Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Take a look at the farm of Niccolò Machiavelli, infamous Renaissance political theorist. This is where he was exiled and wrote The Prince after the Medici returned to power.
Here's an inspiring passage from his letters on how he spent his evening in his study after a hard day on the farm:
“When evening comes, I return to my home, and I go into my study; and on the thresh-hold, I take off my everyday clothes, which are covered in mud and mire, and I put on regal and curial robes; and dressed in a more appropriate manner I enter into the ancient courts of ancient men and am welcomed by them kindly, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born; and there I am not ashamed to speak to them, to ask them the reasons for their actions; and they, in their humanity, answer me; and for four hours I feel no boredom, I dismiss every affliction, I no longer fear poverty nor do I tremble at the thought of death; I become completely part of them.”
Give it a visit next time you're in Florence. Point your GPS to Museo Casa Machiavelli. More info at: https://ilborgomachiavelli.it
#travel
Take a look at the farm of Niccolò Machiavelli, infamous Renaissance political theorist. This is where he was exiled and wrote The Prince after the Medici returned to power.
Here's an inspiring passage from his letters on how he spent his evening in his study after a hard day on the farm:
“When evening comes, I return to my home, and I go into my study; and on the thresh-hold, I take off my everyday clothes, which are covered in mud and mire, and I put on regal and curial robes; and dressed in a more appropriate manner I enter into the ancient courts of ancient men and am welcomed by them kindly, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born; and there I am not ashamed to speak to them, to ask them the reasons for their actions; and they, in their humanity, answer me; and for four hours I feel no boredom, I dismiss every affliction, I no longer fear poverty nor do I tremble at the thought of death; I become completely part of them.”
Give it a visit next time you're in Florence. Point your GPS to Museo Casa Machiavelli. More info at: https://ilborgomachiavelli.it
#travel
