My name is Seth, I'm American and live in Prague, Czech Republic with my family. I have inherited this amazing Tuscan property from Giovanni who has spent the last 30 years of his life cultivating it with love and care. And he continues to do that today so would be an ever-present part of your stay.

The property was brought back to life by Giovanni Cavalzani — a man who had lived, in every sense, a European life before choosing to come home to Tuscany. Born in the neighbouring village of Collodi, home of Pinocchio, Giovanni went on to make his life across the continent: Paris, London, Rome, Heidelberg, and finally Munich, where he ran one of Germany’s most celebrated Italian restaurants, the legendary Ristorante Savoy. Fluent in four languages and at ease in any city in Europe, he had the kind of life most people only read about. And yet, at a certain point, he found himself drawn back — to this hillside, these olive trees, this particular quality of light in the late Tuscan afternoon.

Some places, it turns out, you cannot leave forever. He brought with him not only a lifetime’s understanding of hospitality and the art of making people feel genuinely at home, but the perspective of someone who has seen the world and knew exactly what he was choosing instead.