A secret guide by Carlotta Carlini, fashion and interior photographer, and Tuscan by birth. Beautiful hotels, restaurants, wineries and visits in Tuscany. 

Secret Tuscany.
A secret travel guide, available to only 500 people. 

Secret Tuscany

Simone is a surfer from Tuscany. After years of surfing, diving and fishing, he launched his private sailing boat. A cool boat named BALTO. 

Simone will take you and your friend or soulmate on his boat for an excursion along the beautiful Tuscan coast. One of the most beautiful place on earth to swim, when the sun goes bellow the horizon. 

- Excursions take place from 3pm till end of the day when sun goes down.
- You can have a diner and aperitivo on board.
- 7 people maximum
- Bachelor parties and birthdays are welcome.

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Living a life following the rhythms of nature, in a unique place in the world, producing good and healthy food.  This was the dream that prompted Sandra and Ulisse to move to Pienza in 1991 and found Podere Il Casale.  A dream that today has come true despite the difficulties and obstacles that the owners have encountered.

A slice of paradise where one can eat, drink, work, write, read, laugh, Lear, discover, dream. All of this and much more , under the spell of two words: La Ménagère.

In the heart of the historical center, there is a corner where you can breathe the most genuine Tuscan. The furnishings recall the Florence of the past, the menu brings together the culinary tradition of our land with the most current experiments. These are the reasons why the Trattoria dei 13 Gobbi is a favorite place both by those who are in Florence visiting both those who live there.

A series of Italian, contemporary restaurants, found in world cities with varied and different identities. Sharing a culinary philosophy that rides the wave of the seasons with creativity, elegance, humour and sensuality, and from where they draw their inspiration. Capturing the youthful energy embodied in Gucci and its parallels with the philosophy of chef Massimo Bottura, they draw from the thread of legacy, always contemporary in its present and driving forward to the future.

Tuscan dishes and homemade desserts served among old school furnishings in an intimate room with wooden ceilings. Awesome. 

Camillo is an excellent restaurant, it has its unique style ... Traditional,  never banal!

The Moletto restaurant is an important point of reference for those who want to treat themselves to a candlelit dinner by the sea.  Incredible the wonderful sunsets that can be observed and delicious courses that can be tasted.

The restaurant, opened for lunch and dinner, offers a cuisine linked to the raw material that the sea offers every day.  Traditional dishes are flanked by the creative proposals of chef Francesco Rivoglia for a unique and unforgettable experience punctuated by the waves.

Restaurant located in a magical place if you are passionate about photography like me.  Ideal for enjoying an evening forgetting the hustle and bustle of life and caressing the slow passing time while enjoying excellent food.

There are lots of places to get ideas creams and generally the standard is good but if you want to remember eating it pick a shop with history. 


Simply the most fantastic sandwich place that you can experience.

Il Rigo is one of those magic places where we always love to go back: hospitality, genuine food and a breathtaking view of the magnificent Tuscan countryside. But must important that cozy feeling that is so hard to describe unless you're setting there, enjoying the Val d'Orcia breeze surrounded by friendly cats and silence.

Sitting  top of a hill in the heart of Tuscany, the Lupaia hotel is a cozy stone Casele renovated overlooking Montepulciano.
The hotel offers 12 charming and unique rooms.
The restaurant serves authentic Tuscan specialties accompanied by excellent wines from the surrounding vineyards of Nonile wine of Montepulciano.  The restaurant also uses olive oil produced by its own olive groves.

Fascinating and unusual location.
A renovated historic building with a wonderful view of the Torrigiani Garden one of the most beautiful in Europe.  The rooms, about 15, are all different, tastefully decorated to make you feel at home! Rooms are beautiful, with comfortable beds and pillows, wonderful antique bathtub in the room.  Ad Astra is a small hotel full of charm and magic.


A fantastic place where you can find yourself... Extremely quiet, relaxed.. Surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and breathtaking views! Charlotte, the owner, delights her guests in tasting her wines by telling stories and annedotes related to the castle and her love for Tuscany.


