Historical Hall of Arms of the Panzano in Chianti Castle
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Create your own charming and unique apartment in the Hall of Arms of the eleventh century castle.
You are in the heart of Chianti Classico, immersed in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
The main window (the one on the image above) grants a breathtaking view.
During your stay, you can visit the most famous wine farms of Chianti and taste their excellent wines.
You will be there where he lives and works Dario Cecchini, the mythical butcher poet, known throughout the world also for its Florentine steak!!
As it can be understood by looking at the images, which we show below, this space must be restored / renovated, perhaps relying on a competent architect (we can recommend at least a couple, on request).
At the end of the work you will be able to have an absolutely intriguing, comfortable and charming home.
About 140 mq. (1,500 sqm.) actually divided into large hall, large room, little room, bathroom.
Subject to approval by the competent offices, another room can be recovered most likely. More, it is not to be excluded that also an additional room can be obtained by opening another wall.
A owned courtyard, with gate, allows to have a private parking space.
There is also a courtyard for shared use.
Historical Notes
"The Armory of the Castle of Panzano"
The Castello di Panzano dates back as far as the 11th century, and was likely constructed on the site of the Roman Pagus Pantianus.
It was probably built by a powerful feudal Franco or Lombard family, perhaps by those who we know today were its owners, the Firidolfi (the children of Rodolfo) clan. This is implied in two documents from the Badia a Passignano, dated 1041 and 1085. Furthermore, from 770 to 1095, "the Castle of Panzano heading up Greve" is cited in the Brolio Archives.
The castle, with its lofty location between the valleys of the Pesa and the Greve rivers, 30 km from Florence, and 30 km from Siena, was of great strategic importance and prestige. (1)
Constantly contested between the powerful cities of Siena and Florence, always at war for supremacy of the territory, Panzano suffered numerous raids, looting, demolitions, and the truncation of its towers.
Despite these events, subsequent superstructures and additions, our castle retains the grandeur of the original medieval fortified structure, which includes an outer ring of massive walls, small and large towers, the keep, and within, of course, a vast "armory", where they kept armor, pikes, swords, halberds, crossbows... all that was necessary during war time, and where men trained for combat.
This ground floor space still exists intact. It is accessible via a steep passage, through a beautiful, well-preserved gate.
1) The prestige of the castle was such that, as can be seen by a Bull of Pope Pasquale 2nd, dated 1103, and addressed to Giovanni, Bishop of Fiesole, it was refered to as “la Pieve di San Leolino a Flacciano, by another name: "Plebem Sancti Leolini Sitam Panzano cum corte. "
2) It is possible that "Flacciano" comes from the name of the Roman family Flacci.
3) The powerful coterie of “Firidolfiche” was headquartered in Montegrossi, after the defeat of the Florentine Republic, and was divided between the various castles they owned. The castle of Panzano went to the Ricasoli family. The piazza of Panzano Alto is dedicated to them, as is the crest of Panzano.
4) The Panzanesi clan from Panzano, were family of great prestige; in Florence one can find the Via de 'Panzani.
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