Oct 14, 2022 | villas
The Boboli Gardens The Boboli Gardens This is a historical park, open to the public, belonging to the State Property Office and administered by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT). Born as a Medici garden connected to the grand-ducal...
Oct 11, 2022 | villas
The Medici Villa La Petraia The Medici Villa La Petraia This Villa, with its unmistakable tower, rises in a dominant position on the slopes of Monte Morello leading down towards the plain with a splendid view over Florence. The south side overlooks the formal garden...
Oct 11, 2022 | villas
The Medici Villa of Castello The Medici Villa of Castello The Medici Villa of Castello became part of the assets owned by the Medici family in 1477, when Giovanni and Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici, cousins of Lorenzo the Magnificent, bought it from the Della...
Oct 11, 2022 | villas
The Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano The Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano This villa was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo for Lorenzo the Magnificent, as an example of a work of Renaissance architecture that fused the lesson of the classics (especially those of...
Oct 11, 2022 | villas
The Villa Medici in Fiesole The Villa Medici in Fiesole The Villa Medici of Fiesole was built between 1451 and 1457 for Giovanni, the son of Cosimo the Elder and precursor of his nephew, Lorenzo the Magnificent. The latest studies have now re-evaluated Vasari’s...
Oct 11, 2022 | villas
The Medici Villa of Careggi The Medici Villa of Careggi After the villas of Cafaggiolo and Trebbio in Mugello, that of Careggi was the third country residence to be built by the Medici and to be redeveloped by Michelozzo. Situated on the hill of the same name, the...
