TUSCAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL FOR SALE IN SAN GIMIGNANO, TUSCANY

Not far from San Gimignano, this beautiful resort with 31 bedrooms is the result of the careful renovation of a historic villa. The property has been finely brought back to its original look and is currently run as an accommodation business with 11 apartments, restaurant and swimming pool.

HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY

The property, located not far from San Gimignano, is first mentioned in documents dating back to the beginning of the 14th century: the history of the complex is linked to the nearby villa, once property of a noble Tuscan family. The building at the heart of the property was originally built as a watchtower.

The whole podere was bought by another rich Florentine family in 1410 and in their hands remained until a series of bad financial decisions forced the family to alienate a good part of their belongings to the Archbishop of Pisa.

In 1867, the wedding of one of the archbishop’s heir with a member of the Savoy family brought the villa into the hands of the royal family. Savoy kept possession of the villa until 1946 (when they were exiled after the results of the Italian Referendum) and after that the building ended up in the hands of a countess.

At the end of the 1990s the villa, after decades of neglect, was bought by current owners who, with a carefully-carried-out renovation, brought the buildings back to their original glory.