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Villa Medicea "Ambra" di Poggio a Caiano
Michelin Guide
Well worth the diversions
Civil and military monument
The Michelin Guide's review
The best surviving example of a quintessential Tuscan villa, the Medici Villa "Ambra" was altered in the 18C-19C (pediment and staircase). Many of the rooms were decorated in the 19C for King Vittorio Emanuele II. Note the unusual coffered ceiling in the magnificent first floor drawing room and, among the frescoes, works by Pontormo representing Pomona and Vertumnus (god of Spring). A Still-Life museum (second floor) has over 200 works from the 16C-18C, drawn from the Medici collections.
Practical information
+39 055 877012
Location
Piazza dei Medici 1459016 Poggio-a-Caiano
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