In spring 2004, in the 500-hectare of La Badiola Estate, a few miles from Castiglione della Pescaia, was born L’Andana.
An enchanting resort with a gourmand Spa, La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini, golf driving range and romantic private chapel, L'Andana takes its name from its long driveway, which is flanked by cypresses and maritime pines and enveloped in a magical fairytale atmosphere, within a delightful nature park.
At Tenuta La Badiola the scents of the Tuscan countryside blend with the brackish fragrances of the Tyrrhenian, in a sensory experience that caresses the guests’ sensations and emotions.
This natural setting merges with the fascination of history. The building that now houses L'Andana was once a Medici villa where Grand Duke Leopold II and his court resided during the summer season.
Here, in this place he loved so much, the Grand Duke launched major reclamation work in the Maremma. L’Andana, with its 33 rooms and suites, is a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World”, an international brand of luxury hotels.
THE VILLA AND THE FATTORIA
L’Andana has two main buildings, the Villa and the Fattoria, which are separated by a delightfully informal Winter Garden, made of wrought-iron and glass.
Its charm is complementary to the loveliness of the Maremma landscape, the bright colours of which can be viewed through the large windows.
This is where the hotel lobby and reception are located.
Both the Villa and the Fattoria have undergone extensive rebuilding and restyling carried out under the supervision of architect Ettore Mocchetti, editor of AD Italia.
The interior design is a perfect combination of the original rural style of the Medici residence and decorative, more ornamental French style, the aim being to express through the furnishings the intimate soul of Tuscany, with its warm colours, simplicity and uniqueness.
The colours selected for the furnishings are consistent with this, with bright beige, the chromatic tones of dust and earth, ochre-yellow, vibrant orange and intense purple, which blend in perfectly with the Tuscan furniture and are highlighted by fine Florentine silk fabrics.
A refined setting, where nothing is left to chance, and one which conveys a sense of intimacy, to make the guests feel completely at home.
SUITES
The 13 suites located in the Villa and the Fattoria are private residences, each with its own décor and distinctive atmosphere, designed to make your stay a unique experience.
The tasteful furnishings are selected with great care so that everything fits in perfectly with the surroundings.
The curtains, sheet and bedspread fabrics are carefully chosen from amongst the finest linen, taffeta, satin and hemp, in a blend of textures that play with various colour nuances, reminiscent of the Tuscan countryside and the sun-blessed Tyrrhenian coast.
The furniture features elegant and sophisticated inlay works; matching mirrors, doors, tables, chairs and sofas rhythmically repeat their ornamental motifs. Some Prestige Suites are even equipped with their own whirlpool bath in refined mosaic, allowing guests to relax at leisure in the privacy of their own room.
The interior design features at L’Andana include spacious bathrooms, designed as a personal wellbeing centre: elegant white bathtubs stand on antique oak parquet flooring by windows offering views of the delightful landscape, making bathing a truly relaxing experience. Other suites feature spacious mosaic bath-showers, measuring up to 3x2 metres, all reminiscent of Roman spas.
ROOMS
L’Andana is a peaceful place where the silence and refined atmosphere of old country residences can still be experienced. The spacious, sun-lit rooms are the continuation of the landscape, a corner of comfort in which the Maremma enters without knocking.
Varying nuances of dust and earth, greys and beiges, ochre-yellow and purple, are offset by crimson white. The softness of leather encounters the coarseness of horse hair cloth or the smoothness of velvet; the solidness of stone meets the flexibility of wood. Where velvety comfort expresses a genuine love for this corner of Tuscany.
The 20 Superior and De-Luxe guestrooms at L'Andana are decorated with an eye to detail and tastefully furnished in such a way as to maintain an atmosphere of family intimacy. All the rooms offer delightful views of the surrounding countryside and the interior is enhanced by a lovely stone fireplace built in fine Tuscan style.
All the rooms have an LCD television, safe, WIFI facilities, newspapers, magazines, and CD and DVD players.
Superior Suites are 65m² in size and feature a spacious living area with a stone fireplace and a relaxation area designed to convey the utmost sense of peace. They overlook delightful scenes of unspoilt nature and the little chapel.
The bedroom is elegantly appointed in true Italian style and leads to a spacious dressing room, which gives access to a spacious bathroom with a décapé wood floor.
Junior Suites measure 50m² and come with a welcoming entrance, a spacious living area and a romantic stone fireplace. They offer enchanting views of the surrounding hills carpeted in vineyards and olive groves.
A comfortable dressing room leads to a spacious bathroom equipped with all modern facilities.
De Luxe rooms measure 40-45 m² and are elegantly appointed, with fine fabrics and antique furniture. The bedroom leads to a spacious bathroom. Both rooms enjoy delightful views of the Maremma countryside; perfectly illustrating the art de vivre in Tuscany.
Some of them have a mezzanine floor, the ideal spot for a little sitting room or studio, or even a children's bedroom.
