Villino Scalabrino is a symbolic place in the history of Montecatini Terme, linked to prominent figures in the city and in Tuscany. It was commissioned by physician Alberto Scalabrino from architect Giulio Bernardini, a central figure in the city’s urban planning.
He is credited with such masterpieces as the Grand Hotel & La Pace, the Bristol, the Eden and the Torretta, Fortuna and Tamerici spas.
The garden signed by Pietro Porcinai
In the 1950s, at the behest of Dino Scalabrino-famous health director of the spa-the villa was enlarged and enriched by landscape architect Pietro Porcinai, considered the greatest Italian landscape architect of the 20th century. Walking along Via Magenta, it is still possible to admire the elegant ornamental garden, designed with vegetation inspired by spa parks and with a gate with the typical curved lines of Art Nouveau.
A partnership between art, nature and healing
The understanding between Porcinai and Dino Scalabrino was consolidated over time. In 1969, the latter commissioned the architect to create an outdoor museum at Villa Ortensie, the future heart of the Dino Scalabrino Art Academy. A project that combines nature, wellness and culture.
A private and discreet beauty
Today the Villino Scalabrino is privately owned and cannot be visited, but it remains one of the most fascinating buildings on the Montecatinese architectural scene, a witness to an era of great artistic and cultural ferment.
