Villa del Balbianello was constructed in 1787, on the site of a Franciscan monastery, for Cardinal Angelo Durini. It later became property of the Visconti family, who ... read more
Villa della Porta Bozzolo, presently managed and owned by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (the Nat. Trust of Italy), was built somewhat later than 1500, for the Della Porta ... read more
Villa Arconati was built, during the 17th and 18th century in Baroque style, for the Arconati family. After 1772 it was further embellished by the Busca family. Today it ... read more
Colorno Palace (Reggia di Colorno), originally a Farnese property and today restored to its former splendour, was built early 18th century and later renovated and ... read more
Villa Reale di Marlia dates back to the 15th century, as the Renaissance style Villa Marlia. However it was the sister of Napoleon, Elisa, who transformed it ... read more
Villa Grabau, dating back to 1412, is a Renaissance Villa with 17th- and 19th century transformation. The Villa, furnished with period pieces and paintings and is ... read more
Villa Poggio Torselli, dating back to the 15th century, is a completely restored property with magnificent gardens in Italian-English style. read more
Certosa di Pontignano is a former Carthusian monastery, dating back to 1343, and now owned by the University of Sienna. It is used for stays, as conference location ... read more
Palazzo Corsini, still privately owned, was built from the mid-17th to the 18th centuries. It has an elegant interior with an impressive entrance staircase, frescoes, ... read more
Villa Cetinale, dating back to the 17th century, is renowned for its extensive garden, around its impressive solo axis. The garden was completely restored in the late ... read more
Villa Gamberaia is a historic 17th-century villa, surrounded by an early renaissance garden combined with the rich decoration of the mannerist or baroque styles. The ... read more
Villa La Foce dates back to the 15th century, but was mainly abandoned when it was bought in 1924 by Antonio and Iris Origo, a writer and horticulturalist. He turned it ... read more
Castello di Pralormo dates back to the 13th century and was in 1830-40 remodelled into a comfortable elegant residence. Since 1680 the castle is in the hands of the ... read more
Bagnolo Castle goes back to the early 1000s. The present structure is a seventeenth-century villa, surrounded by a nineteenth century park, woods, vineyards and ... read more
The San Liberato Garden, designed by the well known landscape designer Russel Page, has been carefully developed since the second half of the 20th century by its ... read more
Villa Medici was built for Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549 – 1609) and houses since 1803 the Académie Française in Rome. It has a ... read more
Villa Torlonia & Gardens, now a museum, were constructed originally from early 1800s for the bankers family Torlonia. In 1925 it was given to Mussolini, which he ... read more
Castello Ruspoli dates back to 847, and is still today the private residence of the princes Ruspoli. The castle and its well known 16th century garden are open to the ... read more
Villa Arvedi, built mid-17th century, was designed by the architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi. The villa contains beautiful frescoes from Dorigny, Paolo Farinati, Sante ... read more
Palazzo Giusti, dating back to 1570, and was created for the Giusti family. The Palazzo is famous for its gardens. Its interior contain some remarkable ceilings by ... read more