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Modern Luxury Miami - November/December 2011 These luxe, farmhouse-style residences, ranging in size from a generous 4,000 to a sprawling 7,000 square feet, pepper the vast 4,200 acres over which the kingly Castello di Casole so elegantly reigns.
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Mayfair Magazine - November 2011 With its medieval monuments and sunflower filed landscapes, Tuscany has long been a perennial favourite with Italophiles. Now with some glam new openings, tlhe region looks set to be thrust firmly in the jetsetters' spotlight again.
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Eyes In - November 2011 Castello di Casole: An innovative real estate investment that makes the dream of home ownership in Tuscany, Italy a reality.
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Virtuoso Life - November/December 2011 Hotel Castello di Casole near Siena will have a 4,200-acre estate planted in vineyards and olive orchards for exploring when the Italian property opens in April.
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Riviera San Diego - November/December 2011 It's not hard to summon passion for Italy-a world-class destination steeped in art and history, brimming with delectable cuisine, savory wine and friendly people. If anything, it's a little too easy. Naturally, the multimillion-dollar resort and luxury residence club in the heart of Tuscany, is no exception.
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Modern Luxury Dallas - November/December 2011 One visit to Castello di Casole, a five-star resort and luxury residence club in the heart of Tuscany and you may never want to leave.
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Riviera - November/December - 2011 Once a historic manor, this restored five-star resort and luxury residence club ushers in a new era for the fabled hilltops of Tuscany.
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Angeleno - November 2011 A historic magnet for both Hollywood and Italian luminaries, Castello di Casole, a five-star resort and luxury residence club in the heart of Tuscany, comes alive with a renovation, new construction and a luxe boutique hotel on its horizon.
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Country Life International - Winter 2011 Next April is set to see the opening of a fully restored castle at Castello di Casole, in Tuscany, as a new boutique hotel.
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International Homes Luxury Collection - October 2011 Castello di Casole is featured in International Homes Luxury Collection Magazine as a destination in one of the most beautiful and popular regions the country has to offer.
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Manchester Evening News - October 6, 2011 A Taste of the Tuscan High Life... in Italy's heartland where you can be the king (or queen) of your very own castello, complete with private vineyard and stunning views.
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Modern Luxury Online Riviera San Diego - October 2011 The Castello di Casole story is shared by Modern Luxury magazine online including details on real estate offerings and Hotel Castello di Casole opening.
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GQ - November 2011 GQ highlights the details of A Tuscan Treasure: the five-star Timbers Resorts signature development Castello di Casole.
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Tatler Magazine - November 2011 The five-star Timbers Resorts signature development of Castello di Casole offers an exciting, fractional-ownership holiday opportunity in the undulating Tuscan landscape.
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House & Garden Magazine - November 2011 The undisputed gem in this stunning development is the spacious 3,350 sq ft 'Bargagli Penthouse' with three ensuite bedrooms, stunning reception rooms, a private terrace with breathtaking views and access to unrivaled hotel amenities.
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Vogue - November 2011 This centuries-old castle sits majestically on a hilltop in the heart of its 4,200-acre private estate surrounded by working vineyards and olive orchards.
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Sleeper Magazine - October 2011 Located within the heart of a 4,200-acre private estate, Hotel Castello di Casole is set to be one of Europe's premier destinations following five years of meticulous restoration.
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Conference & Incentive Travel - September 2011 Situated in the hills of the Tuscan countryside, the boutique Hotel Castello di Casole is due to open in April 2012.
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Steamboat Pilot & Today - September 30, 2011 Timbers Resorts, the developer of One Steamboat Place in Steamboat Springs, announced in September an April 2012 opening date for a new hotel in the Tuscany region of Italy.
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Hotels Magazine Online - September 27, 2011 What's Hot: Tuscan castle turned boutique hotel.
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The Telegraph Online - Fall 2011 If you're on the look-out for a low-maintenance holiday home, you could consider one of the farmhouses up for sale in Castello di Casole...
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Hotel Castello di Casole - September 20, 2011 Timbers Resorts today announced that the highly anticipated opening of the company's Hotel Castello di Casole, a restored 10th century castle turned 41-suite boutique hotel, is slated for April 2, 2012.
