Located on the east side of the Palazzo beyond the fisheries and visible from the loggia of David was the largest and most important of the villa’s gardens. Unfortunately,  there are no remaining designs or descriptions of any significance. Looking left and northwards, part of the building at the end of the fishponds was a chapel and the rest housed the machinery that worked the fountains, still partly visible on this side. Currently the building serves as bookshop and bar.

Also on the north side is the apartment of the secret garden, mirrored on the other side by another building that was used as the gardener’s house. In 1651 the two blocks of buildings were joined together by a stage-like exedra, probably designed by Nicolò Sebregondi.

On the south side of the garden is a long building known as the Fruttiere and dating to the same period as the exedra. It was once used to house citrus trees and other plants during the winter. Nowadays, exhibitions are held here.

At the end of the fisheries on the south side is another seventeenth century building. Originally built as stables, it is now a conference hall.