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Borgo Pignano
Volterra, Italy · Independent · High Luxury
Borgo Pignano in Volterra, Italy lists as a Relais & Châteaux member near the medieval hill town in Tuscany's Val di Cecina countryside.
- 14 rooms
- Opened 2014
- Neighborhood: Sant'Anastasio
About Borgo Pignano
- The estate's foundations reach back to Etruscan times, with the site first documented in 1139, and the American Army liberated it in July 1944.
- Former Google board member Sir Michael Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman undertook an eleven-year restoration starting in 2000 before opening the hotel in 2014.
- Its La Canonica building is a 13th-century former priest's house decorated with medieval frescoes.
History
Borgo Pignano sits on a Tuscan hilltop near Volterra whose foundations reach back to Etruscan times (the site is first documented in 1139). The principal villa is an 18th-century structure created when the noble Incontri family (led by Marchese Ludovico Incontri) transformed the farmstead into a grand seat in the late 17th to 18th centuries. The estate was liberated by the American Army in July 1944.
From 2000, Sir Michael Moritz KBE — the former journalist and financier, and longtime Google board member — and his wife Harriet Heyman undertook an eleven-year restoration, opening Borgo Pignano as a hotel in 2014. The five-star eco-resort offers 14 rooms and suites in the villa plus maisonettes and cottages across roughly 750 acres of organic farmland, and includes La Canonica, a 13th-century former priest's house with medieval frescoes.
The setting
16 km from Duomo di Volterra. 19 km from San Gimignano museum.
Amenities
- Spa
- Infinity pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Horseback riding
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Relais & Châteaux member (2026)
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