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Sunday Express - September 11, 2011 Italian film director Luchino Visconti of Death In Venice fame once owned the 300-year old Castello di Casole estate, where wild boar and deer roam the woods and where vineyards and olive groves stretch as far as the eye can see.
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Dream Homes & Living Fall 2011 In the rolling hills not far from the historic cities of Florence, Siena and San Gimignano is one of the largest private landholdings in all of Italy.
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Wealth Briefing - August 25, 2011 Spend a glorious few days basking in the Italian sunshine and glugging yummy Super-Tuscan wine. Explore the rough countryside on rented mountain bikes, feasting on vivid peppery olive oil and freshly-baked bread, and snoozing by the glassy infinity pool, from which panoramic views roll out over the Tuscan hills.
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The Arbuturian - August 1, 2011 A Tuscan Domain: Castello di Casole is described when words like 'estate', 'resort' and 'development' and all the associations that they conjure simply don't seem to do it justice.
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The Daily Mail UK - August 2011 Your slice of the Tuscan sun: If you can't afford a villa, buy a share instead.
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Spears Wealth Management Survey - August 2011 Castello di Casole and all its offerings are beautifully displayed as the Spears Design for Living Award Winner.
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Spears - July/August 2011 The first Spear's Design for Living Awards takes place naming Timbers Resorts' Castello di Casole in Italy as the winner of First Resort.
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Luxury Travel Magazine Online - July 28, 2011 Castello di Casole is at the forefront of the latest design trend on restoration and preservation of historic structures.
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OPP - July 2011 Award-winning fractional development Castello di Casole in Tuscany has turned the heads of those in the industry, as well as the high-net worth individuals it is targeting as buyers. Amit Katwala spoke to Gary Moore of Timbers Resorts, the development's project director, about why it has done so well.
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A Place in the Sun - June 2011 A Place in the Sun describes how Castello di Casole fits into the "fractional ownership family" as a destination club.
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The Sunday Telegraph - June 26, 2011 There's no stopping our appetite for Italian holiday homes. Living la dolce vita at Castello di Casole, a fractional ownership scheme.
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The Times - June 2011 Our continuing love affair with the rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves between Florence and Siena has been inspiring intrepid souls to restore rural stone building since the trend began in the 1960's.
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LUXGetaway - June 2011 Castello di Casole is an exciting property garnering a lot of buzz and excitement. What makes Castello di Casole so unique?
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Delta Sky Magazine - June 2011 The 4,800-square-foot farmhouse, Pulcinello, is one of 14 that Timbers Resorts has so far lovingly restored...
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Owners Perspective - June 2011 A Tuscan dream in the rolling hills not far from the mythic cities of Florence, Siena and San Gimignano is Castello di Casole.
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Wall Street Journal Online - June 27, 2011 At the sprawling 1,680-hectare, Castello di Casole in Tuscany, shareholders buy into one of the estate's beautifully renovated Italian farmhouses, or casali.
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Elle Mexico Summer 2011 Bella Italia, La Toscana en Todo su Esplendor.
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The Wall Street Journal - May 25, 2011 An easy way to own a villa, or two. Fractional ownership gives holidaymakers the comforts of home, without the maintenance headache.
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Hot property: fractional agreements Timbers Resorts aims at the family market. You buy a share of one house but can trade weeks in a variety of places, including a ski lodge in the Rockies, a beach house in the Caribbean, a castle in Italy and a house within a golf club in Ireland.
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Extra - September 2010 Castello di Casole was the featured estate on Extra's "Mansions & Millionaires" segment, aired on national TV in September 2010.
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Gedeelde palieizen - June 2010 Waarom genoegen nemen met een tweede huis als u voor mimder geld kunt beschikken over een stuf of veertig huizen?
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TheLuxuryChannel.tv - June 9, 2010 Essential A-List Escapes - King of the Casali - For those who want to capture a slice of rural Italian life with a luxury twist, the Tuscan estate of Castello di Casole offers you everything you might need.
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Palm Springs Life Luxury in Another Land - Resort housing deals lie beyond U.S. borders - just be cautious... If owning a home outside the United States seems daunting, you may want to consider luxury fractional ownership.
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London Magazine - April 2010 How to Buy International Property - Buying a house with a view in Florence or Rome needn't cost the earth.
