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,[…]
Located in the fishing village of Bogliasco near Genoa, in a region of extraordinary beauty whose landscape has stimulated creative expression for centuries, the Bogliasco Foundation offers one-month residencies to individuals who can demonstrate notable achievement in the Arts and Humanities: those disciplines that seek to understand our place in[…]
The renaissance in the Euganei Hills A country retreat from the turn of the 16th century and inspired by antiquity dominates the landscape of the Euganei Hills. Built as a summer residence for the Bishops of Padova, it is the sublime work of famous architects, including Giulio Romano, and is[…]
La Celadina, country house, place of art and culture. Villa dei Tasso is a beautiful sixteenth-century historic country house, the only Tasso’s property entirely open for visits in the Bergamo region. It is a horseshoe-shaped building, with a big inner courtyard overlooked by the Dovecote Tower, the old carriages deposits[…]
