Villa San Lucchese 4 Stars Hotel - Historical Villa in Tuscany

 The old house was once inhabited by noble families of the distant past and its history is connected to the Basilica of San Lucchese, located right next to Villa San Lucchese Historical Residence.

The ancient Palace has three separate buildings, constructed in three different periods: the first part, which dates back to the Village of Camaldo (destroyed in 1267), is to the north (closest to the entrance gate), the body Central and then a well placed outside rather go back to around 1400, the southern part dates back to 1800. The well, built in the later nineteenth-century building, now serves as a shaft for the elevator.

The existence of the medieval Residence is confirmed by an estimate of 1318 found in a book "containing the valuation of the lands and possessions, and places in Care District Bonizio the hill ..." (hence the name of the Poggibonsi town) where it is listed as the owner of the building "some go perfectly there, who owned vineyards and arable land with building located next to the Friars' House ..

The proximity to the house of the Friars (also called the convent of San Lucchese) leaves no doubt on the identification of the palace, in 1400, was expanded with the construction of the main building and in 1500 was part of the assets of Meo Bettinj, as it seems Plant show the people of San Lucchese (ref. Document: Plants and Peoples streets - Captains of the Guelph Party - 1580 -1595, card 332). At the top of a step has been found during recent restoration, the following inscription, unfortunately not fully legible because the worn: ANGELA DERICASOLIS KAROL FIL SCI PIONIS BALDINI .... POSUIT ET ON ....

We can suppose that in reality it was the Noble Baldinoti. In fact, the Noble families of Baldinotti and Ricasoli, in 1700, are among "the haves with a mass estimate of more than one guilder. The Baldinotti of Pistoia also had several properties in the area since 400. The Ricasoli-Baldinotti Nobles probably were the owners until the end of '700.

Casini Clemente (1772-1832) in his diary, published by G. Capes, Ed La Magione Poggibonsi) speaks about the sale of the convent of San Lucchese, in 1810 along with all the monasteries of Tuscany, which were suppressed at the behest of the French government, which seized all assets of these "religious corporations". In 1818, all monasteries were reopened by Ferdinand III, who returned to the throne of Tuscany, but the convent of San Lucchese was not reopened because they prevailed in the decision of those who preferred it to be sold, so it was purchased through a tender secret by Mr. Francis Noble Frosini Martinucci abiding in Florence.
"This monastery became very convenient to Mr. Frosini, since it is contiguous with his House, from which conveniently has obtained the 'access to the same, having reduced to those that were necessary for comfortable barns, cellars and the like, which was not combined Villa in the same ".

Villa San Lucchese later passed to the barons Cuccoli - Fiaschi, in fact it was Guido Cuccoli Fiaschi, Mauriziano Chevalier, to have built the magnificent gate, over the crest of the family, located at the 'entrance to the Villa. Knight always the same, in 1905, he made the beautiful gate that closes the chapel of San Lucchese, in the left transept of the Basilica. These works were performed by the excellent and well-known blacksmith Pietro Barucci Poggibonsi.

The Cavalier commissioned Guido painted the chapel to the Sienese painter Arturo Viligiardi. Unfortunately, the Knight Guido died in 1910, just when did Viligiardi frescoes. To finance all these works he had sold the land of San Lucchese. He was buried in the Chapel, under the floor in front of the 'altar, where there is an inscription on the plaque that remembers the above. During the 'last World War the church suffered a shelling in 1944 and many valuable works of art were destroyed.

Following Villa San Lucchese declined considerably and lost most of several properties, so that the Lady Sophia-Cuccoli Fiaschi, nephew and heir to the Cavalier Guido, reduced to poverty, he thought Stacie 's Fresco Gerino of Pistoia and sell it by cutting a substantial sum. There are indeed some documents (Archives of the Superintendent) about the negotiations between the Father Guardian of San Lucchese Lady Sophia and the same.

The Lady Sophia had married in 1910 Count Busi-known racing driver, still remembered by old poggibonsesi because they are coming to the house with his brand new race car red.
Make the 1935 and 1938 the villa was bought as a wedding gift from Mr. Perrot for his daughter Emily, who married Dr. Pasquini.

Finally, in 1989, was bought by Mr. Vasco Ninci, that after a careful restoration and appreciated, turned it into a 4 stars hotel, by providing the most modern comforts, both inside and outside, and now sees his family for now third-generation dedicated to the care and reception of guests.