Villa Le Maschere *****

Description

Villa Le Maschere, majestic construction iconografically testified since 1585,
immersed in the quiet of its 18 hectares secular park , realized under the project of
Giuseppe Poggi, the same who designed in Florence Viali dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo.
The panoramic position with a 360° view over the Bilancino lake and the sweet Hills of Mugello with vineyards, olive groves, chestnuts and oaks forests, completes
a really magic and privileged frame.

There are recognizable two distinct facades : the first dated second half of the sixteenth
Century , and the second go back to the end of 1600, work of the Maestro Giovan Battista
Foggini. Inside innumerable works of art from which the unbelievable majolica from Tito and Galileo Chini.

Names of high nobility used to live, or to be hosts in the Villa, from whom Marchesi
Gerini, Caterina de’ Medici, Antinori, Della Gherardesca, Borghese, Torlonia and many
Others. And it is wonderful to see their escutcheons finely restored in the wide honour
Court, now luminous and elegant hall.

From the late fifties the slow and sad decline and the Villa not inhabited anymore.

Since year 2003 and just finished, recover works and wonderful restoration have
Returned to this incredible Villa a refined beauty, light at the same time, that we want
To share between all our Guess and visitors using our Meeting Rooms.

We are a 5 stars Resort with rooms and suites of unique beauty and comfort, a typical
Italian and regional Cuisine created everyday with the more tasty products of the season
And great wines,
A big park with botanical circuits and relaxation islands where to stroll or immerse
Oneself in reading your favourite book.

But above all we always want to assure you our best hospitality by taking care with great
Pleasure of all your needs so that you can have a memorable stay in this magic part of the
Tuscany region, only a few kilometres away from Florence.