Castle Sammezzano - Agriturismo La Carraia

The castle was bought in 1605 by Sammezzano Ximenes Aragon and was inherited in 1816 to the Panciatichi. Ximenes Panciatichi to Ferdinand of Aragon, both as a client and architect, was responsible for the present appearance of the complex. The first evidence of the interventions conducted by Ferdinand is “neomoreschi” of 1853. Dates back to 1863 and the construction of the White Room in 1870 the execution of the gallery between the Hall of Mirrors and the octagon of “Fumoir”. The crescendo of the achievements involved then the Halls Peacock, of Lilies, the Stalactites, Basins of the Spaniards, the Lovers. In these spacious and concatenated, crowded niches, hidden corners, openings, of views in altitude, rows of columns, almost labyrinthine paths, exploded the fantasy of a never-ending collection of capitals, corbels, arches, doorways, sometimes fan-shaped domes, “pennaccchi” dripping with embroidery; coatings with arabesque filigree plaster.

In 1889 it was raised to the center of the front door and the projecting tower-decorated table with other segments of the string courses of brick joint in the frames of the windows and diamond-shaped pattern inserted in the intervals between the openings of the second World War was used as pianoNel luxury hotel, while at present, despite the auction of 1999 and some urgent restoration work is in a state of neglect.

The park, one of the largest of Tuscany, was built in the XIX century by Ferdinand Panciatichi, using agricultural land around his property and a grove of oaks, I had planted a large amount of redwoods. Among these is the tallest plant in Tuscany