Villa Medicea dell’Ambrogiana

Getting there

MONTELUPO Via Caverni · bus 36, 48 · 380 mVIA CAVERNI 70 (FR. SCUOLE) · bus 48 · 300 mCAVERNI SCUOLE · bus 72 · 300 m

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The Villa L'Ambrogiana was a rural palace or villa built during the late-Renaissance by Ferdinand I de' Medici; it is located at the confluence of the rivers Pesa and Arno, in the municipality of Montelupo Fiorentino. The site was originally occupied by a casino owned by the Hordinghetti family, later sold to the Corboli, and eventually acquired by the Medici. The current palace was constructed around 1587, possibly designed by Bernardo Buontalenti, over an existing structure. In the 19th century, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, converted the villa into a mental asylum. Later, in 1886, it was repurposed as a jail for women and minors, and subsequently became a facility for those deemed mentally ill.

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