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Bravio delle Botti
( www.braviodellebotti.com ) Members of the city's eight contrade race to push 80kg wine bar-
rels uphill in this race held on the last Sunday in August.
CULTURAL
Festival of Chamber Music
( www.palazzoricci.com ) Held at Palazzo Ricci in late August and September.
MUSIC
Sleeping
Camere Bellavista
( 347 8232314; www.camerebellavista.it ; Via Ricci 25; s €65-70, d €75; ) Nearly all of the
10 high-ceilinged double rooms at this excellent budget hotel have fantastic views; room 6
also has a private terrace (€100). No one lives here so phone ahead in order to be met and
given a key (if you've missed this stage, there's a phone in the lobby from where you can
call). No breakfast.
HOTEL
Locanda San Francesco
( 349 6721302; www.locandasanfrancesco.it ; Piazza San Francesco 5; r €150-240; closed mid-Jan;
) Four handsome rooms with magnificent views and lovely bathrooms await at
this luxury B&B. Host Cinzia Caporali runs both it and the attached E Lucevan Le Stelle
wine bar with friendly efficiency.
B&B €€
AGRITURISMO €€
Fattoria San Martino
(
0578 71 74 63; www.fattoriasanmartino.it ; Via di Martiena 3; r €140-180;
closed Dec-Easter;
) Dutch-born Karin and Italian Antonio met when working in Milan's high-
velocity fashion industry, but eventually decided that organic farming was more to their
liking than haute couture. The homespun-chic rooms in this rebuilt 12th-century farm-
house and purpose-built annexe are sure to please, as will the all-vegetarian meals (dinner
€35 plus wine), pretty garden, biological filtered pool and emphasis on sustainability.
Eating & Drinking
Osteria Acquacheta
( 0578 71 70 86; www.acquacheta.eu ; Via del Teatro 22; meals €20; 12.15-4pm & 7.30-10.30pm
Wed-Mon) Hugely popular with locals and tourists alike, this bustling place specialises in
OSTERIA
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