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September 6, 2023
Just arrived back from the most incredibly special weekend with friends at Castello di Ristonchi. Not sure where to begin really. Rasmus, Stefanie and their staff are brilliant. The Tuscan hillside setting and castle itself are stunning, with a open-air pool overlooking a spectacular vista scattered with olive groves. We had a genuinely fascinating farm tour from Rasmus (clearly a very knowledgable, creative and at times quite drily hilarious guy); sampled the home-made organic olive oil and beer, had pizza- and pasta making classes which were great fun, a club night in their very own rave cave... and then there was a traditional multi-course Tuscan meal overlooking the hillsides, an experience that I can't even begin to descibe here. Perhaps in keeping with the eco-conscious vibe, the rooms are a little rustic, but we did little more than sleep in them as there is so much to do around the grounds. Every detail in the way the place was run felt friendly, thoughtful and generous. Something I'd really like to highlight is that my wife, a vegetarian with a nut allergy - who as you'd imagine frequently has limited menu choices - had food specially made just for her at pretty much every meal. And I mean - really, really good food. It was one of several jaw-dropping moments over the weekend - we can't recall a time that we've seen such thoughtfulness from kitchen staff and it really made her feel looked-after. A special thank-you for that. It feels churlish to comment on anything negative after all that, so I'll just say *cough* pack your mosquito spray *cough* and book your trip! Amazing experience, 10/10.