Castello di Casole, Tuscany

A Belmond property spread across a hilltop estate near Siena, with an infinity pool that looks out over the kind of oak forest that made early Tuscans believe in gods. Stone buildings, artifacts found in the soil underfoot, and staff who make a 2,000-acre property feel like a village. A Forbes Four Star resort that runs on slow lunches, good wine, and the general agreement that nothing urgent is happening today.