The Medici Villas Were Built During the Florentine Renaissance and They Are Part of the UNESCO World Heritage List Since 2013

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The Medici Villas Were Built During the Florentine Renaissance and They Are Part of the UNESCO World Heritage List Since 2013

The Villa di Artimino (Carmignano), Medici Villas The Medici Villas were built during the Florentine Renaissance and they are part of the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2013. Castello and Poggio Imperiale, Built between the 15th and 17th Centuries in the Cafaggiolo a Barberino in surroundings of Florence, Mugello, Villa del Trebbio they were the summer (San Piero in Sieve) and palaces of the Medici family. Palazzo di Seravezza in 12 villas and 2 gardens make Lucca. up the UNESCO Site: They are an innovative the Boboli Gardens system of rural construction (Florence) and the Pratolino the Belcanto Villa in Fiesole, in harmony with nature and Gardens (Vaglia), the the Poggio a Caiano Villa in represent the influence of the Florentine Villas of Careggi, Prato, the Villa in Cerreto Medici Family over modern La Petraia, Guidi, Villa La Magia European culture through (Quarrata, near Pistoia), art. Today the Villas have various destinations: some are real museums, others are occupied by institutions, others have been sold or entrusted to private individuals, who keep them for private use or have them set aside as Villa Castello, today is the events. official location of the The Villa di Cerreto Guidi Accademia della Crusca; hosts the Historic Hunting the Villa of Poggio and Territorial Museum. Imperiale - renovated in Villa Poggio a Caiano is a the Neoclassical style and museum. hosting a public school -and Palazzo di Seravezza, Museum of the Peasant Work and Traditions of Historic Versilia . Leone D.M. - Isabel K. - Alen G. - Aureljo R. Class 3C.

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