Il Cipresso's seven suites are lovingly integrated into the shuttered three-storey villa, mingling the grandness of a high-end hotel (air-con, a writing desk, complimentary wine, a pool) with the warmth of a guesthouse. Dinner is served communally on a huge table with Rosella sending authentic Tuscan dishes from the kitchen, while Giacomo pours vino and enlightens guests about local truffle hunting, olive oil tasting and hilltop towns including Montepulciano and Montalcino. Renovated wings and outhouses have been converted to rooms with a provincial Italian feel – fresh flowers, throw cushions, decorative plates and other nods to nostalgia. He and wife Rosella own this characteristic old farmhouse set amid rolling woodlands and olive groves near the town of Traquanda, in an oasis of Tuscan serenity. Renello's extra virgin olive oil was the official oil at this year's Milan expo, a tribute to the skills of keen agronomist Giacomo.
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