As you approach you know something wonderful is happening here. Something new, modern and fiercely proud. Arriving in Riparbella from the twisting, turning narrow back road approach from Volterra, Caiarossa winery appears suddenly and with intention.

The view from one of the areas most remarkable restaurants gifts the best of that majestic landscape while enjoying true culinary artistry. SaQua, situated in the medieval town of Montescudaio along Tuscan’s Etruscan coast, is the passion project of chef/owner Simone Acquarelli and his partner Sara Buti.

Kate & Ulrich Caspar, Berlin-based film producers and architects, and transplants to the Etruscan coast of Tuscany, have recently put their unique, disciplined stamp in the historic village of Montescudaio with the hospitality project, “lo scudaio”, in the restored Palazzo Marchionneschi.

Tucked into an intimate space in the center of the hilltop town of Riparbella, great cuisine is found to satisfy the most foodie of foodies at the Piccola Osteria Paperini.

Nestled in the wild beauty of the Tuscan coast, Tenuta Prima Pietra tells a story of land, wine, and passion. Perched on the slopes of Poggio di Nocola (Riparbella), with stunning panoramic views of the coastline just a few kilometers away, the elevation offers the precious vines an ideal environment.

Renowned New York-born fragrance brand, source adage, finds inspiration – and a new home – among the vineyards and olive groves of coastal Tuscany. Under a fresh new slogan of “Born in New York. reMade in Italy”, founders and fragrance creators Christopher Draghi and Robert Dobay have traded their fragrance boutique in trendy Hudson, New York for a new “olfactory studio” in the quiet hilltop town of Riparbella. This renowned Italian wine region, with rolling hills that sweep up from the sea, forms the picturesque backdrop to the stylish “adage studio olfattivo”. 

Jenny Cucuzza is a modern taste-maker in one of the postcard-esque villages that adorn the prima collina (first hillside) along the Tuscan coast. Jenny’s joyful spirit is on full display in Madama’s colorful, boho-chic environment that is half fashion boutique and half cocktail bar, where she creates some of the most fabulously decorated and equally tasty libations this side of, well, anywhere.