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Robb Report - April 2010 Under the Tuscan Sundial - Built from the ruins of ancient manor houses and monasteries, a crop of new hotels offers a distinct take on Tuscany, where timelessness - though certainly not time - is of the essence.
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City A.M. - February 12, 2010 Get into the foreign property game at a fraction of the cost. Shared-ownership takes the hassle out of owning a holiday home, says Timothy Barber.
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Irish Indepdendent - January 22, 2010 A new life awaits under Tuscan sun - You can have your very own piece of rustic Italy for as little as 290,000 Euro.
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Town & Country - January 2010 Your Own Private Italy - Fractional ownerships - or residence clubs, the term owners prefer - have finally made it to Italy. But if you're imagining cookie-cutter town houses or apartments, think again. The few, very high-end projects that have launched here speak pure Italian...
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Homes Overseas - Winter 2009 Top 10 Luxury Properties - Live the high life in a Tuscan villa on the Castello di Casole estate.
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Black Card Magazine - Winter 2009 A guide for savvy travellers - An ancient country estate of 4,200 acres with a castle and farmhouses, Castello di Casole is being restored to create a luxury resort of whole and fractional ownership.
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Canary Wharf - December 2009 A Fraction of the Cost - Jess Harrison visits a true Tuscan hideaway and discovers the benefits of a five-star fractional experience.
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The City Magazine - December 2009 A Fraction of The Cost - Jess Harrison visits a true Tuscan hideaway and discovers the benefits of a five-star fractional experience.
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Robb Report Ultimate Gifts - December 2009 21 Ultimate Gifts - Own the Tuscan Sun
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Calgary Herald - November 14, 2009 World's their Oyster - David Burden talks about "front-row settings" as he discusses the properties he selects for his private residence development business.
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Primelocation.com - November 2009 Under the Tuscan sun - Some places just never go out of fashion, and Tuscany is the supreme example. Prices may be falling elsewhere but the appetite among the wealthy to own a small piece of Italy's most illustrious region remains unabated.
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Liverpool Daily Post - October 29, 2009 Castello di Casole, Tuscany - fractional ownerships from 290,000 euros. Offering an exceptional setting, in a 4,200-acre estate in the heart of the breathtaking Tuscan countryside, Castello di Casole is an exemplary collection of painsakingly restored properties, farmhouses and villas.
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Square Mile - October 2009 You Do The Math - The recession hasn't stopped wealthy Generation X-ers from escaping to their holiday villas, says Bernadette Costello. But many now choose fractional ownership to share the burden of buying and maintaining an entire property.
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International Homes - Sep-Oct 2009 Italian inspiration - Why do so many people looking for a second home, including the rich and famous, opt for Italy? The answer must surely lie in the country's wealth of prime properties in glorious locations - here are just a few examples to whet the appetite.
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The Mail on Sunday - June 28, 2009 Hideaway homes give Tim Henman perfect service at a fraction of the cost. Now retired, the Wimbledon favourite has become the face of a fractional ownership club that means he has the pick of exotic villas abroad.
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Financial Times, How to Spend It - June 2009 You Can Crush At My Pad - Fully serviced vineyard schemes allow oenophiles to produce their own wine - and be as hands-on or hands-off as they choose.
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Spear's Wealth Management Survey - Summer 2009 Italian Property Special - William Cash buries his snobbery and appreciates the unexpected benefits of shared ownership at the historic Castell di Casole, near Siena.
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Country Life International - Summer 2009 Where fractions add up - For first-time second homers or those dipping a toe into the overseas market, owning part of a property could make sense. Just be sure to choose the right one, says Cheryl Markosky
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Tatler UK - June 2009 Treading The Grapes - "The opportunity to enjoy all the perks of owning a vineyard in Tuscany without any of the hassle or cost", says Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, the world-renowned winemaking grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who created Sassicaia...
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GQ UK - June 2009 Treading The Grapes - "The opportunity to enjoy all the perks of owning a vineyard in Tuscany without any of the hassle or cost", says Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, the world-renowned winemaking grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who created Sassicaia...
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House & Garden UK - June 2009 Treading The Grapes - "The opportunity to enjoy all the perks of owning a vineyard in Tuscany without any of the hassle or cost", says Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, the world-renowned winemaking grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who created Sassicaia...
