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  2. Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo - Wikipedia

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    Villa Medicea di Careggi, the first of the Florentine villas, was also created for Cosimo de' Medici by Michelozzo from an existing castle.. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Tuscan aristocracy, who had forsaken their medieval castles for the political expediency, comfort and greater security of town life, developed an aesthetic awareness which necessitated the seasonal occupation of a ...

  3. Villa d'Este (Cernobbio) - Wikipedia

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    The Villa d'Este, originally Villa del Garovo, is a Renaissance patrician residence in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, close to the city of Como.Both the villa and the 25-acre (100,000 m 2) park which surrounds it have undergone significant changes since their sixteenth-century origins as a summer residence for Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, who had been born in the village.

  4. Castel del Monte, Apulia - Wikipedia

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    Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain"; Barese: Castìdde du Monte) is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II , who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily .

  5. Dreaming of a Tuscan Vacay? Here's Your Spot - AOL

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    Want the perfect Tuscan getaway that's basically out of a movie? Look no further than Borgo San Pietro. Trust us.

  6. Abbey of Sant'Antimo - Wikipedia

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    The Abbey of Sant'Antimo (Italian: Abbazia di Sant'Antimo) is a former Benedictine monastery located in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, in the comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, central Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino about 9 km from the Via Francigena , the pilgrim route to Rome .

  7. List of castles in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Poppi Castle, Poppi Castello di Romena, Pratovecchio Castello di Bibbione, San Casciano in Val di Pesa Castle of Sammezzano, Reggello Castello di Punta Ala, Punta Ala Castello di Triana, Roccalbegna Forte Stella, Porto Ercole Rocca Silvana, Castell'Azzara Old Fortress of Livorno, Livorno Gherardesca's Castle, Bolgheri Castello Malaspina ...

  8. Castello di Belcaro - Wikipedia

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    The Castello di Belcaro is a Renaissance villa built at the site of a Castle once belonging to the Republic of Siena in Tuscany.It is located some 5.5 kilometers southwest of the Siena city gate of Porta San Marco, on the direction towards Grosseto, it is beyond a former benedictine monastery and church of Sant'Eugenio.

  9. Medici villas - Wikipedia

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    The remainder continued in use by the Lorraines until 1860 when Tuscany was absorbed into the new Kingdom of Italy. The House of Savoy opted to sell all but two of the remaining Medici villas (La Petraia & Poggio a Caiano), which remained in their possession until the end of the monarchy in 1946.

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