Villa Marigola, dating back to the 18th century and built for the Marquis Ollandini, is now property of the Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia and a center for cultural ... read more
Villa Mansi dates back to the 16the century and was acquired by the Mansi family in 1675, which owns it still today. The villa was considerably transformed in the 18th ... read more
Villa Manin was built for the Manin family in the 17th century, but has been modified several times, as has been its 19 ha garden. Today the furnished villa is a museum, ... read more
Villa Malfitano Whitaker is a 19th-century palace and a museum for the artwork, natural history and archeologic collections, of the Sicilian-English artist and ... read more
Villa Lante has become famous for its Renaissance Mannerist garden, made for Cardinal Gambara (1533–1587). The garden contains cascades, fountains and dripping ... read more
The Villa La Quiete is a blueprint of the history of the Medici House, devotion and female education, featuring artistic treasures of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ... read more
Villa La Pietra, dating back to at least the 15th century, is a Renaissance villa, surrounded by a formal Baroque Italian garden, including almost two hundred ... 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
Villa Imperiale Pesaro was built between 1452-1469 for Alessandro Sforza, whereby the first stone was laid by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. It is famous for its ... 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 Giulia, in Mannerist style, was built in 1551-1553, for the highly cultivated art collector Pope Julius III. The main building was designed by da Vignola, but the ... read more
Villa Ghirlanda Silva, in its current construction, dates back to 1660. Today it is used by the municipality and houses a Museum for Contemporary Photography, MUFOCO, in ... read more
Villa Garzoni Garden is a famous magnificent Baroque garden, laid out in 1652, whereas the water garden was added later in 1786 by Ottavio Diodati. 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 Fracanzan Piovene has been, since 1316, only in the hands of three families, the Fracanzan, the Orgian and the Piovene family. Today the monumental Baroque Villa, ... read more
Villa Foscarini Rossi, dating back 1602, was originally built for the Venetian admiral Jacopo Foscarini. Today the Villa itself houses the Museo della Calzatura (Shoe ... read more
Villa Foscari was constructed between 1558-1560 for the brothers Nicolo and Luigi Foscari, and designed by the famous Andrea Paladio. The villa contains beautiful ... read more
The Villa Farnesina is a beautiful Renaissance villa, famous for its frescoes by Rafael, Sebastiano del Plombo, Giulio Romana, Il Sodoma...It was built between 1506 ... read more
Villa Falconieri dates back to the 16th century, but was renovated in Baroque style early 17th century, when it was acquired by Orazio Falconieri. Its villa contains ... read more
Villa Erba was built in the 19th century by Luigi Erba. It stayed in the hands of the family, including the famous Luchino Visconti, until 1986. read more