The Palazzo Gaudagni Hotel, located on the top floor of the building of the same name dating back to 1505, has spacious rooms full of atmosphere, with frescoed ceilings, ancient fireplaces and incomparable views of the Square and the main monuments of Florence.  The hotel has a splendid terrace, the Loggia, from where you can enjoy a wonderful view.


A contemporary renaissance residency in Florence.
An experience that activates artistic processes, connecting people, and creating space to discover new sides of their practice. Numeroventi is a space in which artists can test out their whims and expand their limits.

An enchanted place in the middle of the Val d'Orcia.  Charmed and elegant in every little detail ... Ideal for those who want to disconnect from the din of the city and immerse themselves in a timeless corner.  Outdoor swimming pool and the possibility of organizing horseback riding.

A wonderful place! Every detail is studied in detail, plus a breathtaking view and silence everywhere!  A luxury place to regenerate, stay in contact with nature by taking pleasant walks.  You can do wine tastings and have dinner in the wonderful garden!


The wine estate becomes a space for creativity. Ready to welcome cultural ideas and innovative though in a philosophy of return to nature, to the earth.  A hug that combines new and old values. A source of inspiration for artists who want to breathe the charm.

Arranged over two floors, with its three rooms, two balconies and a large panoramic terrace, the Caffè Poliziano is the ideal place to admire the Montepulciano’s hills scenery.

Tenuta Le Colonne extends in the coastal area close to the sea; and Tenuta Meraviglia whose vineyards are located in the hillsides. Today, total vineyard extension is 95 hectares all certified organic since 2019, as is the estates’ entire production. 

The magnificent Loggia, the first of its kind in Florence, is still today one of the most scenic places in the Florentine Oltrarno.
The Loggia Roof Bar, with its romantic and relaxing atmosphere, is an exceptional setting for an unforgettable aperitif while admiring the sunset behind the red roofs of Florence!

ANTINORI CHIANTI 


Located underneath Palazzo Piccolomini and accessed via the staircase between the palace and the duomo, this hybrid cafe and cocktail bar in the former palace stables has a terrace with wonderful views over the Val d'Orcia and towards Monte Amiata. Owners Bledar Ndoci and Federico Fioravanti learned their mixology art in Milan and definitely make the best cocktails in town.

Villa Torrigiani is located in the province of Lucca and it is one of the most luxurious and scenic villas in Lucca, dating back to the second half of the sixteenth century.

The Boboli Gardens is a historic park in the city of Florence.  Born as the Grand Ducal garden of Palazzo Pitti, it is also connected to the Forte di Belvedere.

“Luoghi d'esperienza" or "Places of experience” is the name of an itinerary among the works that Mauro Staccioli created in the landscape of Volterra. Interventions that recall some of his experiences, raised to a universal level, in the dialogue between art and territory.

An amazing garden in Seggiano (Val d'Orcia) where you can find more than hundred works by modern artists that met the Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri.
This garden was open to all on the 1997 and it extends for about 16 hectares in the territory of the province of Grosseto.

This artistic garden was created by Niki de Saint Phalle, it's an exotic garden on the Garavicchio hill near Capalbio in Maremma Tuscany.

The Arezzo Antiques Fair was born in 1968, the first on the national territory, and has been uninterrupted for fifty-three years every first Sunday of the month in Piazza Grande and in the streets of the historic city center!  It presents to the public, collectors and lovers of the genre a large number of objects that make up the history and identity of our civilization!

A Florence boutique offering a timeless selection of new and vintage garments, objects, and accessories. 

The Santo Spirito square in the Oltrarno District is one of the most lively and picturesque places in this area south of the river Arno. The square takes its name from the Santo Spirito church, which houses works by Michelangelo and Filippino Lippi. Stands with ethnic arts and crafts are set up in the square and in the nearby Borgo Tegolaio.

Never seen a vintage shop quite like it… a fashionista’s heaven. Could talk about this for days but quite simply, you have to go if you are in Siena!


Desii Vintage Uomo is a historic shop in Florence of men's clothing and accessories frequented by lovers of trendy vintage!



Secret Tuscany. A secret travel guide, available to only 500 people.

A secret guide by Carlotta Carlini, fashion and interior photographer, and Tuscan by birth. Beautiful hotels, restaurants, wineries and visits in Tuscany.

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