Segromigno - Villa Mansi

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.