Villa Ginori, 18th-century military villa in Marina di Cecina, Italy.

Villa Ginori is an 18th-century residence on the Tuscan coast near where the Cecina River meets the sea. The building incorporates a defensive tower from the 16th century and now serves as a military administrative center.

Carlo Ginori commissioned the villa in 1740, reusing the remains of an older coastal defense structure. It was built when the region was being settled for the first time on a permanent basis.

The name Marina di Cecina comes from the settlement Carlo Ginori founded at the villa: the first inhabitants arrived in 1741, most of them from penal colonies, and gave rise to the village. The building still houses the Caserma Villa Ginori, seat of the Comando Regione Militare.

The site sits right on the coast and is easy to reach near Marina di Cecina. It functions as a military facility now, so access to the interior is limited, but the exterior can be viewed from nearby roads.

The 16th-century tower inside the villa kept its lookout function even after the villa was built around 1740, so the coastal watch and the new residence operated side by side. The tower is the oldest surviving element of the complex, now enclosed within the walls of the military barracks.