Amorielli
The Stay Magazine Vol. 1 · No. 09 · September 2025Vol 1 · 09
September is when Tuscany goes to work. The grape harvest, the vendemmia, gives the countryside a purpose and the visitor a reason to be there after the August heat has broken. This issue leaves Florence to the day-trippers and stays out in the hills — the cypress-lined Val d'Orcia, the vineyards of Chianti, the quiet around Siena.
The one thing that shapes the trip is a car; the second is choosing a single zone rather than trying to see them all. We help with both.
— The Editors, Amorielli
The contents
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On the cover
Where to Stay in Tuscany: Val d'Orcia, Chianti, and When to Go
A practical guide to the Tuscan countryside: which zone to base in, Val d'Orcia, Chianti, or the Siena hills, where to stay on the working estates, when to catch the harvest, and why a car changes the trip.
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The Room
Estate or agriturismo
A restored castle-estate is the grand option; a working agriturismo, on a real farm, is the honest and far cheaper one. Both put you among the vines.
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The Table
At harvest
Cantinas are busy, tables are long, and the new oil comes a little later. September and October are the countryside's best eating months.
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The Detour
The hilltowns
Montalcino, Pienza, Montepulciano — string them along the ridge roads of the Val d'Orcia and stop when a view or a wine shop makes you.
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