Le site officiel du tourisme de la Commune et Ville Métropolitaine de Florence
Le site officiel du tourisme de la Commune et Ville Métropolitaine de Florence
It is said that the villa was used as a stopping-off place for Bishops on their way from Florence to Fiesole, hence the name, which translates literally as "bishops' rest". In 1926 the villa became the home of Dutch artist W.O.J.Nieuwenkamp.