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Villa Gamberaia

5.0/5 (1 ratings)

Photograph © Anthurium/Katrina Underwood
Photograph © Katya
Photograph © Katya
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Photograph © Katya
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Photograph © Anthurium/Katrina Underwood
Photograph © Anthurium/Katrina Underwood
Photograph © Anthurium/Katrina Underwood

Gardenvisit Editorial

Though long regarded as one of the most perfect Italian gardens, little is known about its design history. Gambereraia has the simple structure of an early renaissance garden combined with the rich decoration of the mannerist or baroque styles. The long lawn, peopled with statues, is a bowling green. There is a nymphaeum, fountains and a lemon garden. The water parterre was a late nineteenth century addition, by a Serbian princess and her close American friend, Miss Blood. Gambereraia was badly damaged in the second World War but has been restored.

Address - Via del Rossellino, Settignano, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, 50135
Opening times - Daily. Open 9am to 5pm (6pm in summer).
Website - Visit the Villa Gamberaia website

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Recent Reviews

about 3 years ago Katya said
A wonderful garden, a testament to the fact that gardens are a living art, not one to be frozen at the moment of creation with its combination of Renaissance, Baroque and 20th century styles.

I would also add that there has been some study of it in recent years and those interested should seek out the following:

Patricia J. Osmond (ed.), Revisiting the Gamberaia: An Anthology of Essays, Florence: Centro di, 2004.

Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes, 22, 1, 2002, a special edition devoted entirely to the Gamberaia

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