Red-tiled roofs and creeping vines feel like a little piece of Tuscany—until views of California’s rugged Mayacama Mountains appear, spreading out beneath this hilltop retreat in Napa. It’s an adept pairing of old world with new: Mediterranean architecture plus an open-concept layout, stately fireplaces indoors and casual firepits outside. It’s 8 miles from wining and dining in Glen Ellen. 

Walk and cycle around the property’s 10 private acres, which include working vineyards and gardens. On sunny days, shift operations to the pool house, where loungers and a bocce court await after a swim or hot-tub soak and a barbecue and wood-fired pizza oven make light work of an alfresco dinner. Stay out under the stars around the firepit or rack up a game on the indoor pool table.

Wood beams and a stone wall lend Italian-farmhouse charm to the villa’s main-floor open-plan great room, while a metal staircase and slide-away glass wall are sleeker modern elements. A piano and fireplace anchor the sitting area at one end, the central dining area sits by a massive wooden table, and the fully equipped kitchen is laid out around a breakfast bar.

Though the villa feels like its own reserve high in the mountains, it’s less than 10 miles from the nearest winery, Bouverie Wildflower Preserve, downtown Glen Ellen, and the trails of Sonoma County Regional Park. While wine-tastings are a big attraction, there’s literary history on offer, too, from walks around author Jack London’s former ranch to open-air theater performances.

 

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