since 16th century
Our Family
The houses and the lands of our farm have now belonged to our family for nine generations. Casabianca is a stone building whose original structure and layout have been carefully preserved, despite the ravages of time and indeed war.
On one of the walls there is a coat of arms dated 1572, showing that the building once belonged to the Hospital of S. Maria della Scala, before being bought by the Simonelli family – our ancestors.
Both houses hosted families of farmers that worked the land, while our family was living, and still resides, in the “Casa dell’Abate Naldi” in San Quirico.
Nowadays Vittorio and Lorenza host cooking classes there,
along with concerts and other cultural events.
since the 70’s
Vittorio and Lorenza
In 1974 crop-sharing was stopped and Vittorio – with his degree in agriculture – founded the agriculture holding, naming it Il Rigo, after the river that flows nearby.
When Vittorio met Lorenza in 1988
– she was a doctor in agriculture too – the farm was run with traditional techniques. Together they decided to turn it into an organic farm.
For 25 years now we have been a certified organic farm.
We were one of the first in our area to try this new method.
In the houses, left empty after the end of the crop-sharing, they opened the Agriturismo - a business that combines both agriculture and hospitality.
since 2012
Luisa and Matthias
More than 25 years after setting up the Agriturismo, the torch is passed on to the next generation.
Luisa, daughter of Vittorio and Lorenza, was born and brought up at Il Rigo.
She decided to come back to her roots, in the land.
Since 2012, Luisa and her husband Matthias have been living at Il Rigo, and run the business with passion and devotion.
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