History of the VILLA
The imposing Baroque façade of Villa Guicciardini Corsi Salviati, surrounded by the magnificence of its garden, leaves a distinctive mark on the territory of Sesto Fiorentino and is one of the most remarkable examples in the history of the agricultural properties of noble Florentine families.
Events
The setting of the Garden offers an ideal environment for multiple uses: the large outdoor spaces of the Italian garden lend themselves to uses ranging from convivial occasions and weddings, to private events, corporate events or business meetings, as well as concerts, conventions or cultural activities of various kinds.
The Garden is an important example in the history of gardens in Italy, created as a result of the layering of styles, which over the course of more than four centuries have closely intertwined its various components to form a single organism in which the architecture of the Villa and the aspects of the surrounding landscape come together and coexist in harmony. The rich botanical heritage is divided into various areas, such as the lawn, the formal Italian garden and the holm oak wood, the ancient ragnaia (a grove with tall trees) and the romantic pond, where the common theme is the constant presence of water. The large number of sculpted statues and ornaments, mostly from the eighteenth century, complement and enhance the unusual features of this varied setting.
Quando Simone di Jacopo Corsi acquista nel 1503 un podere con la “casa da signore”, questa aveva ià sul retro un “orto murato”, un giardino cioè…
Le prime trasformazioni del giardino avvennero ad opera di Giovanni di Jacopo Corsi che muore nel 1571, nipote di quel Simone che fece…
Davanti la facciata, due piccole vasche ellittiche ancor oggi esistenti introducevano al nuovo giardino all’italiana, con aiuole rettangolari…
When Simone di Jacopo Corsi bought an estate with a “manor house” in 1503, it already had a “walled garden”, at the back, as seen…
The first changes to the garden were made by Giovanni di Jacopo Corsi, who died in 1571, grandson of the same Simone who purchased…
The first changes to the garden took place around the middle of the seventeenth century, when Marquis Giovanni and his brother…
Morto Antonio nel 1743, i figli Giovanni e Cosimo Maria non apportarono modifiche a Villa e giardino. La Villa di Sesto arrivò dunque in questo…
Il marchese Francesco Antonio Corsi Salviati (1814-1878) fu il primo ad introdurre all’interno del vasto giardino le prime piante esotiche…
Il marchese Bardo Corsi Salviati muore nel 1907 avendo avuto una sola figlia, Francesca, e tutto il suo patrimonio, il suo nome e il suo lignaggio…
When Antonio died in 1743, his sons Giovanni and Cosimo Maria made no changes to the Villa and garden. Thus, the Villa at Sesto arrived…
Marquis Francesco Antonio Corsi Salviati (1814–1878) was the first to introduce the first exotic plants into the extensive garden, again following…
Marquis Bardo Corsi Salviati died in 1907 having had only one daughter, Francesca, and his entire estate, name and lineage passed to his grandson…