Villa del Trebbio
The Villa del Trebbio is an early Medici villa in Tuscany . It is near San Piero a Sieve in the Mugello area. It was one of the first Medici villas outside of Florence and in its dominant hilltop position it still shows a defensive character, also in terms of its type of construction.
Il Trebbio (derived from the Latin trivium for fork in the road) was owned by Giovanni di Bicci de 'Medici , the founder of the Banco Medici . His son and heir, Cosimo de 'Medici , had it built into a fortress after Giovanni's death (1428) by his house architect Michelozzo .
A terrace garden with two pergolas was already used by Cosimo as a place of rest and relaxation (only the upper pergola has been preserved ). Cosimo I de 'Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany liked to hunt here and had the villa expanded, his son Ferdinando I de' Medici also liked to stay here. Ferdinando II. De 'Medici sold the estate to Giuliano Serragli in 1644, who gave it to the Oratorians .
The villa is currently (2011) privately owned. However, there are limited opportunities to visit.
literature
- Isabella Lapi Ballerini: Le ville medicee. Guida Completa. Giunti, Firenze 2003, ISBN 88-09-02994-1 (English translation: The Medici Villas. Complete Guide. Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali, Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino, sl 2003, ISBN 88-09-02995 -X ).
- Daniela Mignani: Le Ville Medicee di Giusto Utens. Nuova editione. Arnaud, Florence 1993, ISBN 88-8015-000-6 (English translation: The Medicean Villas by Giusto Utens. Arnaud, Florence 1991).
Villa L'Ambrogiana | Artimino's villa | Villa of Cafaggiolo | Villa of Careggi | Villa of Castello | Villa of Cerreto Guidi | Villa of Fiesole | Villa of Lappeggi | Villa La Magia | Villa of Montevettolini | Villa La Petraia | Villa of Poggio a Caiano | Villa Poggio Imperiale | Villa of Seravezza | Villa del Trebbio | Boboli Gardens | Pratolino garden
Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ′ 11 ″ N , 11 ° 17 ′ 12 ″ E