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Vogue UK - June 2009 Treading The Grapes - "The opportunity to enjoy all the perks of owning a vineyard in Tuscany without any of the hassle or cost", says Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, the world-renowned winemaking grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who created Sassicaia...
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RobbReport.com - May 8, 2009 An impressive Tuscan countryside retreat residency - Castello di Casole.
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The Daily Mail - May 1, 2009 A Vintage Investment - You don't need to be a millionaire to buy a vineyard. Liz Rowlinson uncorks some tempting properties.
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Square Mile - April 2009 The Vintners Club - Ever fancied owning your own vineyard? With the Vintner's Club at Castello di Casole in Tuscany, members will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the wine-making process...
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ITALIA! - April 2009 Alternative ways to buy in Italy - Can't afford to fork out 500,000 Euro on a Tuscan farmhouse in the current economic climate? You're not alone. Why not consider one of the new routes to buying a home in Italy?
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Homes Overseas - April 2009 We Love Italy - Harbouring serious lifestyle envy, and thoughts of delicious Italian cuisine, Nicole Rapaport discovers why owning a property in Italy really is the ultimate fantasy.
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Centurion Magazine - Spring 2009 A Look Forward - The hilltop castle at the heart of the 1,700-hectare Castello di Casole estate...come early 2010, will welcome au fait travellers when an intimate five-star hotel with just 41 suites is unveiled.
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Celebrated Living - Spring 2009 Real Estate Hot List - 75 Places to Call Home. Celebrated Living has sorted through the real-estate scene to help you decide where to plant your second-home stakes. Featuring Timbers Resorts, Castello di Casole, One Steamboat Place and The Villas at Rancho Valencia.
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Drinks International - March 2009 Vineyard heaven - Castello di Casole is a new five-star resort on a 4,200 acre estate in Tuscany close to Florence and Siena. It boast extensive vineyards and olive groves and there is a Vintners' Club...
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A Place in the Sun - March 2009 Raise a glass to a vintage investment - Castello di Casole is a 4,200-acre wine state in Italy's legendary Tuscany region.
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The Times LUXX - February 28, 2009 Travel club - Fractional ownership can make your money go further - and even help protect some of the world's most glorious landscapes.
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USA Today - February 27, 2009 Living abroad - The world can be your (fractional) oyster.
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Homes Overseas - Jan-Feb 2009 Homes Overseas Awards - The Judges Report: announcing the best developments in the world.
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RealEstateChannel.com - January 30, 2009 Castello di Casole Announces New Vintner Club for Residence Club Owners.
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FractionalLife.com - January 7, 2009 Fractional Ownership News - Launch of Castello di Casole's Vintner's Club. At Castello di Casole a very special and exclusive club is soon to open.
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Bath Life - January 2009 The true taste of Italy - Laura Rowe gets a taste for Italy during a long weekend to Tuscany.
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Los Angeles Time Online - December 10, 2008 Residence club makes vacation home abroad a dream come true.
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Black Ink (American Express Centurion Card) - Winter 2008 Vintner's Experience at Castello di Casole - David Burden of Timbers Resorts, which manages the luxury private residence club Castello di Casole in Tuscany, had the idea of starting a boutique winery on the estate's 88 acres of vineyards...
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USA Today - December 5, 2008 Destinations & Diversions - Drink in the flavor, beauty of the vineyard - Avid golfers buy second homes in golf-course communities, and skiers flock to mountain resorts... So why don't eonophiles have themed vacation-home communities? Well, now they do...
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Evening Standard online - November 6, 2008 Up, up and away - Buy into a slice of Tuscan life and a new flexible ownership scheme, says Janice Morley.
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LUX Magazine - Autumn 2008 Travel Gems - Our Bon Vivant revisits an old haunt in Hong Kong, gets healthy in upcoming British seaside resort Hastings, and considers the diverse array of options for holiday-home investment.
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Aventura - October 2008 Private Quarters - Home just got sweeter with Timbers Resorts' refined residence clubs. So close your eyes, point a finger, spin the globe and see where your four best international buys are now.
