Travelling always involves planning. A lot of it. Where are we going? What do we want to do? What do we want to see? Where’s best to grab a coffee, snack, lunch, dinner, drinks? There are too many questions for someone who loves to explore and see new places but hates the planning part of it – the endless scrolling through Instagram and TikTok to find the latest hotspots. So, I asked ChatGPT…

Riccardo’s Locanda al Colle in Tuscany is a Wunderkammer. The host has lovingly placed numerous furnishing treasures in his guest house, a historic farmhouse, and brought them together to create a harmonious whole. The chairs, tables and lamps come from antique markets and earlier times, from contemporary artists and old design icons, from Italy or London. Breathing new life into old objects and placing them in a new context is one of Riccardo Barsottelli’s passions. It’s worth asking where the pieces in Locanda al Colle come from and what stories they tell…