This stately, secular estate, dating from the early 1200s, once belonged to the powerful Medici family, and is now property
of another illustrious family: i Carpini.
Nestled in the rolling hills between Chianti and the Crete of Siena, in a magnificent setting is "LA SELVA"

Wine-making is the unbroken thread that runs through countless generations, as far back as 1245 ;
an enterprising friar called Giovanni Carpini was sent by Papa Innocent IV to the Emperor of Cathay bearing a gift of rare
Tuscan rootstock.

The Castle of La Selva built in 1134 was the last post in the state of Florence, protecting the Valle d'Ambra,
situated on the border of Siena - Florence.
On the 3 april 1554 a Sienese and French army attacked and destroyed the castle of La Selva at the time a Medici property
The Castle in the 18th century was converted into a bella Villa by the Marchese Piuma and then passed by the Count Ferniani
The scenery around is typical of the pictures painted by the Renaissance artists.

 
LA SELVA Montebenichi, 35 Ambra - Bucine - 52021- Arezzo ITALY - Tel. +39 335 259160 - Fax.+39 055 998198