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Villa Medici

The Villa Medici is a patrician villa in , , Italy, the fourth oldest of the villas built for the Medici family. It was built between 1451 and 1457. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed as Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic house in Fiesole, Italy
  • Also known as: “La Villa Medicea a Fiesole” and “Villa Medici, Fiesole”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Sant’Alessandro and Fiesole Cathedral.

Museum
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The Basilica of Sant'Alessandro is a Catholic church in , Italy. Built in the 6th century on the site of an Etruscan temple, it is the oldest church in Fiesole. is situated 220 metres northeast of Villa Medici.

Church
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, officially the Cathedral of Saint Romulus of Fiesole, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , , central Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Fiesole and is dedicated to Saint Romulus. is situated 330 metres northeast of Villa Medici.

Museum
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is situated 360 metres northeast of Villa Medici.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterinaldi and Pian di Mugnone.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is small hilltop locality, now part of , in . The Chiesa di San Martino was founded there in the eleventh century and subsequently restored in the fifteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

Villa Medici

Latitude
43.80568° or 43° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
11.28909° or 11° 17′ 21″ east
Elevation
258 metres (846 feet)
Open location code
8FMHR74Q+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 182818249
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11127221
Wiki­data ID
Q206365
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Ukrainian—“Villa Medici” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Villa Medicea di Fiesole”
  • Breton: “Villa Medicea”
  • Catalan: “Villa Medici”
  • Chinese: “梅迪奇別墅”
  • Chinese: “梅迪奇别墅”
  • Chinese: “菲耶索莱美第奇别墅”
  • Dutch: “Villa Medici”
  • French: “villa Medicea di Fiesole”
  • French: “Villa Medicea di Fiesole”
  • French: “Villa Medicea”
  • German: “Villa Medici von Fiesole”
  • Hebrew: “וילה מדיצ’י בפייזולה”
  • Italian: “Villa Medicea a Fiesole”
  • Italian: “Villa Medici de Fiesole”
  • Italian: “Villa Medici”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ・メディチ”
  • Macedonian: “Вила Медичи (Фјезоле)”
  • Macedonian: “Вила Медичи”
  • Portuguese: “Villa Medici em Fiesole”
  • Serbian: “Вила Медичи у Фјезолу”
  • Slovenian: “Vila Medici, Fiesole”
  • Spanish: “Villa Medici (Fiesole)”
  • Spanish: “Villa Medici”
  • Turkish: “Medici Villası-1”
  • Turkish: “Villa Medici”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілла Медічі”

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