Villa Belgiojoso Brivio Sforza is the most sumptuous example of aristocratic villa in Brianza, Lombardy. In the past it hosted also Gioacchino Rossini.It was built by the marquises Villani Novati in the XVII century and then reworked in the second half of the XVIII century by the Belgiojoso family.The villa’s[…]
Built in the 18th century for His Majesty King Ferdinand and Her Majesty Queen Carolina of Borbone during their exile in Sicily, Villa Chiaramonte Bordonaro ai Colli is today the house of the Barons Chiaramonte Bordonaro. Baron Luigi Chiaramonte Bordonaro Alliata, described by the international press as the “last Gattopardo”[…]
This house, built in 1962 by architect Luigi Caccia Cominioni, is located in the zone of Carcano in the township of Albavilla, province of Como, where the Battle of Carcano saw the forces of Frederick I Barbarossa fight the Milanese in 1160. The house boasts a particularly beautiful view that[…]
The villa, originally built as the Summer residence for the Counts of Castelbarco Pindemonte Rezzonico, dates back to the late seventeenth century (ca 1690). During the course of the centuries the villa has experienced a number of changes to the original plan; the last one took place at the end[…]
Close to Amalfi, on the coast towards Positano, Villa Chandon overlooks the sea in the small gulf of Conca dei Marini.It was the summer residence – from the 1960s to the 1990s – of the Chandon family, the famous champagne producer. It was originally a fishermen’s house. Riccardo di Sangro,[…]
Villa Chicca, situated in the district of Saint Stefano Square in Cernobbio, has been built in the last century. It enjoys an emotional panoramic view of the city of Como and of its famous lake. The large living room, separated from the main building of the house, is the ideal[…]
Villa Cianciafara was built at the end of the eighteenth century on a pre-existing installation of medieval origin. It is one of the few in Messina, perhaps the only one, that has remained basically intact until today with its original functional division of spaces and the design of the[…]
The historyThe history of the Clerici family has its roots back in the eighteenth century and extends to the present day, shaped by those who were the most prominent exponents and influenced the course with their own choices and vicissitudes. Belonging to the Lombard middle class, many of them lived[…]
Villa Corinna is a historic villa of the territory of Mondovì, in the province of Cuneo. It was born as a farmhouse in the late 1700s and converted into a summer residence in 1868. The surrounding agricultural land was transformed into an English garden, and a turret was added[…]
Villa da Schio was originally built at the beginning of 17th century, close to the existing national road, but after several flood of the Agno River the construction site was relocated to the current position on a higher and safer level.In the initial stages of construction, there were two different buildings,[…]
