Tuscan Cypress Avenue

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

The Viale dei Cipressi runs from the small chapel of San Guido on the Via Aurelia (SS1) inland to the medieval village of Bolgheri, in the comune of Castagneto Carducci, province of Livorno. It is about an hour and a half south of Pisa by car.

The road runs roughly five kilometres in a straight line, planted on both shoulders with Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens. Local records put the count at around 2,500 trees, replaced one for one as the older ones reach the end of their span.

The original plantings date to the early nineteenth century, made by the Della Gherardesca family, who owned the surrounding estate. The avenue is now protected as a viale monumentale under Italian heritage law, and replacements are matched to the original species and spacing.

Carducci spent his boyhood from about 1838 to 1849 in the next village south, later renamed Castagneto Carducci in his honour. In 1874 he wrote 'Davanti San Guido,' in which the cypresses speak. The poem is part of the standard Italian school curriculum.

Yes. The road is open and free to walk, cycle, or drive at a low speed limit. Most visitors park near the chapel of San Guido and walk or cycle toward Bolgheri. The one-way walk is about five kilometres and takes a little over an hour.

The countryside on both sides is the Bolgheri DOC wine appellation, home of Sassicaia and Ornellaia. The Tyrrhenian coast lies a few kilometres west; the medieval hill town of Castagneto Carducci sits in the slopes to the southeast.

Late afternoon in early summer holds the corridor effect best: green cypress against late blue sky. July and August bring more visitors for the wine tastings. Midday light in high summer reads sharp and pale, and the colour flattens out.

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers with Italian ties. The Viale dei Cipressi is one of the most recognisable images in Tuscany, and the Carducci poem is part of how the region remembers itself. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The piece reads well in Italian-villa, Mediterranean-modern, and warm-minimalist rooms. The greens and golds in the surface sit comfortably against terracotta, travertine, and oak. It also lands in a quieter farmhouse palette of linen, ivory, and aged brass.

Mediterranean modern is a settled direction in 2025 and 2026, with strong overlap into warm minimalism and Italian-villa revival. The cypress motif is one of its anchor images. The tile sits naturally in entryways, dining rooms, and reading corners in this style.

A single Large reads strongest above a console or a narrow side table. Above a sofa, most rooms want a four-tile Mural; a wider sofa or a long wall takes a nine-tile Mural. We can quote either configuration to fit your wall measurement.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and stand up to steam, splashes, and regular cleaning. The Glossy finish is intended for framed wall art and show pieces away from heavy moisture. The colour stays true in all three finishes.

A microfibre cloth and water is enough for routine cleaning. For a backsplash or kitchen wall that catches cooking residue, a mild dish soap on the cloth works without harming the surface. Avoid abrasive scrubbers and citrus-based cleaners.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license stock imagery. Reid Wender curates each location personally, and the tile is hand-finished before it ships.