The famous villa went under the hammer. Spicy story in the background

For 50 million euros, a luxury mansion on a hill near Florence - Villa Palmieri was put up for sale. It was Queen Victoria's favorite vacation spot. The villa is described in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. On the territory of the estate in Fiesole, dating from the 14th century and subsequently expanded, there is a park of 9 hectares, a landing for helicopters, a tennis court. Today, its oldest surviving part is a symmetrically designed lemon gr…

Once a favorite vacation destination for Queen Victoria, described in one of the greatest works of Italian literature, Villa Palmieri is steeped in history and is now for sale at more than 50 million euros, according to CNN.