The Deluxe Room with mezzanine (approximately 40 m²) is decorated with fine fabrics and vintage furniture.
The bedroom leads to a spacious bathroom and both these spaces enjoy an enchanting view over the surrounding countryside.
The room has a mezzanine floor, the ideal spot for a little sitting room or studio, or even a children's bedroom.
Superior rooms are comfortable bedrooms about 35m² in size and furnished very elegantly. Some overlook bright green vineyards, others offer views over silvery-green olive groves.
Each room has its own fully-equipped bathroom decorated with wood and marble in delicate pastel shades.
During your Tuscany luxury vacation, having breakfast at L’Andana is an experience that you should not miss: the table and the cast-iron burners host a cuisine with the genuine flavour of home, and every morning is a triumph of hot pastries, orange flower croissants, fruit-bread, cheesecakes, Tuscan cold-cuts, delicious mozzarella and seasonal vegetables.
The home-made yoghurt and jams are not to be missed, as well as the eggs prepared to order in a multitude of ways: just choose the dish of your choice and in a few minutes the Chef will prepare it right in front of you, offering you the most of their energising flavour.
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Located in what used to be the ancient granary of Grand Duke Leopold II of Lorraine, La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini is a contemporary restaurant, a simple meeting place, where experiencing the atmosphere and flavours of an exclusive “trattoria toscana” restaurant.
La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini officially entered, in 2016, in the Olympus of the best gourmet restaurants, gaining the highest accolade, the Michelin Star.
Vast windows overlooking the Mediterranean shrubland and vineyards, the open kitchen and the wood oven announce a menu that brings together the best aspects of the Tuscan culinary tradition. Numerous dishes are served in terracotta bowls and clay plates, as a respectful tribute to local past. Even the wine cellar is open to the view, displaying more then 600 labels, including the wines produced by the Moretti family’s own vineyards - Petra and Tenuta La Badiola – the latter right adjacent to La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini.
Open exclusively for dinner, the 150m2 La Trattoria, seats 100 guests. The dining-room is furbished to achieve a sense of discreet elegance and intimacy, with wooden beams, exposed brickwork, a fireplace and cotto tile flooring. It leads onto a delightful terrace that looks out onto the kitchen gardens and surrounding hills, and can accommodate up to 80 guests. Next door, there is a smaller room, the ideal setting for private dinners or special events.
EXPERIMENTAL AND TRADITIONAL CULINARY ART
La Trattoria’s cuisine is based on the principles of authenticity, simplicity and seasonality, according to the great taste and mastery of the Chef Enrico Bartolini. Tuscan traditions and products, in many cases prepared according to local hosehold recipes, dominate it. It is through this very meeting with a typically local style that Enrico aims to express his creativity and culinary experience to the full, presenting dishes offering both the decisive flavours of the land and the delicate flavours of the sea.
In the heart of the Maremma countryside, the authenticity of the local producs is interpreted with rigorous respect for typical Tuscan cuisine. The more delicate traditional Tuscan combinations are created through the use of products cultivated in the Estate’s fruit and vegetable gardens, which produce fruit, vegetables, aromatic plants, wine and olive oil.
All of this is enhanced by the “Contemporary Classic” culinary philosophy of the chef Enrico Bartolini, according to which the values of the past and the present come together to create new and original flavours. An obsession for aesthetic perfection and a strong flavour impact create a culinary experience, which is light but at the same time touching, capable of gratifying the palate and leaving the mind full of flavoursome memories.
Marco Ortolani is the resident Chef and Davide Macaluso is the restaurant manager.
19.30h - 22.30h
L’Andana has its own restaurant called La Villa.
The kitchen has the cosy, informal atmosphere of a domestic kitchen and leads to an intimate dining room with a pretty stone fireplace and from there to a superb veranda overlooking the park, the chapel and the crystal-clear water of a romantic swimming pool nestling among cypresses and maritime pines.
Breakfast at L’Andana is an experience that none can forget.
The cast iron ovens in the kitchen turn out each morning freshly baked doughnuts, orange flower brioches, currant buns and cheese-cake.
Other specialities includes slices of Tuscan cinta ham, tasty mozzarella cheeses and vegetables in season.
Home-made yogurt, jam and marmalade are a must, as are fresh eggs prepared in a variety of different ways.
Just choose your favourite and the chef will cook the dish in front of you so that you can enjoy it in all its energy-giving splendour.
La Villa also serves delicious lunches and dinners, from a menu that varies with the season.
The dishes are prepared by the same chefs as those at La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini.
They all reflect genuine local traditions, where the delicate tastes of food from the sea flank stronger ones from the land: risotto with peas, streaky bacon and pecorino cheese is followed by anglerfish and courgette flower tortello, stewed octopus and Borlotti beans, and ossobuco with potatoes and celery.
The desserts are shamelessly scrumptious and combine different consistencies and temperatures, such as melted chocolate and pistachio ice-cream or warm granny Smith’s apple.
