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  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Dimitri Conti (38), founder and CEO of Lionard Luxury Real Estate, poses for a portrait in his office in Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_9002.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Dimitri Conti (38), founder and CEO of Lionard Luxury Real Estate, poses for a portrait in front of the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8978.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Dimitri Conti (38), founder and CEO of Lionard Luxury Real Estate, walks by the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8926.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Dimitri Conti (38), founder and CEO of Lionard Luxury Real Estate, poses for a portrait in front of the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8969.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Dimitri Conti (38), founder and CEO of Lionard Luxury Real Estate, steps outside of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8863.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The chapel of the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8950.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8917.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: An entrance gate to the terrace of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8890.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Interior of a bedroom of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8834.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Interior of a bedroom of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8822.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The terrace of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8777.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The barn of Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8734.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The courtyard of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8699.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: A ladderm a door and a metal overdoor arch are left in a room of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8695.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The vineyards that are within the property of the Castle of Torre a Decima, are seen here from the rooftop in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8685.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The dining room of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8642.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8629.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8622.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: A grating secures one of the entrances of the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8943.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8939.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The courtyard of the abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8928.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8899.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8886.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8876.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Tuscan family crests are painted in the hall of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8849.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: A ceramic stove is here in one of the rooms of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8836.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: A real estate broker walks towards the entrance of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8810.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: View from the terrace Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8771.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8759.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The 14th century chapel of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi is here in the property of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8749.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The 14th century chapel of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi is here in the property of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8723.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Vineyards of the  Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8720.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The 14th century chapel of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi is here in the property of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8716.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The courtyard of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8701.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: Merlons of the Castle of Torre a Decima are seen here from its rooftop, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8684.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015:  The watchtower of the Castle of Torre a Decima, is seen from the rooftop of the castle, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8679.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: View of the courtyard and of the Chianti hills from a terrace of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8658.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: View of the Chianti hills from a terrace of the Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8649.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8636.jpg
  • MONTERIGGIONI (SIENA), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The abandoned Castle of Sapia Salviani in Monteriggioni Pontassieve, approximately 50km from Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 11th century and underwent several changes over the centuries. The last version of the castle dates back the 15th century. Salvia Sapiani (1210-1278), a noblewoman from Siena and protagonist of the terrace of the envious in Dante's Purgatory, lived in this castle. There are 1,530 square meters of interior surface and 5 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8908.jpg
  • CERTALDO (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: One of the living rooms of the Castle of Tavolese, in Certaldo, approximately 50km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 13th century and was inhabited by Farinata degli Uberti, an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some of his contemporaries to be a heretic. He is remembered mostly for his appearance in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. There are more than 7,000 square meters of interior surface and 62 hectares of land (among which are 14 ha of olive grove and <br />
11ha of vineyards).<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8816.jpg
  • PONTASSIEVE (FLORENCE), ITALY - 19 JANUARY 2015: The Castle of Torre a Decima, in Pontassieve (Chianti region), approximately 20km from Florence, Italy, on January 19th 2015.<br />
<br />
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Pazzi, a noble and powerful tuscan family. In 1478 they were involved in the conspiracy (which bears their name) to replace the de' Medici family as rulers of Florence. Today, the castle is a private residence. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land (part of which are olive groves and vineyards).<br />
<br />
<br />
The high maintenance costs and the increasing property taxes have  convinced the owners of historical and luxury properties to consider the opportunity to sell their real estate to foreign markets, that are the only ones interested. in such offers. There are more than 10,000 square meters of interior surface and 156 hectares of land.<br />
<br />
The castle is listed in a portfolio of 70 castles managed by Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a company founded in Florence in 2008. Lionard Luxury Real Estate has a portfolio of approximately 1200 luxury real estates. About 60/70 percent of the inquiries they receive are for Tuscan castles, while 95 percent of their transactions are done with foreign buyers.
