The history of the Fonte del Giglio agritourism dates back to the Etruscan era, as medieval remains of the Church of Sant’Erasmo can be found nearby.

The farmhouse was at the heart of a romantic love story during the War of Castro in 1643, when the village, then known as Fratta, was besieged by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

The Papal troops barricaded in the village, led by Matteo Barberini, became acquainted with the local inhabitants. Among them was an officer who fell madly in love with a local girl. Sometime later, a terrible epidemic broke out, affecting the young soldier, who eventually passed away. The heartbroken young woman threw herself into the waters of the Tiber River, which flows 50 meters from the agritourism, and was never seen again.

Legend has it that on nights of the full moon, the two lovers meet again in the garden of the Fonte del Giglio farmhouse… their love proving stronger than death.

In the 18th century, following the Napoleonic expropriations, the friars were expelled from Sant’Erasmo, and the building became the site of a farm. Large masonry silos were built, and in the area where the nearly 10-meter-high hall stands today, the spring from the legend of the two young lovers was preserved, as it was believed to be magical.