Villa and Gardens Tour with Elaine Ruffolo and Ladies Adventures
Fri, Jun 04
|Location is TBD
A beautiful walk through the forests and streets in and around Settignano and Fiesole followed by lunch and wine.
Time & Location
Jun 04, 2021, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location is TBD
About the Event
A beautiful walk through the forests and streets in and around Settignano and Fiesole. We will start our walk with a visit to Villa Gamberia which is a beautiful historic villa, built in the early 1600s and known for its magnificent gardens. Located in the hills of Settignano, in a splendid panoramic position overlooking the city of Florence and the Arno valley, Villa Gamberaia stands on the site where documents of the late 1300s attest the presence of a farmhouse belonging to the convent of S. Martino a Mensola. The name of the area, can probably be traced back to the name ‘gamberi’, fresh-water shrimp caught in nearby ponds or streams.
After Villa Gamberaia we will have a nice long walk to Villa Medici. 2 km of this walk is up hill, about a 220 meter climb. Then after a plateu a very short climb of 67 meters for 1/2…