Villa Gamberaia is a seventeenth-century villa outside Florence. Edith Wharton attributed the preservation of the garden at the Villa Gamberaia to its “obscure fate” during the nineteenth century, when more prominent gardens with richer owners, in more continuous attendance, had their historic features improved clean away. During World War II, the villa was almost completely destroyed. It was restored it after the war, using old prints, maps and photographs for guidance.
Villa Gamberaia
