Medici villas #2: Poggio a Caiano

Medici villas #2: Poggio a Caiano

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The construction of this medicean villa located between Florence, Prato and Pistoia was the whim of Lorenzo the Magnificent, thus he commissioned it to his favourite architect, Giuliano da Sangallo, at the end of the 15th century. A residence for the pure leisureliness of contemplation by the dynastic power, the villa of Poggio a Caiano recovers elements of the classic architecture such as the fronton and Ionic temple at the main facade. Due to the harmony and symmetry of its proportions, as for representing an ideal of life in the outskirts under Humanism, the site is listed World Heritage by the UNESCO since 2013. Walking the Parco all’inglese and the Giardino all’italiana is as stimulating as visiting its interior. Free entrance.
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Villas mediceas #2: Poggio a Caiao

La construcción de esta villa medicea situada entre Florencia, Prato y Pistoia fue un capricho que Lorenzo el Magnífico encargó a su arquitecto favorito, Giuliano da Sangallo, a finales del siglo XV. Lugar de ocio contemplativo del poder dinástico, la villa de Poggio a Caiano recupera elementos de la arquitectura clásica como el frontón de templo jónico para la fachada. Declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 2013, gracias a la armonía y simetría de sus proporciones, este edificio es el paradigma de villa extraurbana del Humanismo. Recorrer el parco all’inglese y el giardino all’italiana es tan estimulante como visitar su interior. Entrada libre.
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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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