1915
In about 1915, at the time of the First World War, the then head of family, Ezio Vecchioni, together with his younger brother, Ippocrate, decided that the time was right to leave behind pastoral farming and chestnut cultivation and move further down the valley. They bought a house in Massa Marittima (that is still standing in the Borgo district) and two farms, ‘Il Tesorino’ at Follonica and ‘Il Cicalino’ at Massa.