Varramista Gardens

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The Varramista Gardens are located in Tuscany, Italy, and cover over 400 hectares of parkland. The entrance consists of an oak tree avenue which leads to an Italian style garden designed by Bartolomeo Ammannati. Other notable features of the estate include topiaried boxwood trees, a bay tree tunnel, an ornamental lake and a wood. [1]

Villa Varramista

The Villa Varramista was built by Bartolomeo Ammannati between 1580 and 1592. Notable former residents include Gino Capponi and Enrico Piaggio. [2]

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References

  1. "The Garden". Villa Varramista.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Tuscany: Varramista's century-long history". Villa Varramista. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15.

Coordinates: 43°39′54″N10°42′21″E / 43.66500°N 10.70583°E / 43.66500; 10.70583