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The Gardens

The gardens of Villa Le Corti reflect all the eras of this historic residence, from the 17th century to the present day. An uninterrupted sequence of lawns and groves, featuring majestic trees, boxwood geometries, colors, and fragrances. The 2023 restoration, made possible by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, has restored the gardens to their original splendor.

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The Gardens

The gardens of Villa Le Corti reflect all the eras of this historic residence, from the 17th century to the present day. An uninterrupted sequence of lawns and groves, featuring majestic trees, boxwood geometries, colors, and fragrances. The 2023 restoration, made possible by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, has restored the gardens to their original splendor.

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The Lawn

Covering an area of 11,000 square meters, the plateau surrounding the Villa is the oldest part of the gardens. A bold and visionary creation from the 17th century, the Lawn covers the three underground levels of the immense cellars: a hanging garden ante litteram, a Renaissance “green roof.”
With its vast size and square shape, this expansive green carpet, supported on all sides by a long and imposing stone retaining wall, enhances the essential monumentality of the Villa, following a characteristic model also seen in other prominent Tuscan villas. From the Prato, the gaze opens up to the iconic Chianti Classico landscape, where vineyards, olive groves, and woodlands unfold.

The Italian Garden

Already mentioned in the ancient cabrei, this garden follows the traditional geometric design that originated in the Italian Renaissance. Divided into four sections and completely enclosed by walls like a small Secret Garden, it has the charm—and the fragrance—of an elaborate composition of topiary art enriched by numerous flower species. The four rectangular compartments are entirely bordered and intersected along the two diagonals by large boxwood hedges. At the center, the 16 triangular flowerbeds host a collection of antique, highly fragrant roses and four small trees: two persimmons, an olive tree, and a flowering apple tree. All around, in the borders along the walls, lavender and peonies flourish, while wisteria and capers adorn the stone walls.

The Romantic Gardens

Commissioned by Don Tommaso Corsini, 6th Prince of Sismano, at the end of the 19th century, these are two large wooded areas populated with Mediterranean species, through which long, winding paths typical of so-called “English gardens” unfold. Created in the style of the romantic fin-de-siècle garden, they stand in contrast to the Italian Garden for their entirely naturalistic character.

To the west lies Don Tommaso’s garden, larger and more densely wooded, where ancient strawberry trees, laurels, and viburnums grow. To the east is the garden dedicated to his wife, Donna Anna, from which one can enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape, framed by ancient, towering stone pines with their characteristic umbrella-shaped canopies

The Cypress Avenue

Il Viottolone: ​​known for centuries by this name, the imposing cypress avenue was built, starting in 1697, according to the design of the great architect and sculptor Giovan Battista Foggini. Over half a kilometer long, in line with the Villa, it was commissioned by Filippo Corsini, a man of letters and lover of the arts, to provide a new monumental access to the property, from the north. Halfway along the route, the path of the avenue deviates to center on the portal of the Villa. At the center of a large roundabout stands a large statue that serves as a focal point from both entrances to the avenue. The cypresses are so tall and majestic that they are visible from a great distance: a distinctive and characteristic sign in the landscape of San Casciano.

The vegetable garden and the orchard

As in the cellars, also in the vegetable garden and in the orchard, tradition and innovation are the watchwords that favor the harmonious meeting between past and present. Ancient and modern varieties of vegetables grow in the new raised boxes, which are aligned along a central flowerbed that follows the axis of the entire complex. The same happens for the fruit trees: next to the pre-existing ones, the restoration has allowed the insertion of new varieties of different eras and origins. Here as in the cellar, respect for the territory guides every choice: vegetables, herbs and fruit trees are grown with organic methods that use ancient techniques together with innovative techniques, following the cycles of nature.

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