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Positano became a wealthy market port from the 15th to 17th century and has only continued to grow in popularity over time. Back then they traded food such as fish and other resources. [5] Positano was a port of the Amalfi Republic in medieval times, and prospered during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By the mid-nineteenth century ...
The two married in 1558, in a semi-private ceremony, at Villa di Castello. [4] Paolo left the following day. Concerned by the spending habits of his new son-in-law, Cosimo decided to keep his daughter and her 50,000 scudi dowry in Florence, giving her greater freedom and control over her own affairs than was customary for Florentine women of ...
As time went on, he added more rooms and gardens to the hotel on nearly a dozen levels. Some rooms offer views of the sea, while others provide views of Positano and the little village of Praiano several kilometers to the south. Carlino Cinque died in 1984, with 2,000 people attending his funeral. [6]
Villa di Poggio a Caiano (1470–1738) Villa di Castello (1480–1738) Villa di Mezzomonte (1480–1482, 1629–1644) Villa La Petraia (first half of the 16th century - 1738) Villa di Camugliano (c.1530 - 1615) [3] Villa di Cerreto Guidi (1555–1738) Villa del Poggio Imperiale (1565–1738) Villa di Pratolino (1568–1738) Villa di Lappeggi ...
The Villa Romana of Minori stood in a bay of the Amalfi Coast, at the point where the river, Regina Minor, empties into the sea.This stretch of coastline, full of coves and natural harbors, was a favorite place where the imperial Roman aristocracy built their residences, as evidenced by the findings of Vietri sul Mare, Amalfi, Positano, and Li Galli.
This list documents all 998 mythical, historical and notable women whose names are displayed on the handmade white tiles of the Heritage Floor as part of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party art installation (1979); there is also one man listed, Kresilas, who was mistakenly included in the installation as he was thought to have been a woman called Cresilla.
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The villa is situated in 7.3 hectares (18 acres) of grounds. The villa has had several notable owners including Gianni and Marella Agnelli, Izaak and Dorothy J. Killam, and, since 1987, by Edmond (1932–1999) and Lily Safra (1934–2022), who inherited the villa after her husband's death.