Cetinale

30/07/2026

Acony Belle

29/07/2026

Lunch today.

14/07/2026

Siena is 20 minutes from Villa Cetinale & is one of the most beautiful medieval cities in the world.
1. Il Duomo. 13th century.
2. Claud dining beneath the Torre al Mangia, completed in 1348.
3. Palio drummers celebrate their district’s recent victory in the famous horse race.
4. Colourful carp in the Fontebranda. A fountain dating

04/07/2026

Dinner tonight.

23/06/2026

Casa Fabbri- my favourite house on the Cetinale estate, which is also available for private rental. It’s a 3 bedroom house on the edge of the Holy Wood.

18/06/2026

My father in law, the late Lord Lambton always said that the Holy Wood was what he liked best about Cetinale, even more than the villa. It was the main reason that he bought the estate.

12/06/2026

An evening out in Florence.
1. The 11 meter high granite Column of Justice in Piazza Santa Trinita.
2. The Fontana dello Sprone, a 17th century mannerist style fountain sculpted by Francesco Generini.
3. The Arno river taken from the Ponte Vecchio.
4. The incredible Rothko exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi.
5. An early painting by Rothko (1936).

11/06/2026

Watch and learn with Ned!

09/06/2026

Everything changes but Cetinale remains the same.

05/05/2026