Villa Chigi Farnese alle Volte Alte, Renaissance villa in Siena, Italy.

Villa Chigi Farnese alle Volte Alte is a High Renaissance residence on a hill west of Costalpino, built with two main floors and an attic. The estate includes the main house, a chapel, several farm buildings, stables, and fish ponds with an adjoining theater space.

Construction began between 1490 and 1505 for Mariano Chigi, with architect Baldassarre Peruzzi directing the design. The property became a center of Renaissance culture and power for one of the era's leading banking families.

The Chigi family used this villa to display their power and wealth while maintaining a working farm with a chapel, ponds, and agricultural buildings. The Church of San Bartolomeo shows how aristocracy and religion were intertwined during the Renaissance.

The villa belongs to the University of Siena and can be visited during lesson hours, so time your visit to the academic timetable. The complex sits on a low hill west of Costalpino, at the border of Siena and Sovicille; the garden keeps its original asymmetric layout with winding paths and sudden perspective views.

Pope Julius II visited the property between 1510 and 1511, commemorated by an inscription in one of the vaulted rooms of the portico. This rare record of a papal visit shows the family's standing at the highest levels of Renaissance society.