A few kilometers to the east of the Villa Mansi is the Villa Torrigiani, another sumptuous country house, originally dating from the 16th century but remodeled in Baroque style. It has a beautiful park.
On a hill to the west of Collodi is the little village of San Gennaro, which has a charming 12th century Romanesque church, with a fine pulpit of the same period.
The Mansi, a patrician family of Lucca, acquired in the early 18th century, the 15th century villa at Segromigno Monte (14km/8.5 mi north) which bears their name and set about enlarging it on the most sumptuous scale. The façade, to which a flight of steps leads up, is decorated with statues of classical divinities. In the course of the 18th century the house was given its present Baroque appearance and the gardens were laid out in the English fashion.
Address: Mansi Villa, Segromigno , Italy
Hours:
May 1 to October 31: 9:30am-1pm, 3:30pm-8pm; Closed: Mon
November 1 to April 30: 10am-12:30pm, 2:30pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Mon
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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San Gennaro, Italy
