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Villa del Trebbio, San Piero a Sieve, Tuscany, Italy

Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen