Today the family manages the numerous activities of the Villa, the Borgo and the family farm: wedding destination, holiday apartments, organic farm and direct sale of farm organic products such as oil, honey and flavour.
The current owners, Ridolfo and Enrichetta Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri, with their three daughters Ginevra, Maty e Beatrice, personally take care of all the details of the estate and welcome guests, in order to guarantee them first-class treatment.
The
Tuscan Lifestyle
Experience the history of Tuscan Chianti, surrounded by the unique panorama of the Crete Senesi, painted by the most important Sienese Renaissance painters, so much so that every glimpse, every corner represents a surprise to savour.
The apartments of the Fattoria and Borgo, with exposed beams and Tuscan terracotta, are typical of ancient Tuscan living and welcome guests with their inimitable charm.
In the Borgo there is a small Bar Merenderia where you can taste typical Tuscan products and sip the best local wines and it is possible to continue with quality food and wine itineraries.
Unrepeatable experiences: tastings of organic oil produced for centuries from the olive trees of the property and organic honey offered for your breakfast.
The Villa di Radi with the Chapel and the farmhouse are part of the national artistic heritage of Italy and are Members of the Italian Historic Houses Association – ADSI.
Recently the Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri family decided to open the historic terraced garden, with a unique view of the Crete Senesi, for Wedding Receptions and Events. Furthermore, the Historic Limonaie and the Stables of the Villa, dating back to the Renaissance, have been skilfully restored preserving their charm and authenticity to be used for Gala Weddings and Receptions.
Finally, the ancient large Oliviera di Radi was restored, to celebrate marriages and civil unions with legal value.
A unique opportunity to organize the wedding of your dreams: a wedding of great charm.
Your
Wedding in Tuscany
The tradition of weddings at the Villa di Radi dates back to ancient times: all the brides of the family and the young brides of the Borgo di Radi celebrated their wedding on the property.
As well as the young Maria Luisa Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri who, in the early 1900s, married Count Giorgio Piccolomini Clementini Adami.
The
history
The history of the Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri family is closely connected to that of Radi estate.
The Castle of Radi di Creta, setting in the heart of Tuscany on a top of a sunny hill only few km from Siena, was already known in the 10th century and it’s mentioned in several ancient documents.
Conceived as a fortified Medieval Castle, with 4 watching towers defending Siena town from its most bitter enemies: the Florentines, it stands on a panoramic site with an infinite view precisely to see the incoming enemies from the most remote distances.
In 1365 the John Hawkood’ s mercenary Company attacked and set fire to Radi Castle that, once rebuilt, was definitely destroyed by Florence soldiers troops in 1393.
The current Villa di Radi was built by the Marquis Carlo Metello Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri, landlord of the property, on the Castle ruins during the 17th century.
Since then the property belongs to Bichi Ruspoli Forteguerri family, that has preserved the authenticity of the historical site and its uncontaminated environments, in a unique and indescribable atmosphere.
The Villa, that is surrounded by the ancient walls, has a very interesting entrance gate opening on a large courtyard with a stone well in the center, sculpted with many coat of arms. Really interesting the eighteenth-century Chapel and the ancient garden terrace built on the medieval Castle walls, with a unique view on the crete senesi hills.
Villa di Radi with the Chapel and the farmhouse is Member of the Italian Historical House Association – ADSI – and is part of the national artistic patrimony of Italy.