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Prime Location - October 2008 A Noble Prize - The estates of the Italian nobility are undergoing restoration for exclusive new owners. Trophy homes are reaching new heights, says Cathy Hawker. |
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Daily Telegraph - Guide to Fractional Ownership - October 9, 2008 Private residence clubs with added benefits. A number of clubs are challenging the Destination Club model by offering reciprocal trade programmes that allow one to swap weeks at their chosen property with others within the company portfolio or selected partners... Castello di Casole is one of the more recent offerings with their Timbers Resorts Reciprocity Programme...
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CNBC European Business - October 2008 A Little Italy - Richard Lofthouse explains why fractional ownership is the easy way to grab a slice of increasingly expensive Tuscany.
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HOOM - September 2008 When one looks for the perfect vacation home, the choices are endless and sometimes costly! In Tuscany, in the heart of Italy you can perhaps find the answer to your dreams. HOOM got invited there and to put it midly we were extremely enthusiastic!
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Sunday Express - August 2008 Buying property in Tuscany is not exactly a leap into the unknown for Britons - it's not known as Chiantishire for nothing - so what is there left to discover? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Among the rolling, wooded hills and picturesque hilltop towns south of Florence and west of Siena there is nothing quite like Castello di Casole.
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Square Mile Investment Property - August 2008 A Fine Romance - A five-star resort and residence club in Tuscany is setting the standard for would be fractional owners everywhere. Jessica Fellowes looks through the rustic windows of Castello di Casole, where you too can get a taste of the good life.
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New York Times - August 2008 Timbers Resorts, a developer in Colorado, has been hard at work at Castello di Casole in Tuscany, among the largest private land holdings in Italy.
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International Herald Tribune - August 2008 Timbers Resorts, a developer in Colorado, has been hard at work at Castello di Casole in Tuscany, among the largest private land holdings in Italy.
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Paris Guardian - August 2008 Timbers Resorts, a developer in Colorado, has been hard at work at Castello di Casole in Tuscany, among the largest private land holdings in Italy.
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Irish Sun - August 2008 Timbers Resorts, a developer in Colorado, has been hard at work at Castello di Casole in Tuscany, among the largest private land holdings in Italy.
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Fractional ownership - when people join forces to buy an asset, whether it's a villa in Italy or a private jet - is a flourishing phenomenon. Each person buys a percentage of the asset, which is looked after by a management company, in return for relative usage.
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After Hours - Summer 2008 What kind of person owns a villa in Tuscany? Someone who is cultured and appreciates fine architecture, certainly, and who knows their Montepulciano from their Sangiovese.
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Holiday House - Summer 2008 Rolling hills, vineyards, jaw-dropping architecture and mouth-watering food have always made Tuscany a hit with Brits and now, with the increasing popularity of fractional ownership schemes, it's easier to buy a piece of 'Chiantishire' than ever before.
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Dolce - Summer 2008 Peaceful and serene, Castello di Casole is one of the largest private land holdings in Italy. Brought to you by Timbers Resorts, Casole is rustic yet modern and among some of the most sought-after properties in the world. Imagine living in a castle of charm and international luxury, holding true to the romantic Tuscan lifestyle.
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The Daily Telegraph - March 2008 Timbers CEO David Burden says: "Having been fortunate enough to develop at some of the most sought-after destinations, we feel that Castello di Casole is leading the way as one of the top luxury boutique resort properties in the world."
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Italy Magazine To make the journey [to Castello di Casole] easier than ever, the developers Timbers Resorts have teamed up with private airline Sentient Jet, so that you could be taking a very fast trip to your second home.
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International Living This vast Tuscan nature reserve dotted with flawlessly restored traditional farmhouses is fractional maestro David Burden's first European venture and a stone's throw from the medieval treasure that is Sienna.
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Fifith Avenue Magazine For those who desire to live or vacation in the authentic Tuscan lifestyle, Castello di Casole is a five star luxury resort residence club currently under development.
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Valley Magazine Members of Colorado-based Timbers Resorts' Castello di Casole enjoy a luxury property set on 4,200 acres of breathtakingly beautiful terrain steeped in Italian history.
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Robb Report Vacation Home Twenty minutes west of Sienna, with views of San Gimignano in the distance, is the 4,200-acre site of Castello di Casole.
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Vogue UK Just outside the village of Mesano, in the 'Hill Town' area of west-central Tuscany, the five-star Castello di Casole is 20 minutes west of Sienna and hour from the coast.
