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Historic villa / palace, 1952
Villa Carducci di Legnaia
Museal institution in Tuscany
At a glance
- Period
- Modern era, 1952
- Area
- 100 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 43°45′49″ N, 11°12′41″ E
- Address
- Firenze
About
The Villa Carducci-Pandolfini is a historic rural palace located on Via Guardavia, on the road between Legnaia and Soffiano. It is located in the town limits of Legnaia. The property is now part of Polo Museale of Tuscany, and open only by appointment.
The 15th-century fortified villa encloses a 14th-century tower. It is best known for its fresco of Illustrious Men and Women painted in 1455 by Andrea del Castagno for a loggia. Rediscovered in 1847, the frescoes were detached and exhibited in Florence. Moved after the flood, they are now stored in the Galleria degli Uffizi. The frescoes depict:
Pippo Spano (Florentine condottiero under Emperor Sigismond fighting Saracens)
Farinata degli Uberti (Florentine Ghibelline captain)
Niccolò Acciaioli (Founder of the Certosa del Galluzzo)
Cumaean Sybil
Queen Esther
Queen Tomyris (Active in battle against Cyrus the Great)
Dante Alighieri
Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
Presently some of the rooms retain frescoes (1472) in situ depicting the Madonna and Child, Adam and Eve and various putti and garlands.
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Timeline
- 1952Built
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Getting there
Firenze Santa Maria NovellaTrain, nearest
3.3 km as the crow flies
Villa Carducci di LegnaiaFirenze
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci5.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Villa Carducci di Legnaia?
Villa Carducci di Legnaia is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. Address: Firenze. GPS coordinates: 43.76349, 11.21149.
How old is Villa Carducci di Legnaia?
Wikidata dates it to 1952.
What else is there to see near Villa Carducci di Legnaia?
Nearby you’ll find: Villa Santa Maria (400 m away), Palagio di Guardavia (700 m away), Arena Cinecittà Teatro San Quirico (800 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 5 photos
- Villa Carducci (Florence) 05 — Cyberuly, CC BY 3.0
- Villa carducci-pandolfini di legnaia, esterno, cortile 00 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Villa carducci-pandolfini di legnaia, esterno, cortile 05,1 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Villa carducci-pandolfini di legnaia, esterno, giardino 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Villa pandolfini carducci di legnaia, 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences