Tuscany's oldest monastery, Abbazia di Sant'Eugenio, listed for sale over €10 million

The Abbazia di Sant'Eugenio, the oldest monastic complex in Tuscany, has been put on the market by its current owners, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. The property, spanning over 10,000 square meters including gardens, vineyards, olive groves, and a panoramic terrace overlooking Siena, is listed exclusively with Lionard Luxury Real Estate, a Florence-based agency specializing in luxury properties. While no official price has been disclosed, estimates suggest it exceeds €10 million. Founded in 730 AD by the Lombard noble Warnifredo, the Benedictine abbey has a tumultuous history: it was used as a camp by Charles I of Anjou's troops during the 1270 sack of Siena, served as an outpost for Italian condottiero Pietro Strozzi during the war of Siena in the mid-16th century, and was damaged by an earthquake in 1798. After the Napoleonic suppression dissolved religious orders in 1812, the complex was restored by the Griccioli counts, who became its owners. The monastery features two cloisters: one Renaissance with sandstone columns and capitals, the other containing a frescoed sacello with medallions and grotesques by a late 16th-century Sienese artist. The property is listed in the cultural heritage catalog of Siena, Grosseto, and Arezzo.