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Villa Medicea La Petraia

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Via della Petraia, 40, Florence, 50141

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Villa Medicea La Petraia, Florence \| MyTravelGuide.com It was Ferdinando I de' Medici who commissioned the restructuring works to this castle, which belonged to the Brunelleschi family in the second half of the 16th century. It seems more than likely that Buonalenti was placed in charge of the project. In 1648, Volterrano completed the frescoes on the w... mytravelguide.com La Petraia Gardens at the Villa Medicea :: Travel Tuscany Blog The Italian gardens were mainly designed in the sixteenth century. They were later modified in the nineteenth century. The gardens have greenhouses, nurseries and pools. There are box hedges filled with colourful flowers. It was in the nineteenth century that the gardens began their extensive collec... traveltuscany.net

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