Garden of the Villa Medicea di Castello
Via di Castello 47 - Località Castello
tel. +39 055 454791 / 2388722
open: daily from 8.15 (closing times vary according to the season)
closed: second and third Monday of every month, 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
×History
These two Medici villas, situated a stone's throw from the city of Florence, are fascinating examples of the Renaissance gentleman's abode, even if both have been restructured and transformed over the ages.
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The two villas are surrounded by beautiful gardens "all'italiana" with terraces, nurseries and sculptural embellishments.
Edith Wharton dwells at some length on the two villas' gardens in her book Italian Villas and Their Gardens.
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