    CIPG_20150119_INYT_Castles__M3_8756.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the Ermisino fabrics in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Ermisino is an icon fabric of the ancient silk factory, a special type of Renaissance shot taffeta made with threads of different colours, so as to have tones that are shimmering and fluid like a cascade of light. Woven in three classic weights (leggero, scempio and doppio), for centuries it was the distinctive mark of the most illustrious nobility.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2473.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the Ermisino fabrics in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Ermisino is an icon fabric of the ancient silk factory, a special type of Renaissance shot taffeta made with threads of different colours, so as to have tones that are shimmering and fluid like a cascade of light. Woven in three classic weights (leggero, scempio and doppio), for centuries it was the distinctive mark of the most illustrious nobility.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2435.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the hand looms from the 1700s at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
<br />
Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeter
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2376.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the hand looms from the 1700s at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
<br />
Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeter
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2338.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Passengers walk by Casa Italo, an assistance and welcome point for ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_30.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Passengers of Freccia Rossa, the high-speed train of the Italian state-owned railroad company Trenitali, photograph ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, on the opposite track in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_26.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A young couple travels in the first class of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_13.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Miriam Fallerini, 67, and her grandson Alessandro, 6, travelled today to Florence on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. "My grandchild had never taken a train before", Mrs Fallerini said, "and I promised him yesterday, I am taking you not only on a train, but on the most beautiful train there is in Italy". The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_12.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the Ermisino fabrics in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Ermisino is an icon fabric of the ancient silk factory, a special type of Renaissance shot taffeta made with threads of different colours, so as to have tones that are shimmering and fluid like a cascade of light. Woven in three classic weights (leggero, scempio and doppio), for centuries it was the distinctive mark of the most illustrious nobility.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2455.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the Ermisino fabrics in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Ermisino is an icon fabric of the ancient silk factory, a special type of Renaissance shot taffeta made with threads of different colours, so as to have tones that are shimmering and fluid like a cascade of light. Woven in three classic weights (leggero, scempio and doppio), for centuries it was the distinctive mark of the most illustrious nobility.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2453.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the Ermisino fabrics in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Ermisino is an icon fabric of the ancient silk factory, a special type of Renaissance shot taffeta made with threads of different colours, so as to have tones that are shimmering and fluid like a cascade of light. Woven in three classic weights (leggero, scempio and doppio), for centuries it was the distinctive mark of the most illustrious nobility.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2417.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the hand looms from the 1700s at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
<br />
Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeter
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2371.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the hand looms from the 1700s at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
<br />
Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeter
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2341.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Filippo Ricci,  creative director of the eponymous luxury company started by his father, Stefano Ricci, poses for a portrait by the hand looms from the 1700s at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill he owns in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
<br />
The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
<br />
Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
<br />
Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeter
    CIPG_20181026_NYT_Silk_M3_2332.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Passengers ask information in Casa Italo, an assistance and welcome point for ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_31.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Passengers wait in Casa Italo, an assistance and welcome point for ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_29.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Miriam Fallerini, 67, and her grandson Alessandro, 6, travelled today to Florence on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. "My grandchild had never taken a train before", Mrs Fallerini said, "and I promised him yesterday, I am taking you not only on a train, but on the most beautiful train there is in Italy". The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_28.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: The train driver of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, is about to close the doors before the deprture from  Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_25.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A train conductore of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, is about to comunicate the departure to the train driver in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_24.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: The Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, before departing from Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_23.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Alessio Rinaldi (34), Elisa Rossetti (35) and their daughter Alice (5) pose for a group picture in front of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, upon their arrival in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_22.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A passenger looks outside the window as the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, arrives in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_21.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Alice, 5, with her parents Elisa Rossetti, 34, and Alessio Rinaldi, 35, travel in the Cinema carriage of the Milano bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_20.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A second class passenger listens to music on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_19.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Passengers watch "Tutta la vita davanti", a 2008 Italian comedy with Sabrina Ferilli, in the Cinema carriage on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    ITALO_18.