Here’s a Tuscan villa tailor-made for large gatherings or celebrations. Set atop a private farm, Giunia is actually a series of stone hilltop buildings surrounded by well-landscaped grounds. Below its wide al fresco dining terrace is an similarly large infinity pool and its sun deck, with views for miles. Between both are covered loggias for drinks, sitting nooks to please book-readers and, just for fun, three additional plunge pools set at different temperatures.

Wheelchair-accessible, the old, three-floor farmhouse contains several beautifully-decorated living rooms. Some have working fireplaces and all, courtesy of hulking windows, afford more fine vistas. There’s also a grand dining room seating 30, supported by an impressive kitchen – continental breakfasts will be prepared daily, and we can arrange a full-time chef upon requesr. An independent pavilion functions as a cinema, and you also get a gym, a massage room and, to delight stargazers, an astronomical observatory.

Ten of the 14 bedrooms are ensuite queens amid the farmhouse; each has its own distinctive element, such as a Jacuzzi terrace or a lounge. Four more occupy two annexes – with one on its own for total privacy.

Guests with different interests? No problem. Giunia neighbours a forest reserve and stables, allowing for idyllic rural walks or horse-rides. There are great golf courses, pretty walled hilltowns and Val d’Orcia vineyards to inspect locally, while Siena’s bi-annual Palio horse race and Florence’s galleries are in easy day-trip range.