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ACOUNTRY ESTATE L’Andana is set amid glorious vineyards with grand interiors, comfy rooms and Michelin-starred food; enjoy blissful al fresco breakfasts and poolside drinks
WHY IT’S GREAT If you equate Tuscany with crowds of art-hungry culture vultures and Chianti-quaffing tourists, you could be in for a soothing surprise. Head for L’Andana, a gorgeous hilltop villa hotel set among vineyards and cypress trees, in a get-away-fromit- all part of southern Tuscany called La Maremma. Once a wild place of malarial swamps and marauding brigands, it’s now the quiet and very civilised home to some of Italy’s most forwardlooking winemakers. The region’s wild coastline and tranquil villages are ripe for discovery.