Una tenuta storica · Italy
A sixteenth-century house, a dovecote tower, and thirty-two private acres of terrace, woodland, olive, and vine.
La tenuta
Villa Giaggioli occupies thirty-two private acres, held apart from the nearest town by a fifteen-minute drive and from its nearest neighbors by a walking trail. The grounds step down in terraces: gardens, then woodland, then the long geometry of the olive groves—about 1,500 trees, each held by stone—and a two-acre vineyard. A lawn falls away from the house toward a swimming pool and the valley beyond.
Stone courtyards, a fountain, and planted terraces that follow the fall of the land.
Private woods between the house, the groves, and the outer trails.
Approximately 1,500 trees, retained by dry stone as they have been for generations.
A two-acre vineyard on the same ground, and a pool in the lawn below the olives.
La storia
The main structure dates to the sixteenth century and still carries an architecturally distinctive colombaia—the dovecote tower that gives the estate its silhouette. Outbuildings such as the cantina point to still earlier origins. The site is believed to have begun as a medieval tower raised on Roman ruins, likely a military outpost, before it was turned to farming.
Roman
The ground itself is older than the farmhouse. The first structure here is thought to have stood on Roman remains—an outpost before it was ever a home.
Medieval
A medieval tower occupied the site, then slowly converted into a working agricultural house. The cantina still reads as earlier than the rooms above it.
1494
Near the property’s southeast end, a cornerstone is dated 1494—cut into the fabric of the place a century before the present main house took its form.
XVI century
The principal building as it stands is sixteenth-century, marked by the dovecote tower. Doves were kept, watched, and used; the openings remain part of the architecture.
1700s
Several bedrooms still hold original frescoes from the eighteenth century. The main dining room occupies what was once a barn—the agricultural plan still visible in the rooms people live in.
20th century
The land kept a quieter twentieth-century record. Family members have found numerous bullet shells on the property, and a rifle from the First World War.
Gli alloggi
The main house, a connected tower annex, and a separate guest house sleep as many as nineteen. The guest house can be taken with the main house, or left quiet.
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Three floors · Sleeps 14
The principal house holds the shared life of the estate: spacious living rooms and a dining room, each with a fireplace; a large game room with a billiard table and its own fireplace; and a country kitchen with an eating area for twelve.
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One floor · Sleeps 2–3 · Connected to the main house
Reached from within the main house, the annex occupies the tower: a double bedroom with a queen bed, a single walk-through bedroom, a sitting room, and a bathroom.
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One floor · Sleeps 2 · Separate building
A self-contained house a short walk from the main building: one bedroom with two single beds, a bathroom, a small hot-plate kitchen, a dining room, and a private eating terrace. It can be rented alongside the main house.
La tavola
Inside, the dining room occupies what was once a barn. Outside, a long table is set under the trees, and smaller ones against the courtyard wall.
Dall’album
La posizione
15 min
The nearest town is a fifteen-minute drive. Close enough for a market morning; far enough that the estate keeps its quiet.
15 min
The closest neighbors—art restorers of international reputation—are a fifteen-minute walk down an isolated trail.
Per soggiornare
Rates and availability are given on request. Tell us when you would like to come, how many will be staying, and whether you want the guest house as well.