4286 x 2847 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
11 mai 2011
Lieu:
3 Villa Durazzo, Piazzale S.Giacomo 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure
Informations supplémentaires:
immersed in luxuriant vegetation, with gardens, flower beds, palm and pine trees on the sea front Villa Durazzo-Centurione, a complex of two villas surrounded by a seventeenth-century garden Villa Durazzo Palace is the most beautiful mansion in town. It was a summer residence built in the seventeenth century by rich Genovese family. Now, it houses a museum (Vittorio Rossi Museum), and an impressive art collection. Walk along the terrace and and indulge in a spectacular of the harbor. Stroll along the lanes lined with statues that cross the gorgeous garden. Finally, visit he castle by the ville built in the mid-1500's to protect the village. Santa Margherita, Villa Durazzo Built in 1678, Villa Durazzo has been subjected to many transformations. In 1821 the Durazzo family sold the property to the Principles Centurioni and during the nineteenth century the garden was refined by fountains, statues and marble furnitures. At the earliest of '900 the mansion was turned into a luxury hotel and later became property of Alfredo Chierichetti, who added exotic plants and flower pots. In 1973 the heirs of magnate have sold the property to the Municipality [...]
