Cave di Maiano in Tuscany
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Settignano

Settignano is a picturesque frazione ranged on a hillside northeast of Florence, Italy, with spectacular views that have attracted American expatriates for generations. The little borgo of Settignano carries a familiar name for having produced three sculptors of the Florentine Renaissance, Desiderio da Settignano and the Gamberini brothers, better known as Bernardo Rossellino and Antonio Rossellino.

Located at 43.7833, 11.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of Florence, Hilltowns in Tuscany, Districts of Florence

Villa Medici in Fiesole

The Villa Medici is a patrician villa in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy, the fourth oldest of the villas built by the Medici family. It was built between 1451 and 1457.

Located at 43.8059, 11.2892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villas in Florence, Medici villas, 1450s architecture, Italian Renaissance gardens, Landscape design history, Gardens in Tuscany

Villa Le Balze

Villa Le Balze is a garden villa in Fiesole, Tuscany, central Italy. The Villa is owned by Georgetown University and hosts year round study abroad students. Planned in 1911 by Cecil Pinsent for American Charles Augustus Strong, it was built in a tight space along the Tuscan hills overlooking the city of Florence. "Balze" is Italian for cliffs, referring to this situation. In December 1979, the Marquesa Margaret Rockefeller de Larrain, granddaughter of John D.

Located at 43.8062, 11.2886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villas in Tuscany, Georgetown University buildings

Fiesole Cathedral

Fiesole Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Romolo, Duomo di Fiesole) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fiesole, Tuscany, central Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Fiesole and is dedicated to Saint Romulus.

Located at 43.8072, 11.2925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Italy, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, Churches in Tuscany

Villa San Michele Hotel

Villa San Michele Hotel is a hotel situated on the hill of Fiesole overlooking Florence, Italy. It is named after the church of St Michael the Archangel. Today it is owned by Orient-Express Hotels and operated as a luxury hotel.

Located at 43.8033, 11.2979 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Orient-Express Hotels, Michelin Guide starred restaurants, Villas in Florence, Hotels in Italy, Hotels established in 1950, 1950 establishments in Italy, 15th-century architecture

Villa Salviatino, Maiano

The Villa Salviatino, Maiano, in the frazione of Maiano on the steep slope south of Fiesole, is a Tuscan villa overlooking Florence. A modest farmhouse in the 14th century, set among informally terraced slopes planted with vines and olives, the house in its vigna was purchased in 1427 by the Bardi family, bankers of Florence, who rebuilt it in such palatial fashion that when it was subsequently sold to Nicola Tegliacci in 1447, the new owner named it Palagio (palazzo) dei Tegliacci.

Located at 43.7903, 11.2989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villas in Florence

Villa I Tatti

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies is a center for advanced research in the humanities located in Florence, Italy belonging to Harvard University.

Located at 43.7864, 11.3097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Harvard University schools, Renaissance, Buildings and structures in Florence, Villas in Florence, Early music, Research institutes in Italy, Photo archives, Visitor attractions in Florence, Harvard University buildings, Former private collections

Vincigliata

Vincigliata Castle is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany. In the mid-nineteenth century the building, which had fallen into a ruinous state, was acquired by the Englishman John Temple-Leader and entirely reconstructed in the feudal style. Between 1941 and 1943 it served as a small prisoner-of-war camp known as Castello di Vincigliata Campo P.G. 12.

Located at 43.7944, 11.3151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tuscany, Castles in Italy, Province of Florence, World War II prisoner of war camps in Italy