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  • faseetruschi
    The bronze age
    The earliest news about Grignano date back to the Bronze Age.
    Recent archaeological excavations have unearthed the remains of a settlement
    belonging to a family of shepherds of a certain social status.
    One can witness the remains of decorated pottery found in the premises.
  • faseromani
    Etruscan and Roman era, fortifications
    Over the centuries, the site acquires the features of both a Etruscan and
    Roman fortification. Of particular note are the remains of a Roman Bridge in
    fact, Vico Bridge, on the road from Arezzo to Fiesole and then get to Florence.
    In Roman times it was called Grignano di Vico Castle.
  • medioevo
    Middle Ages, estates of the Guidi family
    The fortification in the Middle Ages became the residence of the
    Guidi family, the last outpost of a family hostile to the rulers of Florence.
    The Guidi own the Castle of Vico (Grignano) until June 1289, date of
    the battle of Campaldino.
  • battagliacampaldino
    1289, Battle of Campaldino
    In the summer of 1289 the Florentine army, moving toward Casentino,
    to fight the battle of Campaldino, conquered the fortress of Grignano driving back
    the Guidi Counts to Romagna.

    "The access routes to the Casentino were inaccessible, guarded by enemy
    castles like the Castle of Vico (Grignano), Castel San Nicolò, Montemignaio, Romena.
    The morning of June 2, the Guelfi took this decision: forded the Arno
    between Rovezzano and Varlungo and headed Pontassieve ... ".

    From that moment Grignano become a possession of Florence who first
    ravaged the ancient fortification of the Guidi family. The Florentines eventually
    alternated its use by granting it to the Curia and to the Abbey of
    Vallombrosa.
  • caterinademedici
    1400, de' Medici family
    Grignano definitely falls into the hands of Florence around the end of '400,
    period in which the Medici family dominate Tuscany.
    In 1500 the premises become personal property of Catherine de Medici
    (1519-1589), senior female member of the family.
    Catherine was the niece of Pope Clement VII. She was married to the Dauphin of France,
    destined then to become Queen when her husband ascended the throne as
    Henry II of France.

    On her trip across the Alps, Catherine surrounds herself with Florentine artist,
    including the Bishop Marquis Enrico Gondi, her personal confessor and
    banker. In a sign of gratitude, Catherine bequeathed him with
    a castle in France and the possession of the Grignano Estate.
  • gondigrignano
    1500-1971, The Gondi summer estates,
    birth of the Fattoria di Grignano
    Until 1971 Grignano remained property of the Gondi family whom built in
    these premises their summer residence. The Gondi also made a series of
    expansions and renovations in the late Renaissance.
  • 72oggi
    1972, The Inghirami family purchases the estate
    In the early '70s, the Fattoria di Grignano (the villa and the entire estate) was
    acquired by the Inghirami family of Sansepolcro, one of the most recognizable
    names in Italian fashion.

    As of 1999 The old Pievecchia farm becomes part of Grignano estate.
    The villa, which owes its name to the nearby medieval church, arose around a
    central core (once owned by the Abbey of Vallombrosa) represented by the
    characteristic tower.

    Currently the Fattoria di Grignano is a dynamic and historic farm dedicated
    to the production wine and oil; covering 600 hectares of which 50 are vineyards,
    olive groves 200, 100 arable and 250 woodland.
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