Villa that inspired Pinocchio for sale in Italy A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for 10.5 million euros ($14 million) - a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book. The 3,000-square-metre (32,000 square feet) mansion has three hectares (seven acres) of garden including a lawn known as the "Field of Miracles" where a gardener famously found a hoard of coins in the 19th century -- a story that was included in "The Adventures of Pinocchio". Images and soundbites.