Villa di Bellosguardo, Renaissance villa in Bellosguardo hills, Florence, Italy.

Villa di Bellosguardo stands on the hill of the same name on via Roti Michelozzi in Florence. Its oldest core is a 13th-century tower once held by Guido Cavalcanti, enlarged from 1583 as a villa by the marchesi Roti Michelozzi. Above the entrance portal is Pietro Francavilla's sculpture of Charity, made around 1603.

The oldest part is a 13th-century tower owned by Guido Cavalcanti. From 1583 the Roti Michelozzi marquises enlarged it into a villa, commissioning Bernardino Poccetti's frescoes on Charity in biblical stories and Pietro Francavilla's Charity above the entrance portal (around 1603). Between the late 19th and early 20th century it was restored with accentuated medieval features in the Romantic taste. In the early 20th century Princess Walburga Paget made it a meeting place for nobles and writers from across Europe.

The villa's name comes from the hill, whose panorama over Florence inspired the name of both the building and the zone. Inside, the entrance hall carries Bernardino Poccetti's frescoes on the unusual theme of Charity in biblical stories, echoing the Hymn to Charity. Above the entrance portal stands Pietro Francavilla's sculpture of Charity, carved around 1603 and still in place.

The villa stands on the Bellosguardo hill on via Roti Michelozzi, reached by climbing from the Porta Romana side of Florence; the walk is uphill. It now operates as a hospitality structure, so rooms are available on site. The position is panoramic over the city, which is why the hill and villa carry the name Bellosguardo.

The villa's name, 'beautiful view', comes from its hilltop position over Florence. The oldest part is a 13th-century tower once owned by the poet Guido Cavalcanti, and the entrance portal carries a Carità sculpted by Pietro Francavilla around 1603.