Belmond Castello di Casole Earns a Spot in Michelin's First Global Keys Selection

Belmond Castello di Casole was included in the Michelin Keys 2025 selection, part of the guide's first-ever international hotel ranking and a meaningful validation for a property built around a medieval Tuscan castle rather than a conventional resort. The ceremony recognizing the first international selection of hotels was held on October 8, placing Casole among a genuinely small group of properties worldwide to earn the distinction in its debut year.

The castle's wellness program centers on Essere Spa, housed inside what was once a 10th-century wine cellar, blending ancient healing traditions with more modern technological approaches to treatment. It's the kind of pairing, medieval architecture with contemporary wellness science, that has become something of a signature move across Belmond's Italian portfolio in recent years.

The recognition builds on a longer track record for the property, which was named Best Hotel in Europe by Travel & Leisure back in 2017 and has held a spot on the Travel + Leisure 500 list. Set deep in the Tuscan countryside near Siena, Castello di Casole has always traded on genuine remoteness as much as luxury, and the new Michelin Key only reinforces that the isolation has been working in its favor.

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