Pitigliano. Famous reds include Chanti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Vin Santo made from semi-crushed grapes left for several months is an excellent dessert wine.
