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Welcome to the Tenuta Il Corno in this section, you can read and learn about the history of the owners and the role the Tenuta Il Corno estate has played in the local history of Tuscany.

One of Val di Pesa’s best Estates, was built by an ancient Florentine family, "Del Corno", in 12th Century. The family dedicated themselves with dilligence and love to enhancing the country environment to such an extent, that they left a real "agronomical park".

During the first thousand years within the Estate some of the most interesting and typical Tuscan varieties of grapes were selected, such as the "Colorino del Corno" and of the olive trees ("Leccino del Corno"), these in time developing characteristics unique to the Tenuta Il Corno.

In 1523 the Estate became part of the family of properties owned by the family Strozzi which owing to the proximity it had with Florence - capital of the "Granducato di Toscana" and the charming Chiantishire rim - became their summer house, growing in acclaim.

Since 1911 the owners are the Counts Frova Arroni from Arrone, who have continued to develop with love and determination oil and wine production, implementing high technology in the production process (always with an eye fixed firmly at the traditional methods of production handed down through the generations)

The Estate today stretches for some 210 hectares, 80 of which are used for vineyards and others containing some 10.000 olive trees.

In the centre of the Estate stands Villa Il Corno, a typical Renaissance building; of the former magnificent castle only the embattled tower remains, overlooking with elegance all the valleys around.

It is with thanks that the present owners look back as today it is the original genetic heritage found in the wines and olive oils that makes the Tenuta Il Corno so revered and from which, year after year come some of the finest wines and oils in the region.


SERVICE

For those who choose nature there is the wild sea of Castiglioncello, or the fashionable Versilia strands.
Or the heights of the Apuane peaks or cool woods found in Abetone.

All this within distance of the main apartment structure, where 10 apartments and 6 rooms, furnished with elegance and care, regaining ancient pieces of furniture, join together tradition and simplicity.

Where it is possible to relax near either of the two swimming pools and be completely immersed in the green hills. Whether you need to organize meetings or conventions in one of the many dedicated spaces, or have a lunch served in the Estate's restaurant, only here, in the comfortable and warm atmosphere found at Il Corno, is it possible to enjoy this welcome and taste the wines from an estate of heritage.

Matching wine with food of Tuscan tradition prepared with ingredients found on the Estate itself Il Corno provides guests with a gastronomical experience at every setting.

Guests to Il Corno leave feeling refreshed in body and spirit - a stay here is not just a simple holiday but a real awakening of the senses.

With short trips you can reach open air museums like those found in Florence, Siena, Pisa and Lucca. You can visit the many monuments, palaces, churches, bell-towers, paintings and statues and even push on to Volterra to discover the ancient history of the region.

WEDDINGS & RECEPTIONS

If you are thinking about getting married or organising a conference away from the stresses of daily life, the Tenuta Il Corno provides the perfect setting.