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The Gulf of Naples was a particular locus of the development of Roman villas from roughly 50 BCE to 200 CE, where they were built as retreats and status symbols by senators and the like. [4] Of the many villas of this era discovered in Boscoreale , Naples, buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that also buried Pompeii , one now visible is ...
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Italian: Granducato di Toscana; Latin: Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1860, replacing the Republic of Florence. [2] The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In the 19th century the population of the Grand Duchy was about 1,815,000 inhabitants. [3]
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The Villa Rosebery is one of the three official residences of the President of Italy (the other two being the Quirinal Palace in Rome and the Castelporziano country retreat outside Rome). It is located in Naples and its area covers 6.6 hectares (16.3 acres).
Tuscany has created a €2.8 million ($3 million) fund to buy and renovate homes in towns with less than 5,000 residents to bolster the rural population in its mountainous municipalities.
The Villa of Pliny in Tuscis was a large, elaborate ancient Roman villa-estate that belonged to the Plinys (Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger). [1] It is located at Colle Plinio near San Giustino, Umbria, Italy. [2] [3] He named it his villa in Tuscis (in Tuscany) and often mentioned it in letters to his uncle and others. [4]
A Publishers Weekly review stated, "The recently divorced author is euphoric about the old house in the Tuscan hills that she and her new lover renovated and now live in during summer vacations and on holidays. A poet, food-and-travel writer, Italophile and chair of the creative writing department at San Francisco State University, Mayes is a ...
When the sovereigns died, the Villa Floridiana passed on to the heirs of the Duchess’ first marriage. Later, Villa Lucia and part of the gardens were sold to Count Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, thus becoming his residence in Naples. In 1919, the Floridiana was bought by the state and was transformed into a museum.