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Villa Bellavista, Buggiano
Villa Bellavista is a Baroque-style villa located outside of the town of Buggiano in the province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. History and description Francesco Feroni (1614–1696) was a merchant from Livorno, who was sent to Amsterdam as a trader and agent for the Florentine senator Lorenzo Buonaccorsi. By 1652 he became an agent for the Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, mediating trade with the English and the Dutch. In 1662, he greatly enriched himself while playing a role for Tuscany in facilitating slave trading between the Protestant countries and Spanish American colonies. By 1672, he had left Amsterdam with most of his riches to return to Tuscany. Back in Tuscany, he gained entrance to the nobility as a senator and minister of finance. With his wealth, in 1673 Feroni purchased this and other lands in Valdinievole. In 1696, Fabio, his son commissioned the present villa from the architect Antonio Maria Ferri Antonio is a masculine given name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgo A Buggiano, Villa Bellavista 01
Borgo may refer to the following places: Finland * Borgå France * Borgo, Haute-Corse Italy * Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome. *Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca *Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli * Borgo di Terzo, in the province of Bergamo *Borgo Pace, in the province of Pesaro e Urbino *Borgo Priolo, in the province of Pavia *Borgo San Dalmazzo, in the province of Cuneo * Borgo San Giacomo, in the province of Brescia *Borgo San Giovanni, in the province of Lodi *Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence *Borgo San Martino, in the province of Alessandria *Borgo San Siro, in the province of Pavia *Borgo Santa Lucia an historic ''rione'' in the City of Naples *Borgo Ticino, in the province of Novara *Borgo Tossignano, in the province of Bologna *Borgo Val di Taro, in the province of Parma *Borgo Valsugana, in the province of Trento *Borgo Velino, in the province of Rieti *Borgo Vercelli, in the province of Vercelli *Borgosesia, in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellavista Retro
Bellavista, Italian for "beautiful view", may refer to: People * Antonio Bellavista (born 1977), Italian footballer * Girolamo Bellavista (1908–1976), Italian politician Places Andorra * Hotel Bellavista, a heritage property in Andorra la Vella Bolivia * Bellavista Lake Chile * Barrio Bellavista, an area of Santiago de Chile * Bellavista Airport (Chile), an airport in the Maule Region of Chile Colombia * Alternative name of Bojayá, a town Denmark * Bellavista housing estate, Klampenborg Ecuador * Bellavista, Ecuador, a neighborhood of Quito * Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, a conservation area * Estadio Bellavista, a stadium in Ambato Italy * Bellavista, Poggibonsi, a village in the province of Siena, Tuscany * Bellavista (mountain), a mountain in the Bernina Range between Italy and Switzerland * Bellavista (climb), a climbing route on the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites Malta * Bellavista, an estate in Marsaskala, residence of the Prime Minister Panama * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgo A Buggiano, Villa Bellavista, Cappella 01
Borgo may refer to the following places: Finland * Borgå France * Borgo, Haute-Corse Italy * Borgo (rione of Rome), a ''rione'' in the City of Rome. *Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca *Borgo d'Ale, in the province of Vercelli * Borgo di Terzo, in the province of Bergamo *Borgo Pace, in the province of Pesaro e Urbino *Borgo Priolo, in the province of Pavia *Borgo San Dalmazzo, in the province of Cuneo * Borgo San Giacomo, in the province of Brescia *Borgo San Giovanni, in the province of Lodi *Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence *Borgo San Martino, in the province of Alessandria *Borgo San Siro, in the province of Pavia *Borgo Santa Lucia an historic ''rione'' in the City of Naples *Borgo Ticino, in the province of Novara *Borgo Tossignano, in the province of Bologna *Borgo Val di Taro, in the province of Parma *Borgo Valsugana, in the province of Trento *Borgo Velino, in the province of Rieti *Borgo Vercelli, in the province of Vercelli *Borgosesia, in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestantism, Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia, the Ottoman Baroque architecture, Ottoman Empire and the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish and Portuguese colonization of the Americas, Portuguese colonies in Latin America. In about 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buggiano
Buggiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. Main sights *Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix (18th century) * Pieve di Sant'Andrea (11th century). *Pieve of San Lorenzo (13th century), remade in the two following centuries. It has a Romanesque bell tower with double mullioned windows, including the basement of an 11th-century tower. The interior has several 16th-century canvasses and a 14th-century crucifix. *''Madonna della Salute e di San Nicolao'': 11th century church houses a 12th-13th century marble baptismal font with intarsia; a 1442 ''Annunciation'' by Bicci di Lorenzo; a painting of the ''Archangels Michael and Raphael with Tobias'' attributed to Giovanni Battista del Verrocchio; and a ''Baptism of Christ'' by Francesco Bachiacca. * Villa Bellavista: 1695 baroque villa Twin cities * Ascheberg Ascheberg () is a municipality in the district of Coesf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Pistoia
The province of Pistoia () is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia and the province is landlocked. It has an area of and a total population of 291,788 inhabitants (as of 2015). There are 22 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the province. The province was formed in 1927 under the rule of Mussolini, and had the lowest income per capita in Tuscany in 1966 due to high poverty levels. This is because the province was mainly agricultural before World War II ended, and has since had to rapidly progress towards industrial capitalism and abandon its agricultural roots. The population of the province has recently been increasing, moving from 268,437 in 2011 to around 292,000 in 2015. The Mountains of Pistoia and the resorts Abetone and Val di Luce are tourist destinations for skiers, and the province contains a combination of flat land such as the area of the valley of the Ombrone and the river flowing through it, and mountainous land. The city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguistic and cultural identity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronounced , "Leghorn" in the Oxford Dictionaries Online. or ). During the Italian Renaissance, Renaissance, Livorno was designed as an "ideal town". Developing considerably from the second half of the 16th century by the will of the House of Medici, Livorno was an important free port. Its intense commercial activity was largely dominated by foreign traders. Also the seat of consulates and shipping companies, it became the main port-city of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The high status of a multiethnic and multicultural Livorno lasted until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
