Italy, Tuscany, Collodi. The historic Gardens of villa Garzoni
ITALY TUSCANY COLLODI The historic Gardens of villa Garzoni Situated at the foot of Collodi the villa Garzoni built in the 17thc for the Garzoni family on the site of the ancient Collodi castle is famous for its monumental baroque gardens The layout of the gardens is purely geometric and contains pools grottoes parterres and terraced levels fountains water jets and many many statues Garzoni historic gardens are a fine example of Tuscany s noble architecture of the 17th c Carlo Collodi the world famous author of Pinocchio s adventures lived in this village as a child it was his mother s birthplace and he frequented the villa Garzoni where his mother worked as a maid They say that he wrote the first chapters of Pinocchio in the villa s kitchen
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Location: Italy, Tuscany, Collodi.
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