Parco di Villa Demidoff

Parco di Villa Demidoff is a park in Vaglia, Florence, Tuscany. Parco di Villa Demidoff is situated nearby to the village Pratolino, as well as near Montorsoli.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa di Pratolino and Apennine Colossus.

Villa di Pratolino

Manor estate

The Villa di Pratolino was a Renaissance patrician villa in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy. It was mostly demolished in 1822. Its remains are now part of the Villa Demidoff, 12 km north of Florence, reached from the main road to Bologna.

Apennine Colossus

Work of art

Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Apennine Colossus is a stone statue, approximately 11 meters high, in the estate of the Villa Demidoff in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy. Giambologna created the colossal figure, a personification of the Apennine Mountains, in the late 1580s.

San Cresci a Macioli

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

San Cresci a Macioli is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cercina and Caldine.

Cercina

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cercina is a frazione of the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, central Italy, located on the slopes of Mount Morello. Cercina is situated 3 km west of Parco di Villa Demidoff.