Viesca Tuscany is the splendid estate in the Florentine countryside purchased by Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo in 1952. Surrounded by majestic mountains, immersed in a bucolic landscape with gentle features and intense colours, Viesca today constitutes, above all, the realization of a dream and a project of love.
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It was, in fact, Salvatore Ferragamo, with his wife Wanda, who chose this place to transform it into a bucolic family retreat, and it was then Ferruccio Ferragamo to open its gates, making it a place of hospitality, thus fulfilling his mother’s wish. Today the book Viesca Tuscany, written by Ginevra Visconti (grandson of Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo), published by Gruppo Editoriale, tells the story to celebrate this magnificent estate.
The history of Viesca Toscana
Extending over 70 hectares in the heart of Tuscany, the history of the estate is very ancient. The Viesca area has been inhabited since the times of the ancient Romans. In 1200 the lands are owned by the Guidi Counts, due to a series of wars the Viesca castle went through a period of decline.
In 1400 Viesca came under the control of Florence, the land was divided and divided until, at the end of 1700, ownership passed from the family Medici-Tornaquinci to the Martelli one. In 1879 it is the Marchesa Nerli to become its owner, making it an “agricultural school” under the influence and closeness of Don Bosco. Subsequently the estate passed from owner to owner, until in 1952 it was purchased by Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo.
Viesca Tuscany, anecdotes, photos and curiosities in a book
The book Viesca Tuscanypresented by the Ferragamo family, celebrates this fantastic estate that has become a place of welcome and hospitality characterized by luxury and elegance.
The volume tells the story in three illustrated chapters, full of anecdotes and intimate memories, the deep bond that unites the Ferragamo family to this enchanting estate.
The first chapter, an oasis in the Valdarno
The first chapter tells the story of the estate dating back to Renaissance period, when the noble Tuscan families competed for fortresses and castles outside the city to transform them into their elegant summer homes. After the Guidis, the Acciaiolis, the Orsis and the Grifoli Arrighis and then the Marchesa Enrichetta Nerli Michelagnoli, it was Salvatore and Wanda, in 1952, who fell in love with this oasis in the Valdarno“where you can dedicate yourself to agriculture and raise children in the beauty of Tuscan nature”.
This is how Viesca became the scene of many beautiful memories for his children and grandchildren: the grape harvest in September, the harvesting of olives, wheat and chestnuts, in contact with nature and with the farmers who still lived in the farmhouses of the property.
The second chapter, a place of hospitality among private villas, cottages and suites
In the second chapter, it is described as Viesca from a family retreat it has become a place of high hospitalitystarting from Wanda’s dream, who with practical sense, clear vision and determination managed to restore all the buildings on the property, transforming them into villas surrounded by greenery.
The estate includes Villa Viesca, the manor house, 6 elegant private villas, as well as 17 modern suites in the center of the estate and the characteristic Family Cottage Due Torri with 3 suites inside, ideal for experiencing the beauty and peace of a special place, where the The ‘family’ atmosphere can be felt in every detail.
The furnishings in memory of Wanda Ferragamo and the rose gardens
The furnishings still reflect the savoir faire of the hostess, far from excess, elegant in its essentiality. The memory of Wanda echoes everywhere: from the suites they bring the name of the iconic shoes of the historic “Shoemaker of the stars” (in fact, the “Rainbow suite” is not missing); at the doorbell with the “Famiglia Ferragamo” sign.
Then the wonderful gardens which still today guard the roses so loved by Wanda and her friends hives
of bees, which pay homage to his passion for beekeeping and his connection with the countryside. Photos and portraits of the Family are displayed on the walls of the rooms and corridors, in the suites you can browse the books of the Ferragamo exhibitions and the biographies of Salvatore and Wanda, to enhance the important heritage that animates this place, an emblem of timeless elegance. time.
Third chapter, Viesca magical place
The book concludes with a chapter entirely dedicated to destinationa place appreciated by travelers looking for cities rich in history and art, such as Florence, Siena and Arezzo, or, again, breathtaking views and boundless nature trails where you can admire free-ranging animals and the characteristic Balze del Valdarno.
In its pages Viesca Toscana gives voice to a magical place in which the family spent the summers, observing and learning the work in the countryside and developing the dedication aimed at preserving the beauty of nature and the integrity of the Tuscan territory so dear and special.
