Fattoria di Ripa d'Orcia has been deeply rooted in the land of Val d'Orcia since ancient times.
It was in 1484 that the noblewoman Madama Francesca, widow of Messer Pietro di Bartolomeo Piccolomini,
became the owner of the Castle and the Ripa d'Orcia Estate, bordering on “per confino da un lato l’Asso,
dall’altro l’Orcia, dall’altro la corte di Sancto Quirico e dall’altro la corte di Vignone”
(Dizionario geografico fisico storico della Toscana, E. Repetti, 1833).
This is the date of birth of the Castle’s farming estate, which from then on became the productive
and administrative centre of the Ripa d’Orcia area, with agricultural activities involving the owner’s family,
the inhabitants of the fortified hamlet and the sharecroppers living in the surrounding countryside.
Today, 539 years later, the farm is owned by Filippo Rossi,
a descendant of the Aluffi Pentini Rossi family, heirs of Piccolomini
who continues to work the land and produce wine, oil and cereals.
