Casa Cobianchi is part of a historic neighborhood in the town of Boca (Piedmont), rebuilt between the 17th and 18th centuries by the prominent Cobianchi family of the nearby city of Intra, who used it as their summer home. At the beginning of the 19th century it was inhabited by[…]
Casa dell’Abate Naldi is located in San Quirico d’Orcia, 40 km south of Siena along the route of the Via Francigena – the old pilgrim route to Rome.It was built in the XVII century by Matteo Naldi, senese physician, scientist and personal doctor of pope Alessandro VII Chigi. In 1684 the[…]
“Try to imagine a world without music, it’s the same thing you would experience in a world without decoration.” Barnaba Fornasetti Casa Fornasetti has been the historic house of the Fornasetti family since the late 19th century. Located in the Milanese quarter of Città Studi, today it is a unique[…]
“Casa Grande”in Valmadrera is a villa built in the early XIX century by the architect Bovara. It is surrounded by a beautiful English garden designed by the architect Balzaretto, the same that has designed Milan’s public gardens. In 1817 Giuseppe Antonio Gavazzi bought the villa from Teresa Casati Confalonieri, wife[…]
The building, known today as Casa Lajolo, together with the real estate and the adjacent land, constitutes an intact and well preserved example of a Piedmontese Gentlemen’s country residence. The current architectural layout of the villa dates back to the middle of the 18th century, and was probably the work[…]
Casa Luna is located in the charming Coppedé neighbourhood, close to the city centre of Rome. Built in the 1930s, its style is simple and refined. The atmosphere is modern and traditional, creative and conventional. The owners are an international family that has renovated the house so to enjoy the most[…]
A traditional farmhouse in Lombard style, built in several phases. As the families who lived and worked on its grounds flourished, cultivating vineyards and grain, so too was the house enriched by expansions and additions to the living space. The oldest section of the house dates from the 1700s. The[…]
Casa Menotti Centro di Documentazione del Festival dei Due Mondi, located in a 16th century building, was the home in Spoleto of composer Gian Carlo Menotti until he passed away in 2007. Since 2011, under the guidance and the patronage of the Fondazione Monini, Casa Menotti has become available all[…]
Surrounded by the enchanting Tuscan countryside, next to a large orchard, woods and terraces of olive trees, Molbena is the ideal place to fully relax in a luxuriant nature, away from the chaos and crowding, but still being a few minutes away from the artistic treasures of Cortona and the[…]
Monterosso house, from the name of the hill on which is located, is in Vengono Superiore (Varese), at the border with the pine forest of Tradate and Appiano Gentile, and it’s reachable in 45 minutes by car from Milan. The manor consists of a big park -of 5 hectares-, held[…]
