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We are situated on a beautiful
hill overlooking the built-up area of Pescia Fiorentina, in the midst
of clusters of old oaks and olive trees.
The name 'Il Fontino' comes from the old spring arising in the vicinity
of the building, of which the main body dates from 1700. Originally,
it was a papal customs house, and the ground floor was used as a stable
for horses. At the beginning of the twentieth century it passed into
the hands of the Magrinis, who bought it from the aristocratic Boncompagni
Ludovisi family, together with the outlying lands, some other rural
buildings and another beautiful former papal customs house, 200m from
it, known today as 'Villa Puccini'. The current owner, Mr Marco Stefano
Caracciolo, is the nephew of Nella Magrini whose little paintings
are shown in the spacious main hall.
The recent restoration has strictly maintained the original structure
of the building, and visitors can admire, inside, the ancient walls
of the former customs house and the great vaults of the stables, now
used as lodgings for holiday guests at the farm.
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The farm 'La Luna' is situated
among the gentle Chianti hills of Colli Fiorentini, about 15 km west
of Florence. The farm consists of an ancient central body and a manor
villa built by Carlo Allegri at the beginning of the twentieth century.
In the nineteenth century, the farm represented the main nucleus of
the small village of La Luna, and the viticulture, olive-growing and
agricultural activity of the area revolved around it. The farm has
been for four generations the property of the Allegri family, which
counts some personalities of great artistic talent and entrepreneurial
ability among its descendants. Carlo Allegri planned and built some
wonderful Tuscan villas; Ugo Allegri, the present grandfather, was
the designer and builder, between 1910 and 1940, of bridges over the
river Tiber in Rome. He built other bridges in Turin over the Po,
in Florence over the Arno and in other minor towns. Period photos
representing the building phases of some of these works are shown
in the little photographic gallery of the
farm.
The estate consists of about forty hectares, of which five are occupied
by vineyards and ten by olive trees. The remaining 25 hectares are
covered by thick vegetation including some wooded areas, and are populated
by small mammals and birds. The old internal paths, still used by
local farmers and shepherds with their flocks, make the walks pleasant
and full of surprises in every season.
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