We brought it back to life and we want you to experience the wonderment of living in an ancient castle too. After a lot of dreaming (and not a lot of planning) we bought Castello di Ristonchi a 1,000-year-old castle village surrounded by olive groves and an ancient chesnut forest in the hills of Tuscany, Italy. Hi! We are Stefanie and Rasmus, we met when Stefanie rented a room in Rasmus' apartment on Airbnb. Find out more about what Ristonchi has to offer and plan your visit. We aim to be as eco-friendly as possible and invite guests to get in touch with the earth and experience a simpler way of living. The mountain begs to be explored, the wild mint demands to be touched and smelled. Life here is too rich, too beautiful and smells too good to hide from behind a screen. It’s a place where you forget about your phone. Those who need a break from traffic and the busyness of life. Surrounding the castle and chapel are olive groves, hemp fields and fruit trees all in the middle of an ancient chestnut forest hiding treasures yet to be discovered. Across the road you’ll find Villa Fattoria with 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms and an outdoor pool filled with fresh mountain spring water. Behind the Tower and just down the back steps of the terrace is Villa Borghetto, with 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. The Tower has four 2-bedroom apartments, two 1-bedrooms and 3 studios with fairytale views. Head outside of the Rave Cave and breathe in the smell of lavender as you step onto the stone terrace that wraps around the tower and offers incredible views of the sunset. Down a winding staircase you’ll arrive at the Rave Cave - our dungeon turned disco complete with speakers, lazers, lights and a mirror ball.
Just past the oven through commanding wooden doors is the grand banquet hall with an ancient arched brick ceiling. From there you’ll enter the breakfast room with a wood-fired pizza oven built into the stone walls. When you walk up to the mighty castle towering above you and through the large iron gate you are welcomed into a cozy reception area filled with dried herbs, our own olive oil, honey and local wine. Its rich history shows throughout the property with signs of monks, wars, and stonemasons. Castello di Ristonchi was commissioned by Italy’s famous Medici family in 900 AD and this 1,000+-year-old castle is still watching over the gorgeous Tuscan hillside landscape.
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