Villa Rusciano

The villa was cited by Franco Sacchetti in Trecentonovelle, and once belonged to the Salviati family.

In the mid-15th century, Luca Pitti bought the estate and had it restructured by Filippo Brunelleschi.

Of this project only the huge staircase and decorative parts of the inner courtyard and interiors remain.

It was in these gardens that Francesco Franceschi Fenzi first discovered his passion for plants.

In 1472 it was bought by the Florentine Republic and granted as residence to Federico III da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, Captain General of the armed forces.