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Antonio Squillace, 56, reads the newspaper with his wife on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Antonio Squillace, 56, reads an article about ITALO's challenge to Trenitali, the state-owned railroad company, on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A young couple travels in the first class of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Lorenzo De Rosa, 7, walks in front of his mother Giada Hafez, 39, in the first class of the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Miriam Fallerini, 67, and her grandson Alessandro, 6, travelled today to Florence on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. "My grandchild had never taken a train before", Mrs Fallerini said, "and I promised him yesterday, I am taking you not only on a train, but on the most beautiful train there is in Italy". The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A first class passenger looks at the Tuscany landscape on the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: Hostesses prepare coffee for first class passengers for the Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: First class passengers read newspapers on the Milano bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Florence, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A hostess walks by first class passengers on the Milano bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Florence, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: ITALO staff welcomes passengers as the the train arrives in Rome Tiburtina station in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 2012.. ITALO is Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A father shows his son ITALO as it arrives in Rome Tiburtina train station on April 28, 2012. ITALO is Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: ITALO staff welcomes passengers as the the train arrives in Rome Tiburtina station in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 2012.. ITALO is Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: A board in Rome Tiburtina train station shows the scheduled departure time for Milan bound ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: In Rome Tiburtina train station, ITALO staff assists passengers in Casa Italo, an assistance and welcome point for Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Rome, Italy - 28 April, 2012: In Rome Tiburtina train station, passengers pass by Casa Italo, an assistance and welcome point for ITALO, Europe’s first private operator of high-speed, domestic trains in Italy, in Rome, Italy, on April 28, 2012. The company’s president is Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, one of the shareholders along with other private entrepreneurs like luxury businessmen Diego Della Valle, the French railway company, Italy’s largest retail bank and the country’s largest insurer. Italy’s NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori) is the first company in Europe to compete with the state-run Trenitalia on high-speed service. When at full regime at the end of the year, 25 innovative trains will connect nine Italian cities, from Salerno to Milan, from Turin to Venice at 300km per hour. Italo passengers will board on stable trains that do not rely on a locomotive car, but has engines underneath each of the 11 carriages to increase capacity as well as safety.<br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018:  Wooden shuttles and silk threads are seen here at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
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The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
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Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
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Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
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Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeters of fabric a day; they are joined by six more “modern” semi-mechanical looms, from the 1800s, that can produce 10
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  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Samples of silk fabrics are displayed here in the showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
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The showroom of the Antico Setificio Fiorentino displays  many of the 100 different kinds of fabric the mill can produce, with vignettes of them turned into pillows, sofas and curtains.<br />
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Fabrics are priced accordingly, starting at about 200 euros a meter and going as high as 2000 euros a meter for lampasso, a special kind of damask so labor intensive to produce only 20 centimeters can be made a day. There are brocades, jacquards, damasks, shantung, satin, moire, rustic filaticcio and stiff, shimmering ermisino. The palette extends from pure “panna”, or cream, to delicate pastels and rich jewel tones, often shot with threads of gold or silver.<br />
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The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
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Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
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Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city�
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  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 26 OCTOBER 2018: Punched Jacquard cards are seen here at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, an ancient silk mill in central Florence, Italy, on October 26th 2018.<br />
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The pattern created in the Jacquard cards directs the weaver, and it can take 2000 cards to produce 1.6 meters of fabric.<br />
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The Antico Setificio Fiorentino is a silk mill, located in central Florence within view of the old city walls in the San Frediano neighborhood, that produces the kind of fabrics destined for city palaces and country estates. The mill was bought in 2010 by Stefano Ricci from the Pucci, with an eye to using it to produce fabrics for the launch of a new home collection<br />
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Lined up in rows are the dozen looms that take the slender threads, by now dyed emerald and ruby and sapphire, and weave them into the textiles that form a part of the fabric of Florentine life.<br />
<br />
Silk was made in the city as far back as the 1300s, a commodity to trade for precious materials. In more recent times, the fabric in the gowns in “Il Gattopardo” and “Death in Venice” came from the mill, as did much of Maris Callas’ wardrobe, robes for Popes, suits for Andre Bocelli, and Nelson Mandela’s silk shirts (when he wore one for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II she reportedly remarked, “that’s a beautiful shirt.”) The carmine red curtains at the Villa Medici and the Tribune of the Uffizi were made here. The Presidential Suite at the city’s Four Seasons Hotel is decked out in the mill’s output, as are the walls of the room of the Czars at the Kremlin, and more than 100 red velvet chairs emblazoned with the Kremlin’s golden crest.<br />
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Back hundreds of years ago, in the Renaissance, most noble families had their own looms. But in 1786 the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany took all the looms of the private aristocratic families and put them in one place. They ended up at the Antico Setificio Fiorentino: six of them from the 1700s, hand looms that produce a mere 40 centimeters of f
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  • POSITANO, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2018: A view of the gardens of Villa Tre Ville in Positano, Italy, on September 13th 2018.<br />
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Villa Tre Ville was originally purchased in the 1920s by the Russian writer Mikhail Semenov. Later purchased by the Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli in the 1960s, the property was often visited by dancers, singers, writers, musicians, painters, actors and intellectuals from all over the globe. Among these artists were Liz Taylor, Maria Callas, Leonard Berstein, Laurence Olivier. In 2007 the villa was sold to the hotelier Giovanni Russo. In 2013 Robert Friedland announced that the company's Ivanhoe Italia LLC subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the Villa Tre Ville and that it  would form part of an Ivanhoe group of international boutique hotels and villas, with other locations under development in Thailand and Japan.
