Villa Celle in Pistoia

Do you love contemporary art? During your holidays in Tuscany in one of our villas in Lucca, Pistoia, Prato or Florence you can go to visit Villa Celle in Santomato in the province of Pistoia.

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Villa Celle is characterized by its park museum of contemporary art with works by Italian and international artists. In the fifteenth century the villa belonged to the family Pazzaglia, but it was the next family, the family Fabbroni, to renovate the villa and the park. In the park there is a lake and a waterfall. Also you can see a building in neo-Gothic style, called the Temple of the source. Also very interesting is the building in Egyptian style.

Giuliano Gori, an important entrepreneur from Prato, a contemporary art lover, decided to create a museum of contemporary art outdoors in the park of Villa Celle. His idea was to create an artistic journey in which the works are in harmony with nature, not overwhelming and in complete respect of it. And so in 1982 he inaugurated the first exhibition of contemporary art in the park, prompting an immediate positive response from Italian and international critics.

Among the artists, we mention Aycock, Morris, Karavan, Oppenheim, Trakras, Staccioli, Poirier, Ruckriem, Burri. The works are immersed in the green of the park, near the villa and into the farm. The long avenue was designed by Ximenes and the romantic park from the nineteenth century by John Gambino. In romantic style, the aviary and the neo-Gothic pavilion. Many references to Egyptian culture with a pyramid and a neo-Egyptian monument. Also very nice games with waterfalls, fountains and pools. 
 
Marvel at how art and nature can coexist and enrich each other!
A selection of our most requested villas in the area:
Villa Claudio Charming small villa sleeping 9+2 in the countryside around Pistoia, a few kilometres from Montecatini Terme, in Valdinievole. Garden, swimming pool, air conditioning, Internet connection, toys for children. Golf club, riding stable, tennis club and thermal baths in the vicinity. More details
Villa Montecatini Holiday villa in Montecatini, in Valdinievole, in the province of Pistoia. 8 sleeping accommodations, swimming pool, air conditioning, barbecue. Thermal establishments and riding school in the neighbourhood, possibility of organising guided horseback excursions. More details
Villa Barbara Holiday villa with private swimming pool near Pistoia, in Tuscany. Accommodation for 18 people. Panoramic view . More details
Villa Pistoia Country villa dating back to the 19th century in Valdinievole, just a few kilometres from Pistoia. 12/19 sleeping accommodations, swimming pool. Internet connection. Fully fenced 20-hectare estate. More details