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Here you can find the articles about the nicests historical residences, which are mostly opened for visitors.
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Villa Palagonia in Bagheria
One of the most famous tourist attractions in Sicily, Villa Palagonia has been visited by famous travellers, who consider it as the place “most original that exists in the world and famous all over Europe.”
Villa d’Este Lake Como
Within over 500 years Villa d’Este hosted queens, princesses, sultan of Morocco, wife of Russian Tsar, Italian Royal Family, Queen of England, also queens and kings of Hollywood. The guest book of a hotel has the likes of Mark Twain, Alfred Hitchcock, Greta Garbo, Mel Gibson or Madonna.
Rocca di Lonato and Casa del Podesta
The Castle Lonato, referred by locals as ‘Rocca’ ( Fortress ) is an impressive 14th century defence complex protecting the area around Lake Garda. The fortress for a long time belonged to Milan’s Visconti, the Scaglieri and some Venetian families to later finish in the Austrian hands.
Palazzo Torri
Between famous green wineyards covering the morenic hills around Lake Iseo erects majestic Palace Torri, the splendid example of fortificated residence of Italian aristocracy.
Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta
Villa Litta is an impressive palace surrounded by an English-style garden embellished by the fountains of Neptune and Galathea and an amazing Nymphaeum considered one of the most important in northern Italy due to the richness of the decor and the variety of water games.
Villa Della Porta Bozzolo
Villa Della Porta Bozzolo is a typical Lombardy villa with open galleries, built in the 16th century as a country house, in the following century the Villa was enlarged and transformed into the magnificent residence of representative of Della Porta family .
Villa Carlotta Tremezzo
Marvellous high-class residence on the western shore of Lake Como at the altitude of 201 m, Villa Carlotta has been finished in 1690 by the Milanese banker Giorgio Clerici and later donated in 19th century by the princess Marianna of Nassau,