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Profile Magazine Holidaying in your own beautifully restored Tuscan farmhouse has just become even more hassle-fee with Timbers Resorts as they form an alliance with Sentient Jet, the leading provider of private jet membership, to whisk owners off to their stunning Italian signature development - the 4,200 acre Castello di Casole estate.
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European Business Express If you are looking for a luxurious, exclusive, hidden retreat - stop looking! We've found it - Castello di Casole.
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Design Magazine I have come to sample the "Tuscan lifestyle" at Castello di Casole, a luxury residence club development on 4,200 acres northwest of Siena, an hour's drive from Florence.
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International Homes - Luxury Collection This new five-star luxury resort and residence club is within easy reach of Florence and Sienna. The 4,200 acre historic estate features restored traditional casale (farmhouse villas) which are available for whole or fractional ownership.
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Unique Homes - October, 2007 Seemingly endless Tuscan hills create an atmosphere so peaceful it is hard to remember the world is still moving. The land graciously invites all in as any true Italian would. And perhaps, this is what makes Castello di Casole so incredible - its undeniable beauty and warmth.
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Evening Standard - October, 2007 If you really want to live the Tuscan dream in a restored stone farmhouse on a large estate among vineyards and olive groves - Castello di Casole - should fit the bill. "This is Tuscan authenticity, mixed with modern American plumbing."
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Kiplinger - September, 2007 Ever dreamed of living a million dollar lifestyle - for a fraction of the cost? The latest twist in timeshares, so-called "fractional ownership," gives you deeded ownership of a portion of a luxury home for perhaps 10% or 15% of the cost, and without the headaches of maintenance.
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Financial Times Some of the world's most exclusive properties in some of the world's most enviable locations are now for sale on a fractional basis - and offer a dip into a way of life that money alone can't buy.
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Robb Report Vacation Homes For David Burden, the chance to purchase a vast, historic estate just west of Siena, Italy, represented a dream come true. "Anyone who ever thinks about living the good life thinks of Tuscany," says Burden, president of Colorado-based Timbers Resorts, a longtime leader in the fractional ownership and resort industry.
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Daily Telegraph You're looking for a really smart holiday home but you can't afford - or don't want - to buy one outright? There are alternatives. Lisa Grainger meets the fraternity of fractional owners opting for a share in palatial, hassle-free schemes in Italy.
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New York Times As women increasingly make their own financial decisions or play ever-larger roles in family real estate decisions, developers from Florida to Florence are seriously rethinking the luxury second home market.
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Women & Wine Like a pashmina shawl on a beautiful woman, dusk envelops the vineyards stretching below me. I hear a scuffle in the dirt and spot a hare, its long brown ears on alert, chasing another one among the vines. I wonder: are the animals fighting or playing? Since this is Italy, I am betting it is the latter.
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International Herald Tribune As women increasingly make their own financial decisions or play ever-larger roles in family real estate decisions, developers from Florida to Florence are seriously rethinking the luxury second home market.
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Estates West Anniversary Edition Fractional ownership, a term that surfaced in the 1990's, is to be differentiated from other forms of vacation home ownership: second homes, timeshares, condo hotels and destination clubs.
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Luxury Briefing Castello di Casole is a new resort and residence club on a 4,200-acre private estate close to Florence and Siena. The Castello is currently being restored as a boutique hotel and is due to launch in autumn 2008, and 20 stone-walled casali - farmhouse villas - are already available for fractional or whole ownership.
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Palm Springs Life Buying that Tuscan villa, Parisian apartment, or Cabo beach retreat is more than a luxury: Stringent offshore transactions require due diligence.
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Forbes Life Whether you'd like a rural farmhouse or a Florentine apartment, your Italian retreat is ready, furnished and waiting.
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TravelAge West If your clients are planning their Tuscan holiday for summer 2008, tell them they just may have a new option that's worth the wait.
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Reuters Travel + Leisure's "Top 10 Real Estate Communities" story, which includes Castello di Casole in the March 2007 issue, also ran on Reuters, the world's largest international multimedia news agency. |
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Sedir Castello di Casole is situated in the Tuscany region, being a 12th Century chateau that spreads out over 5,500 hectares and features 40 suites, as well as individual farmhouses that are also part of a fractional-share system.
