I supported the choice to convert Badia a Coltibuono to organic farming, because I feel that it strengthens the true identity of this estate.
Badia a Coltibuono has witnessed one thousand years of history, all of it recorded in the monk's manuscripts, farm registers and family diaries, which are carefully preserved in the "Library of
Passions" . A strong identity which we respect and that has always inspired us.
For centuries, this vast and magnificent estate was self-sufficient and was managed following the farming methods first developed by the monks. In the 11th century the vallombrosian monks  renewed agriculture, creating for the first time in european history a truly sustainable farming system. Read