Medicean Villa La Petraia (Florence)

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One of the Medici villas near Florence. As of Nov. 2008, open to the public, free admission; garden and parks: tour at your leisure; house: guided tour only, only at specific times, book in advance.

Villa Petraia belonged first to Brunelleschi, then to Strozzi and lastly was bought by Medici family. From the 13th to the 16th century Villa Petraia was a rustic farmhouse provided with a hill fort, some stables and an oven ... www.florenceholidays.com/florence-vacation-villas-of-fl...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_La_Petraia
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Coordinates:   43°49'14"N   11°14'18"E
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