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  • Chiusdino, Italy - 11 September 2014: Interior view of San Galgano Abbey in Chiusdino, Italy, on September 11th 2014.
    CIPG_20140911_ADAC-Vespa__M3_8008.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7003.jpg
  • Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6577.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany with her travel companion Michele, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6730.jpg
  • Forcoli (Palaia), Italy - 12 September 2014: Florio Monti (92), a Vespa racer and a retired Piaggio mechanic, poses for a portrait in his garage in Forcoli (Palaia), Italy, on September 12th 2014.
    CIPG_20140912_ADAC-Vespa__M3_8581.jpg
  • Forcoli (Palaia), Italy - 12 September 2014: The garage of racer and mechanic Florio Monti (92 years old) in Forcoli (Palaia), Italy, on September 12th 2014.
    CIPG_20140912_ADAC-Vespa__M3_8489.jpg
  • Pontedera, Italy - 12 September 2014: The Vespa 98 (center), the first model of Vespa commercialized in 1946, is here on display at the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera, Italy, on September 12th 2014.
    CIPG_20140912_ADAC-Vespa__M3_8461.jpg
  • Montalcino, Italy - 10 September 2014: A Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 is parked here under an arch on a rainy day in Montalcino, Italy, on September 10th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7576.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6825.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6734.jpg
  • Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy - 9 September 2014: A cypress is seen here at the Agriturismo Borgo Castelvecchi, in Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6499.jpg
  • Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann and her travel companion Michele check a map of Tuscany in Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6438.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Stefano Farloni (67), owner of the Antica Macelleria Farloni, poses for a portrait at the entrance of the Farloni butcher shop and delicatessen in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014. Stefano Farloni has been working here since the age of 7 years old. The Antica Macelleria Farloni was founded in 1806 and has been working for 9 generations.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6340.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Prosciuttos and pecorino goat cheese are displayed at the Antica Macelleria Farloni, a butcher shop and delicatessen store founded in 1806 in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6316.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7003.jpg
  • Pontedera, Italy - 12 September 2014: Models of Vespa Primavera 125 are here on display at the Piaggio Museum in Pontedera, Italy, on September 12th 2014.
    CIPG_20140912_ADAC-Vespa__M3_8468.jpg
  • Terme di Petriolo, Italy - 11 September 2014: Bathers are here at the Thermal Baths of Petriolo (Terme di Petriolo), Italy, on September 11th 2014. The thermal baths of Petriolo were already known by the Romans, as cited by Cicero.
    CIPG_20140911_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7924.jpg
  • Murlo, Italy - 11 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany with her travel companion Michele, in Florence, Italy, on September 11th 2014.
    CIPG_20140911_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7823.jpg
  • Chiusure (Asciano), Italy - 10 September 2014: The Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Chiusure (Asciano), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7733.jpg
  • Montalcino, Italy - 10 September 2014: The clock tower is seen here on a rainy day in Montalcino, Italy, on September 10th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7550.jpg
  • Chiusure (Asciano), Italy - 10 September 2014: Tourists observe the frescoes  at the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Chiusure (Asciano), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7436.jpg
  • Asciano, Italy - 10 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany with her travel companion Michele, through the Crete Senesi in Asciano, Italy, on September 10th 2014.<br />
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The Crete Senesi refers to an area of the Italian region of Tuscany to the south of Siena. It consists of a range of hills and woods among villages and includes the comuni of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d'Asso, all within the province of Siena. Crete senesi are literally ‘Senese clays’, and the distinctive grey colouration of the soil gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7360.jpg
  • Asciano, Italy - 10 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany , through the Crete Senesi in Asciano, Italy, on September 10th 2014.<br />
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The Crete Senesi refers to an area of the Italian region of Tuscany to the south of Siena. It consists of a range of hills and woods among villages and includes the comuni of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d'Asso, all within the province of Siena. Crete senesi are literally ‘Senese clays’, and the distinctive grey colouration of the soil gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7166.jpg
  • Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy - 10 September 2014: The Agriturismo Borgo Castelvecchi, a medieval village transformed in a farm stay (agriturismo), in Castelvecchi (Radda in Chianti), Italy, on September 10th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7092.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany with her travel companion Michele, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6854.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6835.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: A butcher slices a prosciutto at the Antica Macelleria Farloni, founded in 1806 in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014. The Antica Macelleria Farloni has been working for the past 9 generations.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6395.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 9 September 2014: A view of Florence with the dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, from Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6096.jpg
  • Florence, Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann rides a Vespa 125 Primavera of 1974 on a road trip through Tuscany with her travel companion Michele on the Chiantigiana SR 222 Road, outside Florence, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6200.jpg
