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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote:

"It is not possible to see more beautiful fields; there is not a piece of land which is not worked to perfection, prepared for seeding. The wheat grows luxuriantly, and seems to find in this land all the conditions it needs to flourish. In the second years of seeding, broad beans for horses are planted because oats will not grow. They also seed lupins which are already green, and bear fruit in the month of March. Also, the linen flax is seeded on the land all year round, and cold and frost make it even stronger."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Journey in Italy; Val di Chiana -

The Fox's Den - Tuscan Tower

On this page you will find photographs relating to my present restoration of the Fox's Den. The images show the original state of the ruin and the various modifications which have been made over the centuries. From an initial start at the end of the 1600's to various work in the 1800's to the final works of the first years of the 1900's. The following photographs illustrate my restorations and evidence my way of interpreting the restoration of the Tuscan farmhouses, taking into consideration the traditions and respecting the strict antisismic rules imposed by the Tuscan Region. This to guarantee not only the conservation of our traditional building heritage, but more important, to guarantee the safety of people who will come to give new life to my farmhouses.

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Why are you purchaising from this builder: are you sure that buying a restored farmhouse, it's anti-seismic?

Fox's Den Some photographs of the Tuscan Hamlet near Cortona