Ugolino Grifoni, secretary of Cosimo I, asked Bartolomeo Ammannati to build the villa and the garden. The works, started in 1563, lasted 10 years, and created a garden rich in philosophical meanings and designs . Important elements were the Fountain with the statues of ''Giasone with sea-monsters'' and ''Venus'' and the walls of citrus fruits and evergreen to delimitate the space.
In the 18th century the garden was enlarged and the fountain was moved, and in its place was put a wall-fountain with the statue of ''Venus''. At the end of the 19th century Budini Gattai family bought the garden that was then to completely lose its geometrical structure to become a romantic-style garden.
Giardino Budini Gattai
Via dei Servi, 51, 50122 Firenze FI, Italia
