Villa Fabbricotti
In the fourteenth century, the Villa was owned by the Buoninsegni, later, up to the late nineteenth century, it became the Hunting Lodge of the Strozzi family. The Strozzi embellished with a large garden, but its present appearance is due to Giuseppe Fabbricotti, who bought it in 1864, entrusting the architects Vincenzo Micheli and Antonio Cipolla to turn it into a luxurious residence. The monumental entrance on Via Vittorio Emanuele II is characterized by an imposing iron gate, beside which there are two propylaea. To the left of the entrance, there extends an avenue flanked on two hairpin bends connected by flights of stairs diversified in shape and materials. The Villa is located in a dominant position over the entrance to the garden. It is a building of simple design, with a rectangular plant, surmounted by a crenellated tower. On the front side has a porch. Among the steps that connect the porch to the Villa and the lawn, it stands a marble bath with a mosaic topped with shell in relief. On the east side, to the rear, there is a small chapel that recalls the model of the Pantheon. To the north, a temple of Neoclassic style: a "tholos" in stone, circular, covered by a dome of brick plastered. The fermentation room is located on the west side along the greenhouses, now abandoned. In the garden there are various sculptures: two stone lions, zoomorphic vases and half colonne. A great Cedar of Lebanon, symbol of the Villa, about 24 meters high, dates back 140 years, to the time of Florence Capital.
