The Villa is not accessible to people in general since it has been the home of the prestigious Crusca Academy since 1583, a school committed to the study of the Italian language. At Castello, The Villa Medice is just far from Florence's historical center which flaunts a stunning villa and a splendid Italian garden is an old complex, second just to the Boboli Gardens in Florence. You can, notwithstanding, visit the splendid gardens without paying! The manor dates back to the fourteenth century yet it acquired prestige just when the Medici Family got it in 1477.