Chloe Frost-Smith

Set among the wild scrubland of Maremma, Monteverro takes its name from the wild boar that roam the surrounding hills. Founded by Munich-born owners Georg Weber and Julia Weber, the trailblazing estate sits just a few kilometres from the sea, where coastal breezes shape the vines. Known for producing unusually high-quality Chardonnay for the region, everything is done by hand, resulting in precise, small-production wines rooted in the iron-rich, red clay soil. 

Above the rocky coves of Monte Argentario, Torre di Cala Piccola feels wonderfully unchanged – the sort of place built in the 1960s when people understood the value of a good view and then wisely left it alone. The rooms are all terracotta floors, local stone, crisp white linens and handcrafted details, with the Tyrrhenian Sea never far from sight. Below, a cliffside beach club clings to the rocks, where ladders disappear straight into impossibly clear water, and the old watchtower still keeps its eye on the horizon. 

Rasnà feels like the walking into the glamorous wardrobe of someone who’s spent decades summering on the Tuscan coast. Rails are packed with saturated prints, embroidered cottons, woven leather bags and silk pieces in colours that shine near the sea – tomato red, faded turquoise, sun-bleached coral. One for the maximalists.