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  • POSITANO, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2018: Robert Friedland (68), founder and chair of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation and Ivanhoe Mines - a leader in the mining and precious metals industry - poses for a portrait in the living room of Villa Tre Ville overlooking Positano, Italy, on September 13th 2018.<br />
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Based in Singapore, Robert Friedland is praised for finding profitable mines in remote areas like Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. Robert Friedland has a 12.7% stake in Australia-listed CleanTeQ Holdings, which supplies cobalt and nickel to lithium-ion battery producers. Robert Friedland is also the chairman of Ivanhoe Pictures, formed in 2013 as a motion picture and television financing and production entity. Ivanhoe Pictures is co-producer of Crazy Rich Asians, a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu.<br />
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Villa Tre Ville was originally purchased in the 1920s by the Russian writer Mikhail Semenov. Later purchased by the Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli in the 1960s, the property was often visited by dancers, singers, writers, musicians, painters, actors and intellectuals from all over the globe. Among these artists were Liz Taylor, Maria Callas, Leonard Berstein, Laurence Olivier. In 2007 the villa was sold to the hotelier Giovanni Russo. In 2013 Robert Friedland announced that the company's Ivanhoe Italia LLC subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the Villa Tre Ville and that it  would form part of an Ivanhoe group of international boutique hotels and villas, with other locations under development in Thailand and Japan.
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  • POSITANO, ITALY - 13 SEPTEMBER 2018: Robert Friedland (68), founder and chair of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation and Ivanhoe Mines - a leader in the mining and precious metals industry - poses for a portrait on the terrace of Villa Tre Ville overlooking Positano, Italy, on September 13th 2018.<br />
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Based in Singapore, Robert Friedland is praised for finding profitable mines in remote areas like Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. Robert Friedland has a 12.7% stake in Australia-listed CleanTeQ Holdings, which supplies cobalt and nickel to lithium-ion battery producers. Robert Friedland is also the chairman of Ivanhoe Pictures, formed in 2013 as a motion picture and television financing and production entity. Ivanhoe Pictures is co-producer of Crazy Rich Asians, a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu.<br />
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Villa Tre Ville was originally purchased in the 1920s by the Russian writer Mikhail Semenov. Later purchased by the Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli in the 1960s, the property was often visited by dancers, singers, writers, musicians, painters, actors and intellectuals from all over the globe. Among these artists were Liz Taylor, Maria Callas, Leonard Berstein, Laurence Olivier. In 2007 the villa was sold to the hotelier Giovanni Russo. In 2013 Robert Friedland announced that the company's Ivanhoe Italia LLC subsidiary has completed the acquisition of the Villa Tre Ville and that it  would form part of an Ivanhoe group of international boutique hotels and villas, with other locations under development in Thailand and Japan.
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  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man opens the chapel in a tradition Apulian village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Unfinished men shoes are here at the factory at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here at the entrance of her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A three floating diamond ring worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, is seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: A wedding bracelet (double bangle of gold and diamonds) and a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring are worn by Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, are seen here in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. <br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing  TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
    CIPG_20191120_NYT-Delfina-Delettrez_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
    CIPG_20191120_NYT-Delfina-Delettrez_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a DOTS diamonds and emerald yellow gold ring (right hand), a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
    CIPG_20191120_NYT-Delfina-Delettrez_...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2019: Delfina Delettrez, a Rome-based jewelry designer and fourth generation member of the Fendi family, poses for a portrait in her boutique in Rome, Italy, on November 20th 2019. In this photo she is wearing a a DOTS diamonds yellow hold ring (left hand) and TWO IN ONE earrings.<br />
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Delfina Delettrez presented her first collection of jewels to the international press in October 2007 at Colette, Paris. Delettrez is celebrated as the youngest designer with a permanent collection at the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Decoratifs since 2010, as well as being featured in famous fine-jewelry galleries around the world. Her latest works explore a conceptual sense of surreal, with precious stones in ‘phantom settings’ that seem to float on the body. The designer takes postmodern inspirations and fuses them with the traditional Italian craftsmanship to create hyper-modern, handmade pieces.
    CIPG_20191120_NYT-Delfina-Delettrez_...jpg
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