Belonging to a descendant of the Medici family, this Tuscan villa has been beautifully maintained and offers authentic Tuscan detailing throughout, featuring beamed ceilings, terracotta tile floors, and Tuscan fireplaces.

The House of Medici is synonymous with the Italian Renaissance and the art-loving family of wealthy bankers (and three popes) were renowned for their political prowess in Florence as well as their patronage of the Renaissance’s greatest artists, including Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo.

The Italian property for sale dates back to the 16th century, built as a military fortress for Cosimo I de’ Medici by the Renaissance architect Baldassarre Lanci in 1564.

The sixteenth-century style villa was built in 1893 by an Englishman and engineer and one of the most influential members of the Florentine Jewish Community. Villa Philipson was a triumph of its modern patron, who "did not want to spare anything so that his villa would recall the splendor of the Medici times".

On the market with Prestige Properties Italy, the property was built in 1564 by the Renaissance architect Baldassarre Lanci as a military fortress for Cosimo I de' Medici, the second Duke of Florence, and later the first Grand Duke of Tuscany.