- The refinement of Villa Carlotta - (1)
Villa Carlotta is a palace and museum in Italy, located on the shores of Lake Como in Tremezzo.
Giambattista Sommariva, politician and patron of the arts, bought it in 1801 and transformed it into a true museum, making extensive renovations in the gardens.
The Villa received its name in homage to the other owner Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (daughter of Princess Marianna of Prussia), who received the palace in 1843 from her mother as a marriage gift.
Although the palace is beautiful and contains some furniture and works of art on two floors open to the public, it is really the garden that attracts attention.
As I said earlier the ample garden and woodland surrounding the palace, in addition to offering a pleasant atmosphere for tour and relaxation, are very beautiful and interesting.
And they also include some tropical plants (various palm trees) as well as exotic flowers (orchids, bromeliads, succulents). A small and well maintained Botanical Garden.
- The refinement of Villa Carlotta - (1)
Villa Carlotta is a palace and museum in Italy, located on the shores of Lake Como in Tremezzo.
Giambattista Sommariva, politician and patron of the arts, bought it in 1801 and transformed it into a true museum, making extensive renovations in the gardens.
The Villa received its name in homage to the other owner Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (daughter of Princess Marianna of Prussia), who received the palace in 1843 from her mother as a marriage gift.
Although the palace is beautiful and contains some furniture and works of art on two floors open to the public, it is really the garden that attracts attention.
As I said earlier the ample garden and woodland surrounding the palace, in addition to offering a pleasant atmosphere for tour and relaxation, are very beautiful and interesting.
And they also include some tropical plants (various palm trees) as well as exotic flowers (orchids, bromeliads, succulents). A small and well maintained Botanical Garden.