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Nashville Lifestyles Twice as Nice - When investing in a second home, why not pick the perfect place? Believe it or not, savvy American families (a number of them Southern) are looking abroad for their second homes.
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Travel+ Leisure online Travel + Leisure names the Top 100 Real Estate Developments for those seeking the ultimate home away from home.
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Celebrated Living Tuscan Luxury - If your vacation dreams have ever included a Tuscan farmhouse or castle, you'll relish the new Castello di Casole resort and residence club in Tuscany.
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La Casa Castello di Casole is featured among the most delightful and scenic pool settings in Italy in this colorful coffee table book.
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Travel + Leisure From Colorado to the Caribbean, wherever you want to invest in a vacation home, there's an opportunity on our list of the 10 most exciting developments. First choice - Castello di Casole in Tuscany, Italy.
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Country Life At least 51% of city bonuses will be invested in ski chalets, rural homes and beachside retreats, according to a survey by PURE International.
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Trump Magazine Whether it's an opulent golf-course home overlooking the fourth hole, a cliff-top mansion with an infinity-edge pool, or a luxury ski cabin with panoramic views of snow-draped mountains, we all have visions of our perfect vacation home. What we may not have, however, are the funds to afford that getaway of our dreams.
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Real Estate Finance & Investment Resort Developer Considers European Locations – Timbers Company, a boutique resort developer, wants to expand its investments in Europe and is seeking additional opportunities in the U.S.
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The Denver Post Visiting is one thing, but if the idea of living under the Tuscan sun appeals to you, a new project called Castello di Casole, a community of Tuscan farmhouses, will sweep you away.
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The New York Times Online When David Burden, president of the Colorado-based Timbers Company, sought to expand his portfolio of luxury fractional real estate projects to Europe, he looked no further than the most obvious — and evocative — location: Tuscany. |
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Home Magazine Greetings from Italy - A Touch of Tuscany
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Conde Nast Traveler Attention vacation home shoppers; the boom in second-home communities and the softening of the real estate market have put some competitive pressure on developers - good news for you. Developers have gotten creative about amenities.
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Coast Own Your Own Adventure - When it comes to five-star accommodations, today's must-have amenity is a share in the real estate.
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Stratos One of the reasons why California became the wine center of North America is that the Italians who had settled there realized that the climate was similar to that of their native country. Today, developers have returned the favor, transplanting the fractional concept that has blossomed in the United States to the Tuscany province of Italy.
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House Magazine Castello di Casole, set in the Italian countryside near Siena, is a fabulous community of rustic, Tuscan-style farmhouses available for full and fractional ownership. Each casale has a traditional brick oven on the terrace, and in 2008 a luxury hotel will open on the property.
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Estates West Real estate, travel, architecture and design, these are the pieces of the luxury pie. Every year, the movers and shakers in these industries lift already upscale projects and products to even higher ground.
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Aventura Magazine In the rolling Tuscan hills not far from the mythic cities of Florence, Siena, and San Gimignano is one of the largest private landholdings in all of Italy.
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The Wall Street Journal Fracationals, a segment of the shared-ownership real-estate market, jumped to $2 billion in sales in 2005, up 28% from 2004, reports consulting firm Ragatz Associates.
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U Manatee When it comes to purchasing a vacation home, full-time Florida residents may long for something exotic. Perhaps you've been dreaming of tranquil resort-style living with an international flair, or maybe a real departure from tropical climates to bask in rolling vineyards under a Tuscan sun.
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The New York Times Captivated by its rolling hills, simple food and fine wines, Bob Alter has vacationed in Tuscany for the last eight years. He has thought of buying a second home there, but the idea of dealing with all the chores that come with home ownership turns him off. So when Mr. Alter heard about a luxury resort and fractional-residence club that being built 20 minutes west of Siena, he hopped a flight to Italy to see it.
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Interni magazine The recovery of a vast Tuscan estate in Terre di Siena - Val d'Elsa, transformed as an exceptional place for tourism, an opportunity for an architectural restoration that avoids any imitation or falsification, capable of combining history and modernity.
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Robb Report Vacation Homes A funny thing happens when Americans talk about Europe. Their eyes glaze over, their mind instantly leaps to a cafe in (fill in the blank), where they sat for hours watching the world go by.
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La Mia Casa Castello di Casole is featured in this Italian publication designed "for the luxury lifestyle."
