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CondeNast Traveler Magazine rates the five-star Villa la Massa one of the top 25 small hotels in the world. This 16th century villa on the banks of the Arno River has played host to everyone from Winston Churchill to Richard Burton to David Bowie.

You stay in an elegant one-bedroom junior suite with sitting room, 16th century period furniture and a large bath finished in marble. Luxury touches include linen sheets more comfortable than even 360-thread-count cotton. There's also a beautiful swimming pool and gardens set among cypress trees by the river.