{"id":14395,"date":"2024-01-30T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T08:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegambassiexperience.com\/project\/castello-di-oliveto\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:07:55","slug":"castello-di-oliveto","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.thegambassiexperience.com\/en\/project\/castello-di-oliveto\/","title":{"rendered":"Castello di Oliveto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIiwiZW5hYmxlX2h0bWwiOiJvZmYifX0=@&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.thegambassiexperience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_5870-1.jpg&#8221; height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#90c14a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><em>One of the most beautiful castles in Tuscany<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The Castello di Oliveto is a manor built in 1424 at the behest of the Pucci nobles of Florence, designed by <strong>Filippo Brunelleschi<\/strong>, the famous architect who conceived the dome of the Florentine cathedral. Surrounded by a forest of holm oaks and a fertile agricultural estate, the Castello di Oliveto has the appearance of a fortified villa, built as a summer residence, to garrison the Pucci properties but above all as a Florentine bulwark against Sienese rivals. Of this defensive vocation remain the four corner towers, of the high walls with Guelph battlements, and the patrol walkway from which today, one enjoys a spectacular 360-degree view of the surrounding countryside.  <\/p>\n<p>Inside, an elegant courtyard with sgraffito-decorated walls and spectacular rooms entirely frescoed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuscany.com\/it\/idee\/castelli-della-toscana-i-luoghi-piu-belli-dove-tuffarsi-nel-medioevo\/\">One of the most beautiful castles in Tuscany<\/a>, over the centuries it has hosted numerous illustrious personages such as the three popes who have slept there &#8211; Leo X Medici, Clement VII Medici and Paul III Farnese &#8211; the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III and during the Second World War General Clark, commander of the Fifth American Army.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Tourist informations: &#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe010;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:turismo@comune.gambassi-terme.fi.it\">turismo@comune.gambassi-terme.fi.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,224&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;8&#8243; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most beautiful castles in Tuscany The Castello di Oliveto is a manor built in 1424 at the behest of the Pucci nobles of Florence, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the famous architect who conceived the dome of the Florentine cathedral. 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