Travel Reference
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Musica di Stelle
(Music of the Stars;
www.fondazionecantiere.it
)
Performances of opera, theatre and classical and
contemporary music are staged in venues throughout the town.
ARTS
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
MAP
HOTEL
€
GOOGLE MAP
( 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 omitted this stage, there's a phone in the lobby from where you can
call). No breakfast.
Locanda San Francesco
MAP
B&B
€€
GOOGLE MAP
( 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.
Fattoria San Martino
AGRITURISMO
€€
(
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-velo-
city 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 farmhouse 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.