12.30h - 14.30h
19.30h - 22.00h
Whether it was invented by the English or the French, the picnic is loved by all. A glamorous tuscan picnic, surrounded by the charming beauty of the Maremma, is an experience to be savoured calmly, in the first warm days of the season, when one begins to imagine walks in the countryside or by the sea, accompanied by the pleasure of a few snacks to enjoy in the open air.
If, however, a picnic is prepared with attention to detail, the experience can truly become a small luxury and the meal consumed on the grass or on the beach is anything but frugal or improvised. How? It’s easy: leave it all to chefs, who will prepare a tasty hamper for your delightful tuscan picnic.
There is a wide range of treatments offered for face and body: wrappings, massages with multiple functions, specific scrubs and targeted interventions for every type of skin.
The ESPA spa at L’Andana provides a wide range of body and facial treatments - wraps, multi-purpose massages, specific scrubs and targeted interventions for all types of skin.
Design by Ettore Mocchetti, editor of AD Italia, the ESPA spa at L’Andana covers 600 m², divided into four areas, including two thermal spas, with slate flooring. There is also aVitality Pool, full of mineral-rich water, with soothing properties, heated to 37°C to relax the muscles.
Personal training, pilates, nordic walking, cardio work out, functional training work out, L’Andana boot camp, boxe, horse riding, tennis, golf, yoga…
L’Andana offers guests the use of a delightful outdoor heated swimming pool, situated in a paradise of nature overlooking the ancient town of Castiglione della Pescaia. There is plenty of space for sunbathing or stretching out to read a good book in complete peace and quiet. The pool is surrounded by lovely gardens with benches and loungers dotted here and there, where you can enjoy a chat or stop a while to contemplate the landscape, enveloped by the gentle sounds of the woods.
The estate provides the opportunity for numerous activities to enrich your stay with new experiences. The choice is yours.
La Trattoria Enrico Bartolini organizes cooking courses. Alternatively, you can indulge in a relaxing ESPA treatment at the spa at L’Andana. Those who prefer to combine sport and nature can devote their time to a different experience each day, with delightful horse rides in the hills, exciting tennis challenges on the nearby court, enjoyable bike rides or walks to the hermitage church 7 km away. It was built in the 16th century on the site where legend has it that the Madonna appeared to St. William of Malavalle on this return from the Crusades.
There are still numerous other places of interest to discover.
Near Suvereto, a short drive from L'Andana, the Moretti family have opened a prestigious wine cellar designed by Mario Botta called Petra. It blends in perfectly with the landscape, seemingly there since time immemorial. A cylinder with a hanging garden of olive trees looks like a modern slanting terrace, a sort of pyramid-cum-observatory - a bridge between earth and sky. It is worth making the trip for the view alone, which takes in the island of Elba, and even Corsica on clear days. Yet they also make wine here, fine red wines of excellent quality and character. You will be unable to resist the temptation to try them!
The Tyrrhenian sea lies a few kilometres from Casa Badiola and offers the ideal spot for a boat trip to discover a series of pretty little inlets and bays or the nearby islands, veritable paradises of nature and steeped in history as well.
Off the Maremma coast lies the Tuscan archipelago, scattered remnants of the legendary continent of Tirrenide, which sank into the sea in ancient times. The largest island, in a central position, is Elba, justly renowned for its lush vegetation and the contrasting rust-red hills and intense blue crystal-clear waters. Off the Argentario promontory lies Isola del Giglio, with lovely inlets and characteristic fishing villages. The three main towns on the island still bear witness to ancient settlements. Not far off is Giannutri, a petit paradise of peace and quiet, where cars are prohibited and the exceptionally clear water attracts divers from all over. On the island stand the remains of a Roman villa, the storerooms, baths, servants’ dwellings and plumbing system of which are still visible today. Pianosa and Montecristo are the southernmost islands in the archipelago, both wild and desert-like.
Last but not least, L’Andana is a strategic location for day trips to some of Italy’s most important cities of art, such as Florence (150 km), Siena (80 km) and Arezzo (150 km). Even the capital, Rome, lies only 180 km away. Closer to home and of equal artistic interest are the nearby towns of Castiglione della Pescaia and Grosseto (20 km), the main town in the province. The website provides more details of recommended art itineraries.
La Badiola Estate boasts its own golf practise course stretching from the olive groves on the hills to the coast. Here, the light brown of the bunkers and the green of the fairways blend with the bright blue of the Maremma sky.
The three rooms, with their refined and elegant decor, capable of hosting up to 300 guests, can be personalised with the aim of responding to all requirements.
L’Andana is the perfect location for your wedding in Tuscany: it has its own private romantic chapel, in its parkland, where Father Giovanni celebrates Holy Mass every Sunday.
L'ANDANA
Tenuta La BadiolaLocalità Badiola 58043 Castiglione della PescaiaGrossetoItaly