Pieve a Pava

Natural beauty, elegance and relaxation at a rustic 4th-century guesthouse in the Tuscan hills

Located in the rolling hills of Tuscany’s idyllic Crete Senesi region, it’s hard not to feel enchanted driving up the gravel road to the rustic guesthouse Pieve a Pava. Combine the stunning natural setting with a building dating back to the 4th century, elegantly relaxed ambiance, as well as gracious hospitality, and you have a recipe for subtle perfection. On a recent stay, my traveling …

Archiquarium

Modernist two-story homes for fish friends

Unless you go custom, aquariums rarely do much to elevate the humble fish’s status anywhere close to that of furry four-legged friends. Swedish designer Karl-Oskar Ankarberg has taken on the plight of the fish, designing an attractive split-level home called the Archiquarium. Ankarberg makes the upper level of his “modern living for trendy goldfish” out of white Corian with black Corian for the ground floor, …