Niccolo Macchiavelli is one of the least liked and most misunderstood personalities in Tuscan history, probably because he made the mistake of telling the truth in his book. The Prince. His name is synonymous with treachery & deviousness. The Albergaccio Macchiavelli just outside Florence is doing much to rectify that. Directly opposite the villa (open to the public) where the original Machiavelli spent his 15-year exile from Florence, this little trattoria serves good wine, good garlic bread and good Fagioli all’uccelletto.