Estate Quarrata Tourist Hotel Residence

Part of the house used as a residence

Historical notes

Estate Quarrata and 'residence dating back to late 1700 is located on a hill adjacent to the small village of Santo Pietro Belvedere in the province of Pisa.La property is surrounded by a park and several hectares of land planted with olivi.La villa and the house formerly represented a rural structure, completed in time with the expansion of the villa and the construction of chiesa.La underground cellar dating from the Etruscan period, is assumed at that time were graves dug by the Etruscans, then expanded over the years to be used during the rural as a repository for wine and oil, having the ideal climatic conditions for the maintenance of these products.

Villa San Giorgio main entrance

Villa St. George takes its name from 'ancient church, built almost certainly Lombard era (year 980), as was customary then dedicate the church to St. Michael and St. George, the holy struggle. The ruins of the foundations of 'ancient church were found decades ago in making a break and allowed him to locate it directly behind the existing house and precisely to the particle 120, sheet 13 of the new land of the town of Capannoli.Il Quarrata name comes from the Romanesque period and indicates military camp in a wooded area.

The small church located in front of the villa

The Little Church of the Immaculate Conception

blocks are wedged in the seat next to the villa with a facade in front of it.
It was built in 1872 by the noble Cav. Joseph Vincenti then owner, the right of the door there was a plaque remember a wedding where the 'Em.mo Pietro Maffi, Archbishop Pisano, primate of Corsica and Sardinia, Cardinal DSRC, April 30 by the year 1916 in Borgo Pio Netolitzky Margaret Montecuccoli, inside there were three large paintings depicting Jesus built-in frames in stucco wall, on the altar there was a golden statue of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

Cardinal Maffi, to commemorate the celebration of Mass given a handwritten letter, which in 1947 was still exposed in the chapel, from the actor seven Hail Mary the Virgin 200 days of indulgence.
After the passage of the War, began to slowly decline of the 'whole structure, alternating succession to various families, causing the total collapse of the' whole farm.
The Church subiscie serious damage to the structure with the collapse of the roof is left to itself, and was the subject of theft of sacred works: the Madonna placed on the 'altar was brought in the parish of Holy Pietro.Da testimonies, Our Lady of 'Immaculate Conception returns almomento when the Church will again be restored.

Central part of the house used as a residence

The Housing

The entire complex was bought in 1992 by Salvadori family, began a careful restoration, respecting the 'original architecture, materials used for bio-architecture, such as stone, brick, mortar and wood, thus starting a tourist activity.