Medici  Villas  and  Gardens  in  Tuscany

Latest page update: 17 February 2025
By Dion Protani
The Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany UNESCO World Heritage Site was announced in 2013 and includes a total of fourteen former residences of the famous Medici banking clan. 

​UNESCO state on their explanation of the inscription that the properties are "an innovative system of construction in harmony with nature and dedicated to leisure, the arts and knowledge".
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Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Provinces: Florence, Prato, Pistoia, Lucca

Region: Tuscany

Number of sites: 14

Site types: Palatial Villas (12), Gardens (2)

Fly to: Florence Airport
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany

​Year: 2013
Villa della Petraia
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Villa della Petraia, Florence
Villa di Poggio a Caiano
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Villa di Poggio a Caiano
Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda
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Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda
Parco di Pratolino
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Parco di Pratolino
Boboli Gardens
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Boboli Gardens, Florence
Villa del Poggio Imperiale
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Villa del Poggio Imperiale, Florence
Villa Medicea di Cerreto Guidi
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Villa Medicea di Cerreto Guidi
Villa Medicea La Magia
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Villa Medicea La Magia
Parco di Pratolino
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Parco di Pratolino
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