Italian speakers: could you translate this for me?

[Mercy]

It's a couple of paragraphs here

Could you also let me know what "pensione" means. Is is similar to a ward or district in the UK?

Many thanks

The contiguous building instead was acquired from the Professor Gardini-Brugnoli of Ferrara that to the end of the century left it the Combined hospitals in inheritance of Bologna; for some year it was taken in rent from sanmarcellino the Gaetano Orsatti that before transformed it in Hotel Orsatti (1886), then in Hotel Pyramids (1905); in 1914 Peter Petrucci, grandfather of puts into effect them owner, made the compromise for the purchase that, because of the war, was ratified alone in 1918; from then, and it he is still, divenne hotel Queen. Many famous personages have soggiornato in the premises restructure you of this ancient villa: the writer, etnologo, orientalista and great Gloomy traveller Maraini, great friend of the mourning Saverio Zanni; Curzio Malaparte, outlandish writer, "of great taste, from the paradoxical gestures and bizzarri as the from Tuscany cursed ones are all"; Teseo Tesei, elbano, devised and perfected the "pig", means of underwater onslaught of the Direction Italian Navy; for the sacrifice of its life, it received, in August 1940, the Medal of Gold to the Military valor; "campionissimo" the Faustus Goblets.

used babelfish to translate this for you, sorry haven't got a clue what pensione means only comes up with pension.

Naughtynoonoo

I'vetried that - it doesn't make sense !!

Thank you though

Mercy I'm Italian, do you want me to do that?

pensione can mean retirement or a b&b!

'Pension' in French/German means a small guest house, it could be that.

great job califrau

Curzio Malaparte, scrittore stravagante, ?di gran gusto, dai gesti paradossali e bizzarri come sono tutti i maledetti toscani?;
I think I'd translate:
extravagant author, "of great taste, with paradoxical and bizzare gestures like all those damned tuscans"
and perfected the "maiale" ("swine") , an underwater assault craft of the Italian Royal Navy; for the sacrifice of his life, he recieved in 1940, the Gold Medal for Military Valour:, The Superchamp Fausto Coppi

the adjoining builing was acquired by etc etc

Thank you everyone, that's absolutely great!

Basically I'm trying to research dh's family tree and his grandfather always claimed that one of his ancestors owned a hotel in Abetone, Pistoia. San Marcello is a village very near by so I assume 'sanmarcellino' means of or from San Marcello.

yes, from san marcello then.