Villa Tavernaccia is owned by an Italian sports agent who fell in love with the place long ago. It’s since been renovated by his sister, Rome-based Ilaria Miani, who mixed family antiques with swathes and stripes of color that reflect the local landscape. Comfortable sofas, black-and-white engravings, freshly cut flowers and open fireplaces in the dining and living/TV rooms enhance the effortlessly elegant feel. The bedrooms are more theatrical and come with queen- or king-size beds, en suite shower rooms and air conditioning; the ground-floor double has a four-poster bed and another double is squirrelled away on a mezzanine beneath the tower. The six first-floor bedrooms include two twins, one double with a four-poster and two doubles with separate bathtubs and showers. All look onto the poetic grounds where white canvas chairs and loungers frame a 100-year-old swimming pool lined in pietra serena, mossy statues gaze over an antique amphitheater and a kitchen garden produces vegetables for cooking classes in the all-white kitchen with its marble worktops and antique cabinets.