An historical House at your full disposal!

Enjoy the spacious interior areas that include:
the Grand Piano situated in the reception hall is at your disposal if you’d like to play it;
the enoteca for your tasting of local products;
the outside area in the little square opposite to the main entrance.

Climbing the stairs you’ll find the bright “Piano Nobile” with the Big Hall and the fireplace and the spacious table where you’ll be able to relax your self or work using the wi-fi connection.

On the 2nd floor the “piccionaia” will be oyur lounge sitting area overlooking the roofs of Montecarlo and with a breathtaking view over the Valdinievole, a romantic area to admire the panorama, to read or relax…...

The Carmignani Family and the Lavagna Residence History

The Carmignani family originated from an ancestor who in 1397 frequented Montecarlo for small business and managed to obtain a position as "municipal messenger", an impartial employee who soon obtained the nickname "Carmignana", or "Carmignuola". From his great-grandsons Lorenzo and Bartolomeo we have the two main branches of the family witnessed in the 15th century, called "Lornezi" and "Carmignani".

These two surnames distinguished two different families and the Carmignani descendants were gathered under various names "Mori", "di Pelo", "Basetti", "di Pizzo", "Cascinieri", "Fuso". A branch lived in Turchetto and made a fortune managing the pig market. We have a member who became "lieutenant" of the Bande in Pierfrancesco di Simone, born in 1616.

There were several marriages with brides of important economic level such as: Martini di Monsummano in 1683, Mazzoni di Capannori in 1717, Vecchi di S. Gimignano in 1759 At the beginning of 1700 the family was counted among the richest in Montecarlo, and resided in the palace on the "via della Porta Vecchia", and had also built a small church by Turchetto in 1722. We have a family document, a will on the occasion of Simone's death 1781 which lists a series of landed properties, in addition to the palace worthily enriched with furniture, mirrors, weapons, books and jewels. Inside there was also a copy of the famous fresco found in the church of S. Andrea della "Madonna del Soccorso".

In 1838, the death of Angelo di Simone Carmignani, Auditore di Rota, Knight and Chancellor of the Order of Saint Stephen, gave rise to another extraordinarily rich and detailed inventory of the palace, in which, due to the choice of themes and authors, the library, which includes Metastasio, Tasso, Pignotti, Muratori, Sannazaro, Chiabrera, Ximenes, Moreni, Chateaubriand, Filangieri, Ovidio, Fagiuoli. The knight Angelo had appointed the young Francesco di Antonio Macarini, a nobleman from Lucca, as heir of the assets, the surname and the coat of arms, who however died before his father in 1852: the latter, the son's heir, claimed and obtained the Carmignani assets and the privileges in 1854, thus giving rise to the Macarini Carmignani family, from which possession of the palace later passed to other families, including the Lavagnas.

Events

The noble floor of Antica Dimora Patrizia has elegant and different rooms perfect for the event that you are planning, wedding dinner, private dinner or work meeting.

Rooms are decorated with precious details, high ceiling and original floors, Suites with frescoes’ceilings, the grand piano in the hall, played by Puccini, and the particular wine museum setting represents the perfect place for your photo shooting.