Photos: Tuscan Turnaround
Photographed by Mario Testino1/8Tuscan Turnaround
Photographed by Mario Testino2/8Spa with a View
Model Lara Stone takes in the hills of Maremma from the wood-paneled shower in the spa at Castello di Vicarello.
Photographed by Mario Testino3/8The Simple Life
The medieval Castello di Vacarello (top) was a ruin until the Baccheschi Berti family restored it in the late 1990s. (Bottom), a garden of lavender set between two of the cottage suites.
Photographed by Mario Testino4/8Flights of Fancy
With the main house in the distance, Lara explores one of the olive groves, dressed in an Hermès stretch-wool jodhpur jumpsuit and calfskin boots, and accompanied by a falcon used for hunting in nearby Buriano.
Photographed by Mario Testino5/8Quiet Time
The family dogs, Leo and Poldo, join Lara in the library, where guests may relax among artifacts and furniture from Aurora and Carlo Baccheschi Berti's extensive travels through Indonesia, India and China. "We've been collectsing everything in this room for the past 35 years," says Aurora.
Photographed by Mario Testino6/8The Hills Are Alive
In a Lanvin bodysuit and long skirt, Lara takes the cypress-lined path down to the travertine infinity pool.
Photographed by Mario Testino7/8Fresh Direct
Chef Roberto Scarpetta prepares wild boar for dinner in the kitchen, whose vaulted ceiling (created using a mold of hay and bamboo) is from the castle's original construction.
Photographed by Mario Testino8/8Thrill of the Hunt
Valle di Buriano, Vicarello's private game reserve, is set on 1,200 acres and nestled between two Etruscan villages.
