Locanda al Colle: A Place of Artful Living

How a passion for art transforms the experience at Locanda al Colle in Tuscany

A stay at Locanda al Colle in Tuscany is more than a holiday. It’s a quiet dialogue with form, colour and material – an invitation to open up to beauty, not just in the landscape, but in the art that fills this place.

Here, among the gentle hills near Camaiore, Riccardo Barsottelli, the hotel’s host and soul, has created not just a refined retreat, but a living art concept that weaves its way through rooms, terraces and gardens. His passion for contemporary art and design is far more than aesthetic decoration – it is a philosophy.

A curated way of being

Locanda al Colle is not a hotel in the traditional sense – it is a space for dialogue. Between guest and host, between past and present, between object and emotion. The collection that Barsottelli has built over the years includes sculpture, painting, installations and design pieces by international artists such as Maja Thommen, Daniele Guidugli, Max Lamb, Paul Mercier and Anne-Claire van den Elshout.

What makes this collection unique is its organic nature – works move, spaces change, the atmosphere shifts. The art lives within the house: not behind glass, not static – but sensual, dynamic and present.

Art as atmosphere

Sculptures in white Carrara marble meet bronze figures; abstract ceramics encounter playful terracotta works. Each piece tells its own story – and together, they form an atmosphere in which aesthetic awareness and personal experience blend.

Guests can feel it: nothing here is random. Every room, every object has been thoughtfully chosen – not for show, but to inspire. In this way, Locanda al Colle becomes a place where travel evolves into quiet contemplation.

The hotel as gallery – and home

It’s the subtle balance between artistic clarity and heartfelt hospitality that defines Locanda al Colle. You don’t feel like you're visiting a museum – but rather the home of someone who lives with intention, style, and generosity, and who shares that with others.

To be surrounded by art here does not create distance – it fosters intimacy. Those who are curious can dive deeper, learn more about the artists and the stories behind the pieces – or simply enjoy their silent presence.

For those who seek the exceptional

Locanda al Colle is part of Lifestylehotels – a collection of unique places with a clear attitude and soul. And that attitude resonates in every detail: in the architecture, in the choice of materials, in breakfast on the terrace – and in the artistic language that flows through it all.

For those in search of places where beauty is quiet, layered and lasting, this is more than a hotel:
It’s a home – with art, character, and story.

Locanda al Colle is a Member of Lifestylehotels