Villa San Michele Florence occupies a 15th-century Franciscan monastery on the Fiesole hillside, its iconic Renaissance loggia attributed to Michelangelo around 1600. Founded in 1418 as a spiritual sanctuary, the estate served as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Florentine headquarters in the early 19th century before transitioning into a private residence and, following WWII damage, a meticulously preserved … Continue reading Villa San Michele Florence: The Michelangelo Monastery Above the Arno