- Fonte di Fata Morgana
The Fonte di Fata Morgana (in English: "Fata Morgana's Spring"), locally called the Casina delle Fate ("Summerhouse of the Fates"), at
Grassina , not far fromFlorence ,Italy , in the commune ofBagno a Ripoli , is a small garden building, built in 1573–4 as a garden feature in the extensive grounds of theVilla Riposo ofBernardo Vecchietti on the slope of the hill called "Fattucchia".It is among that group of artificial garden
grottoes and Nympheums made for private gardens, and less well known than more visited examples, such as in theBoboli Gardens or the Medici villa atPratolino . The "Fonte di Fata Morgana" is enriched with sculptures in the manner ofGiambologna .
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