One of the most exciting hotel openings of 2021
Years in the making and centuries in the shaping. Reschio, a sprawling estate and castle on the rolling Tuscan/Umbrian border, has undergone decades of careful restoration
and now emerges as one of the most extravagant and highly anticipated luxury hotels in Italy.
Built in the Etruscan period a millennia ago, Reschio was a working farm and estate until the post-war era, which forced the abandonment of the entire property and surrounding farming community. The castle and 50 farmhouses became dilapidated and the land succumbed to the wild until 1984, when Count Antonio Bolza and his wife Countess Angelika discovered the property and fell in love with it. In 1999, Antonio’s son, Benedikt, a talented architect, began the daunting task of designing, building, and restoring the original farmhouses and landscape.
Encouraged by his artist- wife, Nencia Corsini and their 5 children, they lived at the castle whilst it was being renovated. They home-schooled and invited fun guests to teach the children, focusing on life and the arts. They had the time of their lives, putting on theatrical performances with families in the neighbourhood while bringing this fairytale to life.
The family transformed the 26 farmhouses into luxury villas, going into the finest details, carefully curating and designing every light fixture, fitting, and piece of furniture individually, which have now become an exceptional brand in itself called BB for Reschio.
Their masterpiece is the luxurious castle hotel, opened in 2021 and boasting 36 suites, each organically designed and filled with comfort and wit, whilst subtly referencing the fascinating characters who once lived here. Surrounded by olive groves, vineyards, organic gardens and lakes is also The Chapel and Equestrian centre with training rings for the Andalusian horses. At the hotel, there is a boutique stocked with luxury Italian homewares, The Enoteca, two restaurants, pools, and a Spa that is interwoven into the old underground wine caves.
It is easy to see the love and dedication that has gone into this passion project. Villa owners and renters clearly share the owner’s ethos to preserve the tranquility of this rejuvenated corner of Umbria. For the Bolzo-Corsini family, it’s not so much about showing off as it is sharing their grand castle and good taste with those lucky enough to get a room or villa.
