our history
The Cosonella farm, once belonging to Villa
Cosona, is a farmhouse situated in the middle of the Artistic, Natural and Cultural Park of Val d’Orcia, between the
hills of the “Crete Senesi”. Our territory, which extends to 350 hectares of
land, is completely enclosed, crossed from a typical “country road” ( dirt track) with crosses passages of the
famous trace of Via Francigena, route taken by the pilgrims of Paris who wanted
to reach Rome during the Middle Age.
In front of the ancient constructions are
posted coat of arms that testifie the belonging to the “Ospedale S. Maria della
Scala”, which had served shelter for pilgrims for many centuries.
The farms that accommodate the so called
“agriturismo” dated back to XVI century are scattered in the vast territory that extends till your
eyes can see, in an uncontaminated
nature where animals and birds live freely.
The family Bichi Ruspoli , through its Forteguerri branch, resided here from 1465; the Villa of Cosona was acquired by the Cardinal Niccolò Forteguerri for its vicinity to Pienza , the place of origin of Pope Pio II Piccolomini ( whose mother was a Forteguerri ) . The property belongs now to Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri family extending to Gasperini Zacco.
