Category: History, Art and Culture

The first news on the fortified village of Staggia date back to 994. The Lords of Staggia (the Soarzi) became one of the most powerful families of the Valdelsa; The village entered several times...

In 1341 a noble From Siena, Bindo Falcone, owner of a vast terrain in places Pontignano at Siena, donated his property to a certain Amerigo monaco, with the intent to build a Charterhouse. In...

The town is mentioned for the first time in 1060 in some parchments of the Abbey of Coltibuono.        The Ricasoli family was from the beginning the owner of this rich church which was one of...

The country developed around the highest part corresponding to the ancient feudal settlement. Developing around the ancient castle the village has taken an elliptical plan, composed of a radial road from which are unravelled...

The Paneretta castle is situated on the western side of the Chianti area, looking towards San Gimignano. It was built around an ancient sighting tower. This place was an important suburb and fortress of...

Already known by the Etruscans and subsequently referred to in Roman times as “Fons Rutolae” and “Fons Rutilant“, it was considered a stopping-off point where travelers between Florence and Siena could have some rest....

Probably the castle was built around the tenth century,  and was built in that place, because being placed on watershed of two small valleys formed by tributaries of the Pesa, is easily defensible. This...

In the internal part of the castle, there are some historical cellars, The construction of this cellars,, was started in 1124. At that time the castle belonged to one of the most important banking families...

The Castle of Verrazzano is located in the town of Greve in Chianti (Florence), on a hill situated 348 meters above sea level. In the castle, owned by the noble Florentine family “Da Verrazzano” was born in...

 Just 465 meters a.s.l. in a magnificent position in the middle of villas, castles and farms of the Chianti, San Gusme  is a fortified village born in the fourteenth century. It presents a compact, roughly circular in...