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2. Villa di Quarto - Wikipedia

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   Villa di Quarto Villa and gardens Entrance The Villa di Quarto is a historic landmark designated villa on via Pietro Dazzi in Florence , in the hilly zone at the foot of the Monte Morello . Quarto ( fourth ) is one of the toponyms relating to the Roman milestones , the most famous of which in this area is Sesto Fiorentino , of 45,000 inhabitants.

3. Villa di Castello - Wikipedia

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   Lunette of Villa di Castello as it appeared in 1599, painted by Giusto Utens The villa and garden of Villa di Castello in July 2013. The Villa di Castello, near the hills bordering Florence, Tuscany, central Italy, was the country residence of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519-1574). The gardens, filled with fountains, statuary ...

4. Medici villas - Wikipedia

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   Gradually, Florence became surrounded by a collection of Medici villas, with others in more distant parts of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. By the end of the 16th century, there were at least 16 major estates, with at least another 11 of secondary interest (mainly agricultural or owned by the Medici family for a short time), together with a ...

5. Queen Victoria’s favorite Tuscan villa for sale for more than ...

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   Situated in the hills on the outskirts of Florence, the villa sprawls languidly over almost 4,000 square meters (43,000 square feet) while its garden spans nine hectares (22 acres), making it the ...

6. Villa Medici at Careggi - Wikipedia

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   Marsilio Ficino, who died at the villa in 1499, was a central member of the Platonic Academy. [3] Lorenzo de' Medici died at the villa in 1492, [4] after which it was ignored for a time until about 1615, when Cardinal Carlo de' Medici undertook extensive projects to remodel the interior, and bring the garden up to date.

7. Villa di Maiano - Wikipedia

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   Gardens at the Villa di Maiano. The garden in front of the villa consists of a large lawn, moved by some elements such as a well, a gazebo and a rectangular pool decorated after a refined neo-Gothic loggetta in two colors of brick and stone and the Laghetto columns of irregular shape that exploited a natural cavity.