Biagio Pignatta

Right next to the Hotel Paggeria Medicea, the lovely quaint Restaurant Biagio Pignatta evolves with a historic background on Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII 1 – Artimino. Situated on the same estate as the historic La Ferdinand Villa with the 100 chimneys owned and built by the Grand Duke Ferdinando, the hotel and the restaurant are housed in two adjacent buildings. The building closer to the villa was known as the ‘Corridoio’ or the corridor that housed pages, grooms and servants. It is known today as the Hotel Paggeria Medicea. The building next to this was called the "Palazzo del Sig. Biagio Pignatta". Built in the same style as the Paggeria, the name is derived from the butler of Grand Duke Ferdinando I, who lived there on the first floor. The ground floor housed the riding stables of the court. Today, it has been transformed into the Restaurant Biagio Pignatta.

It’s lovely to eat at the restaurant that proves to be a haven after a tour of discovery of Artimino. Warm and inviting, the Biagio Pignatta has 4 dining rooms that can seat up to 200 guests on two floors. The ground floor has a large dining room and a connecting smaller room, both facing onto the Grand Duke’s butler, Pignatta's colonnade, with a terrace offering one of Tuscany's finer views. Aromatic odors waft around as you indulge in lovely traditional and international cuisine, accompanied by the fabulous wine of Artimino. The Fattoria in the medieval village of Artimino produces wine and olive oil about 400 meters from the villa. An alfresco dining experience is fantastic here in summer with the hills of Tuscany as a lovely backdrop. Sitting in the loggia and enjoying the cool breeze at the Biagio Pignatta, appetites are sharpened as one rich dish follows another from the kitchen of this innovative restaurant. You can expect traditional Tuscan dishes sculpted with an unusual touch such as pasta with shellfish and a versatile and succulent carpaccio. Tender, melt-in-the-mouth fried vegetables can be compared to the thin-as-air delectable potato chips and are difficult to stop eating. Top it off with a crisp rose made in Artimino and the Carmignano wines as they blend well with a fantastic delicious range of Tuscan traditional dishes. Weaving the ingredients of history, traditional cuisine and beautiful scenery, the Biagio Pignatta takes you through avenues of discovery with a memorable touch.

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