Still drawing this one…Ancora un attimo, la stiamo disegnando…Einen Moment, wir zeichnen sie noch…
Originally called Villa San Donato, it was built in the 15th century by the will of Carlo de' Medici, with the aim of hosting the parsons of the nearby church. The later owners, Bombicci-Pontelli, enlarged the building, turning it into a Renaissance residence. In 1924 the whole property, also including the park, was bought by Commander Adolfo Carmine, who undertook an intensive restoration program. Carmine was killed by a bomb placed at the entrance of the park by the Nazi army, to which he had refused to give the villa as headquarters.
Text from FeelFlorence (en), the official tourism portal of the Comune di Firenze and the Citta Metropolitana di Firenze; shortened