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The New York Times Breaking Ground - This 5,500 acre-estate features a vineyard and olive groves, and available activities include bocce ball, bicycling and riding at a nearby equestrian center.
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CNN Money.com How would you like a big, luxurious vacation home in a beautiful resort for just a tenth of the going rate? For a rapidly increasing number of Americans, "fractional-ownership" is a perfect trade-off.
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Architectural Digest Russia Feature story on Castello di Casole in Architectural Digest Russia's June 2006 issue.
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Case & Country Case & Country magazine, an Italian monthly publication, features a 3-page spread on Castello di Casole.
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Robb Report - Best of the Best Not every 200-year-old estate in Tuscany comes with crumbling walls and spotty phone service. At Castello di Casole, a 5,500-acre domain that once served a noble family from nearby Siena, owners reside in one of 29 casali (farmhouses) equipped with nearly every modern amenity.
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A Home Away From Home American retirees and vacationers have long staked out second homes in the sunny climes of Arizona and Florida. Today, however, many are traversing beyond the borders to buy property in other countries.
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Stratos - Real Estate Years ago a vacation residence - anywhere - was a sign of wealth and success... But then came the private residence club industry, where the potential member could reside in literally dozens of those homes, all for the membership fee equaling one down payment and mortgage cost.
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Gimme Shelter Why burn your valuable vacation time booking a measly five-star hotel room when you could walk through the front door of a private luxury home and stroll out the back door into paradise?
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Sky's The Limit Get a load of these views! From Manhattan's skyline to Miami's sunshine, Tuscan hills to Wyoming peaks, wake up to the world's choicest views - for a price.
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Robb Report Vacation Homes Only yesterday, or so it seemed, the marker of having arrived was owning a vacation home or two. But in the late 1990s, a new concept emerged, making full equity ownership in just one or two homes an idea whose time had come for some, and gone for others.
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Aspen Magazine Home & Lifestyle Picture yourself in a gorgeous Italian villa made of Carrara marble, Murano glass and ancient stone,nestled among the rolling hills and rich Renaissance history of Tuscany.
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Vacation Homes - Italian Excursions Imagine yourself sitting by an infinity pool overlooking a Chianti vineyard, sipping a glass of Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Castello di Casole wins best Press Kit of the Year Award in 2005 December 14, 2005 (El Segundo, CA) – The NATJA Awards Competition is in its 14th year with more award submissions than ever before. Over 560 entries were submitted for the competition. In the business and publications categories,13 First Prizes and 23 Awards of Excellence were given.
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Unique Homes - The Latest Developments Castello di Casole, a new resort and residence community on 6,000 acres in Tuscany, Italy, will offer a private resort featuring private villas, which are restored farm houses. Located on 20 to 40 acres, each villa will range from 4,000-6,000 square feet.
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A Vision of Tuscany Through Fractional-Ownership Villas Cypresses, cicadas, and Chianti - One word summons all this to mind: Tuscany. And at Castello di Casole, the 5,500-acre luxury resort and residence club under development from Timbers Company...
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Hotel Mogul joins Timbers Company and Castello di Casole Timbers Company has announced the appointment of Kenyon Price as its Vice President for Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Timbers Resort Management. Price, who has wide-ranging management and operations experience in the luxury hospitality industry in the U.S., Europe and particularly Italy, will establish and oversee the operations of projects for the Carbondale, Colorado-based developer of luxury resorts and residences...
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From The Timbers Club To The Timbers Collection The Timbers Company is among the most successful independent developers in the private residencial club (PRC)/fractional industry. This past year will mark the fifth consecutive that the company is among Vacation Ownership World's Sales Leaders, with a volume estimated at $105 million.
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International Herald Tribune When David Burden was a partner in the Roaring Fork Club, a private golf and fishing club in Colorado, he realized that having several people share the ownership of a luxury site made sense.
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The Romance and Lifestyle of Tuscany Authentic Tuscan farmhouse villas are reclaimed and restored to their original grandeur at new 6,000-acre private retreat in Italy...
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Crittendon Resort Report Fairmont expects to earn $300 million managing three upcoming resorts...
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First Prize from NATJA North American Travel Journalists Association presents Hawkins International PR first prize for Castello di Casole.
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