Villa Poggio a Caiano - Lorenzo, called “il Magnifico” bought the villa in 1480 and commissioned Giuliano da Sangallo to renovate it. Today the villa owns to the italian state. Poggio a Caiano Medici Villa is surrounded by a big park.. We can enter its main part by walking through a classic style loggia (16th century) decorated with a white and light-blue painted ... Villa Poggio a Caiano
Villa La Fernanda - It was built by Buontalenti at the end of the 16th century for wish of Ferdinando I de` Medici. The villa was built in order to respect what should be its main function: a dwelling place during hunt time. This is why the villa is overtoped by a big presence of chimneys while being free from particular ornaments. The absence of a private garden ... Villa La Fernanda
Villa Demidoff - Villa Demidoff after being abondened for many years, has recently been opened to the public. It was realized between 1568 and 1581 by two smart characters of that time: Francesco I de` Medici, expert in art and alchemy, and Buontalenti, a very skilled architect. The result of their collaboration is a villa considered among the most beautiful ones built ..... Villa Demidoff
Villa La Petraia - Villa Petraia belonged first to Brunelleschi, then to Strozzi and lastly was bought by Medici family. From the 13th to the 16th century Villa Petraia was a rustic farmhouse provided with a hill fort, some stables and an oven. Around the half of the 16th century Ferdinando de’ Medici commissioned Buontalenti so that he would change this farmhouse .... Villa La Petraia
Castello Villa - Castello Villa was bought by Medici family in 1477. The grand duke Cosimo I commissioned Tribolo to renovate it. Tribolo was also asked to realize a park that, today, is considered among the first examples of italian gardens. This garden has represented a model for a long time. With their intervention, Cosimo I together with Tribolo, realized an architectural masterpiece of their time. The aim of Cosimo I was to exalt his own glory through the realization of opulent works of architecture .... Castello Villa
