Renaissance Calm Above Florence at Villa San Michele Spa by Guerlain Where The Art of Wellness Meets Belmond’s Hillside Retreat

A Renaissance retreat, reimagined Perched in the Fiesole hills overlooking Florence, Villa San Michele is a former 15th century monastery whose façade is attributed to the school of Michelangelo, long known as one of Tuscany’s most atmospheric retreats.

After an 18‑month renovation, the property reopened in April 2026 with 39 reimagined rooms and suites, revitalised gardens and woodlands, a refreshed gastronomic offering and the new Spa by Guerlain as a cornerstone of its next chapter.

Belmond describes the updated Villa as ushering in “a new era of slow luxury and mindful living,” inviting guests to experience the estate’s changing landscape from spring through winter, rather than only in high summer.

Villa San Michele Spa by Guerlain Within the monastery building, the Villa San Michele Spa by Guerlain offers a serene sanctuary of calm and refinement that draws inspiration from both the Villa’s spiritual roots and Guerlain’s 200‑year wellness heritage…