place

Fonte della Fata Morgana

Buildings and structures completed in 1574Gardens in FlorenceItalian building and structure stubsMannerist architectureVague or ambiguous time from September 2020
Fonte della fata morgana, esterno 00,0
Fonte della fata morgana, esterno 00,0

The Fonte della Fata Morgana (Fountain of Fata Morgana), locally also called '"Casina delle Fate" (Little Fairy House), at Grassina, is a small garden building located not far from Florence, Italy, in the comune of Bagno a Ripoli. It was built in 1573–74 as a garden feature in the extensive grounds of the Villa il Riposo of Bernardo Vecchietti on the slope of the hill called Fattucchia. It is among that group of artificial garden grottoes and nympheums made for private gardens, and less well known than those in the Boboli Gardens or the Medici villa at Pratolino. The Fonte della Fata Morgana at one time was enriched by sculptures, including one by Giambologna. Recently acquired by the Comune di Bagno a Ripoli, the site is under restoration.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Fonte della Fata Morgana (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Fonte della Fata Morgana
Via di Fattucchia,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Fonte della Fata MorganaContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 43.731666666667 ° E 11.278611111111 °
placeShow on map

Address

Via di Fattucchia 21
50012
Tuscany, Italy
mapOpen on Google Maps

Fonte della fata morgana, esterno 00,0
Fonte della fata morgana, esterno 00,0
Share experience

Nearby Places

Giardino dell'Iris
Giardino dell'Iris

Giardino dell'Iris is a botanical garden specializing in the cultivation of iris flowers, symbol of Florence since 1251. It is located on the corner of Viale dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy, and open daily without charge from May 2–20 every year. The garden is owned by the Società italiana dell'Iris, who hosted the annual "International dell'Iris" in 1954. Then with help from the local town council, 2 acres of land was made available for the garden. Donations made by many foreign growers including the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in New Jersey, helped fund the project. Specialists, botanists, hybridizers, horticulturists from various foreign countries visit and work in the Garden for the scientific interest of the Iris. The garden is also open to the public. To enter, the international Competition for the best varieties of Iris, the 'Premio Firenze', Iris growers and breeders from around the world send their best flowers to the garden from June to September every year, where they are planned and cultivated for 3 years before they are reviewed by an international jury. Winners then get a gold Florin.It is almost entirely devoted to iris plants, with more than 1,500 (variously 2,500) varieties on display during the annual competition, including the winners of recent years. The garden contains olive groves, a pond is for the cultivation of aquatic varieties and provides an excellent view of Florence and its surrounding hills.