Sting: "Mi manca la mia bella casa in Toscana"

Sting owns a beautiful villa in Tuscany, Tenuta Il Palagio, in Figline Valdarno, and in 2019 the town's mayor named him an honorary citizen. A few days ago, the singer wrote to the mayor, confiding in her how much he misses his beloved Tuscany.

Sting's boundless love for Tuscany

“Dreaming is good because, by dint of doing it, sometimes dreams come true: it happened to me. I'm still living a dream. Someone, sooner or later, will wake me up.”
Sting

TOwe have talked about it several times beauty and of theLove for the Tuscany, but today we have a exceptional ambassador to tell you about the wonder of our land: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, the real name of Sting, the famous singer of the Police.

Honorary Citizen of Figline and Incisa Valdarno

Sting needs no introduction, we have all dreamed to the tune of his songs but not everyone knows that sinceAugust 2019 the singer is honorary citizen of Tuscany, of the municipality of Figline and Incisa Valdarno, in the province of Florence.

Figline and Incisa Valdarno it is a Tuscan municipality of Upper Valdarno, between Florence and Arezzo. It is very Tuscan in its beauty composed of 24 thousand inhabitants, parish churches, towers and museums immersed in the green countryside.

After Francesco Petrarca, who had his youth residence in Figline, Sting is the second illustrious name of the small town. Since 1997 Sting and his wife Trudie have bought the Il Palagio Estate on the way St. Andrew at number 11 in the municipality that made the former singer of the Police a Tuscan citizen.

Sting's villa in Figline Incisa Valdarno

In 1700 the villa belonged to the Martelli family who sold it in 1819 to Countess Carlotta Barbolani of Montauto, saw it as the Duke of San Clemente. The property remained in family hands until it was sold to Sting and his wife Trudie.

The villa stands on a splendid 350 hectares of land and includes a beautiful pool at ground level on the English lawn, vineyards, olive groves, fountains, a lake and a giant chessboard with 60 centimeter high pieces.

Sting and Trudie have always been linked to the Villa purchased after 7 years of research. The artists have made the Estate a point of reference for their large family. Children and grandchildren come here whenever they have free time and in 2017 the daughter Micket He held his wedding here.

Visit Sting's villa in Tuscany

Would you like to visit it too? It's possible. The estate has 5 guest houses equipped with every comfort which are regularly rented for an average price of 7 thousand euros a week each for a capacity of 50 people.

It will be possible to go horse riding, play tennis, have a trip on the lake, stroll through the vineyards or practice meditation in the parks, watching a movie in the open-air cinema, do yoga and meet Sting and his wifeYou can hope for a stroke of luck or try to enlist his expertise. And…get married of course. The villa and its beautiful Tuscan frame will capture your most important day.

Sting's Tuscan products

You will certainly be able to taste the estate's delicacies. Since 2017, Sting and his wife have been producing oil, wine and honey purchasable on the shop online, from Eataly or in the small food shop, the direct sales, which is located right on the estate. Villa Il Palagio produces 4 labels of red wines, a white and a rosé.Love It is the engine of all our actions, that's why wines They take their name from some of the songs most loved by the former Police: Message in a Bottle, Sister Moon, When we dance; others instead from the daily reality of life on the estate: Beppe Rosato (dedicated to a factor) and Little house of the streets (the name of a guesthouse).

In the Villa they also produce theorganic EVO oil, produced at the edge of the optimal olive growing area (360 feet above sea level), and 5 types of organic honey.

“This place inspires me. I'm a musician, I write music and sing. I walk through the woods, I think and I walk.“, said Sting, speaking about his beloved Tuscan villa. If there is to build a dream, Tuscany is always at the forefront and its beauty has also inspired the English singer.

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Sting's letter to the Mayor of Figline Incisa Valdarno

“I miss you all, I miss my favorite country, I miss it my beautiful house in Tuscany" wrote Sting, the Mayor of Figline Incisa Valdarno, during these days of quarantine. "Like you I'm at home to keep my family and friends safe, I know how much Italy has suffered and continues to suffer” he added.

The entire world, including Tuscany, is engaged in the fight against Covid-19. Excellence, beauty And the harmony they will help us overcome and emerge from this sad period and make our beautiful region shine again as it did in Renaissance.

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