HistoryThe origins of this marvellous hotel can be traced back to the
13th century,
thanks to the discovery of walls uncovered inside the hotel, which are
still visible. However, the first certain documentation dates back to
1556.
Its name finds its match in pre-existing stone founts used for
the gathering of spring water.
These
founts were rebuilt and enlarged during the first half of the 19th
century utilizing the medieval building materials, for example, the
bricks, which form the fine decorative element of the friezes.
This area, which in ancient times saw rural Etruscan
settlings, was successively occupied by the Romans and then, in the
Early Middle Ages, inhabited by the Long bard population.
During the centuries, the Fontanelle
territory has seen the comings and goings of various owners, until it
became a simple working farmhouse. In 1999, the restoration to
transform Fontanelle into a
luxury hotel begun.