Description
Poggio Cosmiano
Poggio Cosmiano is the name of the gentle hill north of the medieval city of Peccioli upon which Villa Cosmiana is situated. Its name originates from the Villa’s chapel which was dedicated to Saint Cosimo and Saint Damiano around 1790 as a sign of loyalty to the grand Duke of Tuscany in exile at the time when Tuscany was occupied by the French Revolution army. Little by little, Cosimo and Damiano were contracted into ‘Cosmiano’ giving its name to the hill and the estate.