Villa Cetinale

On axis at the front façade of the villa is a semi-walled potted lemon garden, accented with statues by Giuseppe Mazzuoli (1644–1725) and 'Baroque style' topiary.

On axis at the rear façade a symmetrical double staircase rises to the primary villa entry, at the piano nobile ('floor one') level, following the Roman custom of reserving the ground floor unnumbered for the domestic service uses.

Behind the villa an avenue (allée) of Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) defines the axis through gardens and fields to the base of the hill.

From beside the villa a secondary axis extends northeast across a balustraded terrace, and through an olive grove to a very tall masonry bell tower, with clock.

Northeast of the main axis beyond the bell tower a garden walkway proceeds around a hill, going through the 'Holy Woods' with stone statues and sculptures of animals, also by Giuseppe Mazuoli.

West across the axis a long looping walkway passes through open woods past a series of religious shrines with statues.

Villa Cetinale in Tuscany
The villa's rear façade, with paired entry stairways to the piano nobile .
The Limonaia —potted lemon garden, at the villa's front.
View from hill's base, along the avenue ( allée ) of garden axis, to villa.
The garden axis view from near the villa to the hillside hermitage ("Romitorio") terminus.