Enchanted villas and gardens

Beauty and music: the perfect slogan for 'Ville e giardini incantati', the historic classical music festival, which will take place in a series of Tuscan Medici villas, including those in the surroundings of Florence (Petraia, Castello and Pratolino) from June 11th ro August 1st, 2026. 

The extraordinary venues of eight Medici villas and gardens, a World Heritage Site since 2013, will host no less than fourteen concerts by the ORT (Orchestra della Toscana), with famous conductors, such as Diego Ceretta, and other great interpreters of the international music scene.

The monumental complexes involved are the Medici Villas and Gardens of: Petraia, Castello, Pratolino, Poggio a Caiano, Seravezza, Cerreto Guidi, Quarrata.  This year a new location, Forte Belvedere, has been included. 

In order to discover these extraordinary places a rich progra The musical repertoire is particularly varied, ranging from Mozart to Schubert, from Beethoven to Mendelssohn.mme of free guided tours (with sometimes buffets included) has been set up on the occasion of the concerts.

Learn more about the completecalendar of the festival. Discover the entire universe of the Medici villas on the official website: