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Located near Piazza Santo Spirito, this former 19th-century theater tower was reimagined by Stefano Tozzi, a Florentine architect with experience at renowned studios like Natalini and Arata Isozaki and collaborations with celebrated architects Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid.
Offering breathtaking views of Florence, the Italian villa is located close to Fiesole, an exclusive area in Tuscany where the noble families of Florence built their countryside villas during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The 864-acre estate is located between Chianti Rufina and Mugello on Tuscany’s famed ‘Wine Route’, set in a strategic position between Florence and some of the most unspoiled parts of Tuscany.
This luxury villa for sale was once a part of the adjacent Villa Medicea di Marignolle, the only Medici villa located in this suburb of Florence, which also served as a residence of Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer Galileo Galilei.
By the 18th century, Villa Lesa housed the precious archives of Vasari, known as the father of art history, and later a collection of Napoleonic memorabilia belonging to its owner, the granddaughter of the Emperor.
The House of Medici is synonymous with the Italian Renaissance and the art-loving family of wealthy bankers (and three popes) were renowned for their political prowess in Florence as well as their patronage of the Renaissance’s greatest artists, including Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo.
The 30 acre country estate for sale is set in the most renowned olive production areas near Florence, surrounded by ancient cypresses and olive groves.
