It seems as if I have always known of the Villa d‘Este, the celebrated Renaissance villa and adjoining gardens northeast of Rome, but until this spring I really didn’t know much about it. I was dimly ...

BAGNAIA, Italy — I know how to get to paradise in this life. It lies atop a hill about 60 miles north of Rome, where a gentleman-cardinal built a garden in the 16th century. His architects created it ...

It seems as if I have always known of the celebrated Villa d‘Este, but until this spring I really didn’t know much about it. I was aware of the complex’s influence on landscape design, especially the ...

This 13-bedroom villa in the picturesque Florentine countryside was built on the ruins of a medieval castle. "Only the tower remains intact," listing agent Diletta Giorgolo Spinola said. The rest of ...

This historic Tuscan house once belonged to the family who originally owned the “Mona Lisa” painting. From 1498 to 1517, Villa Antinori di Monte Aguglioni, near Florence, was owned by a relative of ...

Based on papers presented at the symposium entitled "Recent issues in Italian garden studies"; held on Oct. 19-20, 2007 and organized by the Garden and Landscape Studies Program at the Dumbarton Oaks.

With gourmet chefs, private butlers, and a royal guest list featuring King Charles, Villa Sigurtà is one of Italy’s most sovereign stays, says Lewis Nunn. Ascending the grand staircase beneath a ...

This fall, four thousand miles away from the hubbub of Cambridge—removed from the Occupy movement, library cutbacks, and heated debates over the return of ROTC—scholars at Harvard’s center in Italy ...

This article is more than 7 years old. Italian villas were once only the trappings of the aristocracy, but nowadays it’s easier and more affordable than ever to live out a dolce vita fairytale on your ...

After an 18-month renovation, Belmond’s Villa San Michele has reopened in the hills above Florence with refreshed rooms, a ...