Villa Fabbricotti, Renaissance villa in Florence, Italy

Villa Fabbricotti, also called Arcipressi, stands on high ground above its garden entrance at Via Vittorio Emanuele II 64 in the Montughi area. The rectangular building has a simple line, a loggia on the front and a crenellated tower on top. Behind the entrance gate a concave mosaic wall holds a fountain with a rocky islet in its basin; a gravel avenue with two hairpin bends and connecting stair ramps climbs to the villa. A small Pantheon-like chapel flanks the east side, and a circular neoclassical tholos in pietra serena stands in the lawn to the north.

In the 14th century the villa belonged to the Buoninsegni, and in the 16th century to maestro Luca. For over three centuries until the 1820s it served as a hunting lodge of a branch of the Strozzi family, who called it "lo Strozzino" and enlarged its garden. Giuseppe Fabbricotti bought it in 1864 and commissioned architects Vincenzo Micheli and Antonio Cipolla to turn the old lodge into a luxurious residence.

The gardens show how wealthy Florentine families shaped their surroundings with marble statues and small temples that expressed their taste for art. Visitors today see the same decorative choices and layout that once reflected local artistic values.

The grounds are open to the public without charge and located at Via Vittorio Emanuele II in Florence. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes as the estate covers considerable distance and involves walking through various garden areas.

The building now serves administrative functions while its historical gardens remain accessible to the public. This dual role keeps the place suspended between its past as a private residence and its practical modern use.