  • Greve in Chianti, Italy - 9 September 2014: View of the Chianti region landscape in Tuscany, in Greve in Chianti, Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7047.jpg
  • Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann and her travel companion Michele check a map of Tuscany in Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6422.jpg
  • Chiusure (Asciano), Italy - 10 September 2014: A newly married couple is greeted by family and friends as they exit the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Chiusure (Asciano), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140910_ADAC-Vespa__M3_7488.jpg
  • Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy - 9 September 2014: Journalist Tina Nachtmann and her travel companion Michele get on their Vespas ready to hit the road in Montefioralle (Greve in Chianti), Italy, on September 9th 2014.
    CIPG_20140909_ADAC-Vespa__M3_6459.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A poster promotes the islands of the National Partk of the Tuscan Achipelago in the ferry headed from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Tuscan islandGiglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: View of Gorgona, the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
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Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869. The are currently 70 detainees in Gorgona <br />
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The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
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Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_42...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 />
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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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: (L-R) Inmate Umberto Prinzi (43) chats with Giuseppe Picano, captain of the Penitentiary Police guard ship,  in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_48...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 />
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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
  • 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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmate Umberto Prizzi (43), who works in the one-hectare vineyard under the supervision of the Frescbobaldi agronomists and winemakers, poses for a portrait  in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_51...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: The entrance gate to the farm of the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_49...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_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: 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 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
  • 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 />
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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 />
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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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Families of the prison staff are at the harbor of the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
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Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
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The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
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Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_52...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Penitentiary Director Carlo Alberto Mazzerbo (center) gives a speech to  Lamberto Frescoboaldi (1st from left) and inmates of the Gorgona penitentiary the day of his 57th birthday, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
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Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_50...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Prison officers check the entrance to the farm of the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_49...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmate Yang Guodong from Wongzhou (China) is here in the penitentiary vegetable garden he cultivates, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_48...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmate Santo Scianguetta (33) drives a tractor after checking the vineyard in the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_48...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: (L-R) Penitentiary Director Carlo Alberto Mazzerbo and President of Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Lamberto Frescobaldi chat in the one-hectare vineyard cultivated by inmates, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_45...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Lamberto Frescobaldi, the 41-years-old President of Marchesi de' Frescobaldi, is here in the one-hectare vineyard of the "Frescobaldi per Gorgona" project, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_44...jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple walks in the street of Giglio, an island of the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Cristina Mazzi, 48, opened a souvenir shop and sells typical Tuscan food and wine after the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_25.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_11.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_10.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_08.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_06.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_03.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_02.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists board the Toremar ferry departing from Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany and headed to Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_01.jpg
  • SIENA, ITALY - 20 MARCH 2015: The headquarters of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank at Palazzo Salimbeni behind the statue of Sallustio Bandini, an 18th-century Tuscan economist who was an early advocate of free trade, in Siena, Italy, on March 20th 2015. <br />
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Siena, a Tuscan city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest surviving bank and Italy's third largest bank. The bank, founded in 1472, was the largest employer in Siena, and it helped finance a host of community projects and services until it stumbled during the financial crisis started in 2008.
