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Buy a home between Siena and Florence: two of Italy's cultural gemsLive like an Italian prince for less than £300,000 - Cathy Hawker shows you how

Think of Tuscany, and the gentle green hills of the Chianti region rate as one of the most idyllic scenes. The region between Florence and Siena, the loveliest of Tuscany's medieval cities, is punctuated by vineyards, olive groves, poppy-edged roads and some of the priciest property in Italy.

Idyllic: the 4,200-acre Castello di Casole estate is an hour from Florence£1 million: for a large villa with land and barns south of Siena through Casa & Country

PERFECT LOCATION

Castel MonasteroFrom £459,400: apartments at Castel Monastero, just 20 minutes from Siena

LIVING IN LUXURY

Castello di Casole£350,600: for a share in a stone farmhouse set in the grounds of Castello di Casole

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