Villa di Poggio a Caiano
The Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano, also called Ambra, is one of the most famous Medici villas and is located in Poggio a Caiano. Today it is state owned and it houses two museums: one of the historic apartments and the Museum of Still Life.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: drm-tos.poggioacaiano@cultura.gov.it
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: villa in Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as: “Cafaggiolo Castle”, “Villa Medicea”, and “Villa Medici”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Still Life and Scuderie Medicee.
Scuderie Medicee
Historic building
Istituto delle Minime Suore del Sacro Cuore
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Istituto delle Minime Suore del Sacro Cuore is a church, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Villa di Poggio a Caiano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonistallo and Santa Cristina in Pilli.
Santa Cristina in Pilli
Hamlet
Photo: Salvatore gioitta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Cristina in Pilli is a hamlet.
Villa di Poggio a Caiano
- Categories: Giardino all’italiana, English garden, art collection, palace, palazzo museum, historical park museum, Italian national museum, art museum, history museum, religious museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.81745° or 43° 49′ 3″ northLongitude
11.05625° or 11° 3′ 23″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
8FMHR384+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 49323561OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorGeoNames ID
8354622Wikidata ID
Q733389
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Turkish—“Villa di Poggio a Caiano” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Villa medicea di Poggio a Caiano”
- Chinese: “波焦阿卡亚诺美第奇别墅”
- Danish: “Villa Medici”
- Dutch: “Villa Medici”
- French: “villa médicéenne de Poggio a Caiano”
- French: “Villa médicéenne de Poggio a Caiano”
- German: “Villa Medici”
- Hebrew: “וילה פוג’ו א קאיאנו”
- Italian: “Villa medicea di Poggio a Caiano”
- Latin: “Villa Medicea”
- Portuguese: “Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano”
- Russian: “Вилла Поджо-а-Кайано”
- Serbian: “Вила Медичи у Пођо а Кајану”
- Slovenian: “Villa di Poggio a Caiano”
- Spanish: “Villa medicea de Poggio a Caiano”
- Swedish: “Villa Medici”
- Turkish: “Poggio a Caiano Villası”
- Turkish: “Villa medicea di Poggio a Caiano”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Villa di Poggio a Caiano”. Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 3.0.