the medici villa of poggio a caiano in tuscany, central italy

estate palace garden mansion flower building courtyard landmark town house neighbourhood architecture tourism tree waterway home medici villa poggio caiano tuscany central italy built lorenzo heirs design giuliano sangallo splendid renaissance blends lesson classics vitruvius characteristic elements tuscan rural stately interior bears testimonies interest left important personalities contributed construction decoration surprising main floor majestic hall leo one cycles frescoes sixteenth century created pontormo andrea del sarto franciabigio alessandro allori preserved