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Historic villa / palace
Villa La Zambra
Villa in Viale Antonio Gramsci, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Tuscany
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 43°49′41″ N, 11°12′43″ E
History and description
The Villa La Zambra', also known as Villa Bianchini, is a Baroque style rural mansion, located on via Antonio Gramsci #522, just east of the center of Sesto Fiorentino, a commune in the Metropolitan City of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History and description
Construction of the villa we see today was consolidated in the early 18th-century around a series of prior buildings documented since the 15th-century at the site. The Ginori family purchased the property and converted the buildings to the present state, as a wedding gift for Giovanni Giuseppe Ginori and Cassandra Ricasoli, who were married on 23 September 1721.
The villa now stands very near to the busy road with an elongated facade and wing extending at a right angle. The center of the facade culminates with a central tympanum flanked by curling volutes. The villa restored in the late 1990s and is rented to the Ministry of the Interior of Italy, Department of Public Security, Polizia di Stato.
The villa is noted for its frescoes by the Florentine painter Giovanni Antonio Pucci (1677–1739) who signed (1711) the canvas on the altar of the little private chapel inside the Villa.
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Getting there
ZambraTrain, nearest
500 m as the crow flies
Villa La Zambra
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci2.2 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Villa La Zambra?
Villa La Zambra is in Sesto Fiorentino, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.82808, 11.21187.
What else is there to see near Villa La Zambra?
Nearby you’ll find: Villa Guicciardini Corsi Salviati (600 m away), Villa Stanley (600 m away), Villa Paolina (600 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 2 photos
- Sesto fiorentino, villa bianchini la zambra, 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Sesto fiorentino, villa bianchini la zambra, 02 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences