Villas and Palaces

Villa Petraia is one of the most beautiful and representative Medicean villas in the Florence area. it is located in Castello in a panoramic position overlooking the city. It is often visited together with the nearby Villa Castello. After the Medici family, who oversaw its expansion and decoration, the villa was owned by the Lorraine…

Villa Castello (or Villa Reale) is located in Castello area, a short distance from the other well-known Medici villa La Petraia.The villa, after belonging to the Medici, passed to the Lorraine and then the Savoy families.Currently the villa is the headquarter of the Accademia della Crusca. Villa Castello’s gardens are one of the finest examples…