Tuscan villas and their gardens https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/sights-of-tuscany/tuscan-villas-and-their-gardens/ Tuscany tourist information and visitors guide Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:32:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bella-toscana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.ico Tuscan villas and their gardens https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/sights-of-tuscany/tuscan-villas-and-their-gardens/ 32 32 Palazzo Incontri-Viti https://www.bella-toscana.com/palazzo-incontri-viti/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:52:36 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16881 The post Palazzo Incontri-Viti appeared first on Tuscany travel guide.

]]> Villa medicea di Artimino https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-artimino/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:13:59 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16805 The Medicean Villa of Artimino, also called "La Ferdinanda" or "the Villa of the hundred chimneys", is one of the most famous of the Medicean villas of Tuscany, in no small part because of the large number of chimneys on its roof. Villa Artimino is located on a hilltop adjacent to the small medieaval village of Artimino, a dependency of the municipality of Carmignano in the Province of Prato.

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]]> Villa di Poggio a Caiano https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-di-poggio-a-caiano/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:44:43 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16775 The Medicean Villa of Poggio a Caiano, also known as Villa Ambra, is located in the Province of Prato, in the town of the same name. The villa is a splendid example of the villas built by Lorenzo de' Medici "il Magnifico" and today it contains two museums, the historic apartments on the ground and first floors, and the Museum of Still Life on the second floor.

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]]> Villa dell’Ombrellino https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-dell-ombrellino-in-bellosguardo-florence/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:50:15 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16738 Enthusiasts for the biographies, memoirs and letters of the Anglo-American community in Florence from the 1930's onwards, will be familiar with Villa dell'Ombrellino as home first to Alice Keppel and then to her daughter, Violet Trefusis, both of them scandalous by the standards of the time.

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]]> Montebenichi and the Castelletto di Montebenichi https://www.bella-toscana.com/montebenichi-and-the-castelletto-di-montebenichi/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:12:15 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16250 Montebenichi is located in the municipality of Bucine in the Province of Arezzo of Tuscany. The village is situated on a hilltop between the Chianti Aretino and the Chianti Senesi, dominating the Valdambra, right on the border with the municipalities of Gaiole in Chianti and Castelnuovo Berardenga. The views from the village are truly splendid, sweeping across the Crete Senesi to Monte Amiata in the south, Cortona in the east and Sienna and beyond in the west.

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]]> Villa Gamberaia https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-gamberaia-classic-tuscan-villa-and-gardens-in-tuscany/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:07:56 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16038 Villa Gamberaia and its italianate garden is one of the most famous of the classic Renaissance Tuscan villas and, indeed, is ranked among the most beautiful villas in Italy.

Villa Gamberaia is also one of the few truly spectacular Tuscan villas still in private hands. Villa Gamberaia is located in the beautiful hills of Settignano within easy reach of central Florence by car or bus. The gardens of the villa are open to the public for a small entry fee, and the gardens can be rented for events such as weddings and fashion shows. It is also possible to rent the villa itself.

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]]> Vicchiomaggio https://www.bella-toscana.com/vicchiomaggio/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12736 The Castle of Vicchiomaggio is in fact a splendid Renaissance villa incorporating the remains of a very early, probably Lombard, castle. It is also a producer of some of the best Chianti Classico wines – indeed, some of the best wines in Italy.

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]]> Luxury Tuscan villas and villa hotels https://www.bella-toscana.com/luxury-tuscan-vacation-villas-and-villa-hotels/ Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=14294 The holiday of a lifetime – a couple of weeks relaxing in a luxury Tuscany villa! Throughout the province of Tuscany and especially near the art cities of Florence and Sienna, patrician villas are to be found in beautiful situations, usually vine-covered hillsides with spectacular panoramic views.

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]]> Badia a Coltibuono https://www.bella-toscana.com/badia-a-coltibuono/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12697 Badia a Coltibuono was founded in 1051 by monks of the Benedictine Vallombrosan Order who also began planting the first vineyards in the Upper Chianti area. In 1810, when Tuscany was under Napoleonic rule, the monks were forced to leave Coltibuono and the monastery was deconsecrated and, after passing through a number of hands, was bought by the Stucchi-Prinetti family.

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]]> Tuscan gardens https://www.bella-toscana.com/tuscan-gardens/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 16:55:25 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=15905 Italy is famous for its formal gardens. This style of gardening, rediscovered in Tuscany during the Renaissance and based on classical Roman precepts, had great influence on garden design in England and especially in France. Early formal English gardens were influenced by the fountains, cascades and use of statuary that are essential elements of Italian Renaissance gardens.

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