    CIPG_20150320_INYT_Siena__M3_6873.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 />
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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 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 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: 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: 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 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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: A man fishes while e penitentiary guard ship leaves the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_52...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmates of the Gorgona penitentiary are here after having lunch, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_51...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmate Ciro Amato (37) cuts cheese during a lunch in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014. Ciro Amato will be serving a conviction until 2023, for a crime he committed when he was 19 years old. He's been at the Gorgona penitentiary island since September 2013. <br />
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Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_51...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: The one-hectare vineyard as seen from the farm of the island of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_49...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Tools used for the wine tanks hang here on a wall of the cellar of the penitentiary in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_49...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Reservoirs of the Gorgona white wine are here in a cellar of the penitentiary in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_48...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: A view of the village of  Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_48...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Inmate Santo Scianguetta (33) poses for a portrait by the one-hectare vineyard he cultivates under the supervision of the Frescobaldi agronomists and winemakers, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_45...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: (L-R) Inmates Santo Scianguetta (33) and Umberto Prinzi (43) check the one-hectare vineyard they cultivate under the supervision of the Frescobaldi agronomists and winemakers in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_45...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Prison officers are here in the one-hectare vineyard of the "Frescobaldi per Gorgona" project, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_44...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: The clock tower on in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_44...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: A prison officer controls the entrance of one of the buildings of the penitentiary in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_44...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: A man throws a line as a boat approaches to the dock in the harbor of Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_43...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: the fishing village of Gorgona by the harbor, where only one civilian lives, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_43...jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Giglio, one of the island of the Tuscan Archipelago, as seen from the ferry headed to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship can be seen from such a distance. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_45.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple walks in the street of Giglio, an island of the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_36.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_09.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_05.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Claudio Mescalo, 37, is on the ferry with his wife and two children headed for a one day trip  to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_04.jpg
  • SIENA, ITALY - 20 MARCH 2015: The headquarters of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank at Palazzo Salimbeni behind the statue of Sallustio Bandini, an 18th-century Tuscan economist who was an early advocate of free trade, in Siena, Italy, on March 20th 2015. <br />
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Siena, a Tuscan city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest surviving bank and Italy's third largest bank. The bank, founded in 1472, was the largest employer in Siena, and it helped finance a host of community projects and services until it stumbled during the financial crisis started in 2008.
    CIPG_20150320_INYT_Siena__M3_6955.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 />
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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 />
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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 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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: A prison officer walks from the farm to the one-hectare vineyard in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_49...jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_13.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
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Prison officers are here by the one-hectare vineyard in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
<br />
Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
    CIPG_20140627_NYT_Frescobaldi__M3_47...jpg
  • GORGONA, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2014: Lamberto Frescobaldi, the 41-years-old President of Marchesi de' Frescobaldi, is here in the one-hectare vineyard of the "Frescobaldi per Gorgona" project, in Gorgona, Italy, on June 27th 2014.<br />
<br />
Gorgona is the smallest island of the Tuscan archipelago, located 18 miles west of Livorno, which became an experimental agricultural penal colony in 1869.<br />
<br />
The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project  provides inmates the opportunity to learn winemaking techniques and job skills under the supervision of the company’s agronomists and winemakers, led by Vice President Lamberto Frescobaldi himself. Fifty inmates contributed to the production of Gorgona, a white wine made from Vermentino and Ansonica grapes planted on the island of Gorgona in the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Tuscan coast. The Frescobaldi family purchased a hectare of old vineyards and will expand with more vineyards in the upcoming months. Total production is only 2,700 bottles, but 1,000 of the bottles will reach the US market through Frescobaldi importer Folio Fine Wine Partners, in the Fall.<br />
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Born in August 2012, the Gorgona initiative was financed by the Department of Penitentiary Administration and accomplished through the collaboration of the Gorgona Penitentiary's Directorate and Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi.
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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