"Since the 1970s it has been a luxury hotel, adorned with antiques and with a prestigious restaurant, a fine spa, a library and a pool beside the lovely cloisters."

"On the outskirts of this ancient city, abutting vineyards, and a long but pleasant stroll from Piazza del Campo, this property occupies the oldest charterhouse in Tuscany." Full review

"This stunning former monastery, in a rural setting 1km southeast of the centre, offers large, elegant rooms surrounding the central cloister, beneath the (still functioning) bell tower."

"With the fertile Tuscan countryside beginning almost at the city’s edge, food is the other municipal obsession, with Il Canto de l’Hotel Certosa de Maggiano widely recognised as the city’s top restaurant." Full review

"A 14th-century monastery has been converted into this upscale country hotel." Full review