The Village Refuge

My place is close to beautiful cities like Siena and Florence, surrounded by panoramic views, art, culture and great restaurants. You'll love my place because of the intimacy, the high ceilings with exposed mezzanines and beams, the views, the strategic location. My place is good for couples and families (with kids). Other things to note A little bit of history.. Walking along the road that leads us to the Castle of Brolio from the center of Castelnuovo Berardenga, meet the Castle of San Gusmè. The name of this castle was originally San Cosma and Damiano, saints to whom the parish church is still dedicated today. The first news of San Gusmè goes back to the year 867, with the famous act of incorporation of the Abbey of San Salvatore in Fontebuona. In this document, it is stated that Wuinigi, along with his wife Richildadona, donated to the Monastery of San Salvatore to the Berardenga of his possessions in Campi and Sestano, which included among other things, the church of Saints Cosma and Damiano. Then it was the couple's two children, Berardo and Ranieri, who confirmed this donation in 881. The Castle of San Gusmè later became a fief of Ranieri di Ricasoli, thanks to Christian bishop of Mainz and imperial vicar in the year 1167. History takes us back to San Gusmè in 1554, when on February 25, a bloody battle took place near the castle between Sienese and Austro-Spanish imperial troops. San Gusmè, however, soon lost its autonomy until it was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany: on June 2, 1777, it was incorporated into the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga. San Gusmè can be considered today, in all respects, as one of the most typical Chiantigian villages having perfectly preserved its ancient structure, with arches overrun by coats of arms, its narrow houses and narrow streets uphill. Nearby, on top of a hill, a small group of picturesque farmhouses and a small church, are all that remains of the village of Campi already mentioned in Wuinigi's donation. A little lower, little remains of the castle of Sesta, called Sestaccia, bought in 1388 by the municipality of Siena from Farinata and Adriano Ubertini. The fortress, with an elliptical wall circuit, came to us in good condition, not so can be said for the walls that are scattered or barely emerging from the ground. Also of the nearby castle of Cetamura already a fief of the Ricasoli, located beyond the Ancherona gorge, unfortunately there are few elements and among them the ruin of the access door. To the east of San Gusmè, there are also the few remains - incorporated into a farmhouse - of what was supposed to be the castle called the Palazzaccio.