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CASTELLO DI ORGIALE
Apartments in Residence in Chianti near Siena for your holiday in Tuscany

   CASTLE IN CHIANTI

The small Residence „Castello di Orgiale“ offers our guests a quiet and comfortable stay in holiday apartments. The historic ambiance combined with the contemporary and pure style of refurbishment and decoration will offer you a special environment to relax and enjoy peaceful nature and the outstanding beauty of the Tuscan landscape. Enjoy the privacy of semi-detached holiday apartments with a daily breakfast buffet, personal contact with the hosts, the option either to remain private or to join other guests.
The spacious property of Castello di Orgiale includes the patio, swimming pool (10x10m) with a small sauna and the small holy chapel. The patio ist the main spot of interest for dining or enjoying a sun-downer. Occasionally the hosts offer dinner with wines of the Castello, suggested by the landlord. Availability and rate can be asked at your stay or in advance. On these occasions we offer our guests the chance to participate in local wine tasting and to be able to take part in enticing and interesting presentations on wine.
Deckchairs around the 10 sqm sized pool invite to a sun bath overlooking the spacious lawn.

THE CASTLE AND IT’S HISTORY


The Castello consists of the impressing tower and attached buildings embedded in a garden with olive trees, cypresses and lavender. It is fully surrounded by a typical tuscan landscape, i.e. vineyards and woods. Following the turmoils of a more than thousand years old history, the castello was forgotten and more of a ruin until today’s landlord, Bernd Gisy, acqired the castello in the middle of the nineties. After intensive reconstruction works in the vineyard, the cellars and ultimately of the residence, the Castello was reopened in September 2000.

The oldest historic documents mention the foundation of the Castello di Orgiale in 840 a.d. Originally meant to serve as a Tower to watch and protect during the intense and lasting battles between the rival provinces Florence and Siena, the site later was owned by the noble langobardian family „dei Berardenga“ . From the beginning of the second millenium, the site was extended by various buildings facilitating farming and crafting. It was far later that a new castello – donating the name to the village Castelnuovo Berardenga was erected in today’s center of the village. At the end of the ghibbelin fights, of which the entire region still gives witness today, the castello became a farming company, Agricola Castello di Orgiale.

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