Quite near the Residence - you can reach it also by feet
- there is the Golf Club “Le Pavoniere”,
where is possible to play golf all the year in a relaxing and
pleasant
place.
Close
to the Golf you can find the park “Cascine di Tavola”,
that border with the wonderful “Villa Medicea” in
Poggio a Caiano. The park, originally an agricultural estate,
property
of Lorenzo the Magnificent, offers the possibility of quiet walks
along the paths planted with trees or pleasant stops on the wide
lawns. In front of the park is available a game park for
children.
Few
kilometers far away from the Residence is it possible
to visit the “Villa Medicea” in Poggio a
Caiano. Designed by
Giuliano da Sangallo for Lorenzo the Magnificent and built
around 1480, was the summer residence of the Medici family. Example
of the Reinassance architecture, it is surrounded by a very
beautiful park. Inside is possible to admire important frescos,
in particular
the lunette frescoed by Pontormo, one of the masterpieces
of Florentine Mannerism.