At 4 km from Chiusi, in the heart of the etruscan civilization, you will find "Hotel Patriarca", an old, patrician villa which dates from the 19th century. The recent and accurate restoration of it, has brought back the noble and refined atmosphere of its past. Hotel Patriarca enjoys a privileged position about 300 metres from the highway Roma-Frenze, Chiusi- Chianciano Exit. It is situated on a hill surrounded by cypresses and pine trees and overlooking the enchanting countryside. Hotel Patriarca offers its guests the opportunity of a relaxed holiday in the country with all the comforts of a luxury hotel. Its unique location gives the opportunity of visiting many historical and artistic towns situated in the centre of Italy. Florence (120 km), Rome (150km), Perugia (60 km), it is lso the ideal starting point to many interesting excursions of the area like Chiusi with its Etruscan sites, Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino. estaurant "I Salotti" is the jewel of the estate. It is personally run by the owner, Mr Loris Mozzini who has been internationally awarded for his cooking skills and his ability in displaying dishes. The restaurant offers a very creative cuisine in which traditional dishes are reinter-preted in original style and matched with a very wide selection of wines ( more than 500 labels both local: Vino Nobile and Brunello and wines from the North of Italy and France). Service is excellent.

The 22 bedrooms of the hotel are all located in quiet and relaxed positions, most of them overlooking the wide and old park and garden Painted in pastel colours and furnished in a refined old style, they welcome their guests to an antique mansion which is at the same time endowed with all modern comforts. Some of them are furnished with elegant , wooden furniture in the XVII century style, with four-posters beds, silk curtains, and damasks. The two suites which are mostly appreciated for the rich atmosphere created by stuccoes and damasks have hosted, on many occasions, the famous Italian artists Federico Fellini and Giuliettta Masina and are named after them. Other bedrooms have beamed cealings and brick floors, they are furnished according to the traditional old Tuscan country style especially appreciated by the lovers of ancient, rustic life.