Late 18th century villa
The villa is located at the end of a long gravel driveway lined with tall cypress trees within a centuries-old park. Built at the end of the eighteenth century, it reflects in every detail the neoclassical elegance of the time with the symmetrical main facade, the entrance with columns supporting the terrace of the main dining room with frescoed ceilings.
The windows made of lacquered fir wood with an arch shape are enriched with moldings, frames and spindles with style workmanship; those on the main floor are elegant, some bordered with lace and decorations and overlook the large surrounding garden.
The shutters made of lacquered larch are shaped according to the mostly Gothic arches that contain the windows; some are sliding and disappear inside the decorated masonry.
The large atrium leads to the marble staircase with wrought iron railings worked with floral motifs. Inside the villa, the walls covered in damask silk and the high ceilings decorated with stuccoes illuminated by large chandeliers stand out. The main rooms furnished with Liberty-style furniture offer a refined atmosphere, the heavy velvet curtains in warm colors frame the windows. The floors alternate in polished mosaic marble and Venetian terrazzo and in oak wood with a herringbone pattern where the damask-covered armchairs and inlaid tables find space.
This villa tells not only the art and architecture of its time, but also the soul of the current owners.
