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 from Florence

Florence

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, Italy

Italy

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, in the comune

Comune

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 of Bagno a Ripoli

Bagno a Ripoli

Bagno a Ripoli is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 7 km southeast of Florence.- External links :*...

, is a small garden building, built in 1573–4 as a garden feature in the extensive grounds of the Villa Riposo of Bernardo Vecchietti on the slope of the hill called Fattucchia.

It is among that group of artificial garden grottoes

Grottoes

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 and Nympheums made for private gardens, and less well known than more visited examples, such as in the Boboli Gardens

Boboli Gardens

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 or the Medici villa at Pratolino. The Fonte di Fata Morgana is enriched with sculptures in the manner of Giambologna

Giambologna

Giambologna, born as Jean Boulogne, incorrectly known as Giovanni da Bologna and Giovanni Bologna , was a sculptor, known for his marble and bronze statuary in a late Renaissance or Mannerist style.- Biography :...

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