Villa Serra is a 19th century construction, surrounded by an English style park (9 ha). The stables date from the 18th century. The complex, now a public consortium, is ... read more
Villa San Michele was built by the Swedish medical doctor, psychiatrist, author and socialite Axel Munthe, late 19th century. He constructed the house and gardens ... read more
Villa Rufolo was built in the 13th century for the Rufolo family, but was extensively transformed in the 19th century by Scotsman Francis Neville Reid. The famous ... read more
The Villa Romana di Valdonega was built in the first century. AD, of which three rooms are preserved today, overlooking an L-shaped portico. The latter was probably ... read more
The Villa Romana del Casale dates back to the 4th century, but constructed on the remains of an older villa. It has famous mosaics and a courtyard. The site was abandoned ... read more
Villa Reale di Marlia dates back to the 15th century, as the Renaissance style Villa Marlia. However it was the sister of Napoleon, Elisa, who transformed it ... read more
Villa Poppaea, situated in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis, is an ancient luxurious villa supposed to have been owned by Emperor Nero and was probably the residence of ... read more
Villa Pisani, today housing the National Museum, contains 18th and 19th century works of art and furniture, and on the ceiling of the ballroom Gianbattista Tiepolo’s ... read more
Villa Pennisi in Musica is a classical music Summer School & Festival. It was created in honour of the composer Francesco Pennisi (1934-2000). read more
Villa Pennisi was built in the 19th century as the 'Grand Hotel de Bains', surrounded by beautiful Mediterranean gardens. The spa was sold, early 50s, but the ... read more
Villa Palagonia is a Sicilian Baroque villa, built from 1715. Its garden is famous for the statues of monsters. Since 1885 the villa is owned and inhabited by the ... read more
Villa Ormond was built in the late 19th century as a "Maison de Plaisance" for the Swiss businessman Ormond. The architect was Emile Réverdin, and the villa is ... read more
Villa Oliva dates back to the 15th century and has been restored in the 20th century by the Oliva family. It is surrounded by a beautiful park on three levels its ... read more
The Villa Necchi Campiglio was built between 1932 and 1935 for Angelo Campiglio, his wife Gigina Necchi and her sister Edda Necchi. The two sisters were heirs to the ... read more
Villa Museo Giacomo Puccini, an elegant lakeside villa still owned by a family member today, is dedicated to the life & work of Puccini. He wrote here most of his ... read more
Villa Mondragone, a former ecclesial property, was constructed for Cardinal Mark Sittich von Hohenems Altemps (1533-1595), and later used by the Borghese Cardinal ... read more
Villa Monastero, today a museum and conference centre, was constructed on the site of a Cistercensian monastery in the 16th century, for the Mornocco family. The present ... read more
Villa Molin is a patrician residence, commissioned by Nicolò Molin (1562-1608), Venetian ambassador to Florence and to James I of England from 1603-1606. The architect ... read more
Villa Melzi was built, neo-classical style, between 1808 and 1810 for Francesco Melzi d’Eril, count of Lodi and Vice president of the First Italian Republic in the ... read more
Villa Medici, Fiesole, was built between 1451 and 1457 for Giovanni de Medici, and most probably designed by Leon Battista Alberti (1404 – 1472), the Renaissance ... read more