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"Continuing on Senese Romana (Via di Val d'Elsa) from Ponte a Elsa to Castelfiorentino left out from Brusciana, is near a bend in the road, take the path of Poggimele, towards Montepaldi. Immediately after the first ascent, always on the left there is Villa Poggimele, owned by the Montepagani family."
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The Origins
In ‘500 the Poggimele houses in the parish of San Bartolomeo to Brusciana, were owned by a certain Matthew Varchi and Jailbird Companions. Later they passed to the Bini, wealthy family owner among other things of the Terraio villa, to which must be attributed, with a high probability, the original core of the villa not precisely dated.
In the 1800s
In 1800s the property passed to Montepagani family that in 1875 enlarged the villa and joined a lovely chapel whose facade follows eighteenth-century models, especially in the show window.
The main building was restored in 1927 taking its current form.
During World War II, the Poggimele villa was first occupied by German troops and soon after, in August 1944, settled there the headquarters of the allied troops under the command of General Mikkelsen.
Characteristics
The compact block of the house is partly relieved from the porch of the main front, with beautiful motif of the three arches supported by pillars.
Also interesting are the small oval windows aligned with those below.
All around extends a beautiful garden, a worthy setting to the villa and the chapel of St. Joseph, which follows the natural decline of the hill, from which among other things, with a spectacular panorama of the Val d’Elsa in the days when the sky is clear also offers a view of San Gimignano and its towers.