Villa Volpi is a
neoclassical seaside villa situated in
Sabaudia
Sabaudia is a coastal town on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the province of Latina, Lazio, in central Italy. Sabaudia's centre is characterised by several examples of Fascist architecture, as it was one of several towns built in the 1930s built on land ...
,
Italy
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.
History
The villa was commissioned in 1952 by Countess Nathalie Volpi of Misrata, wife of
Count Giuseppe Volpi, founder of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
, and was designed by architect .
The villa has served as the filming location for several films including ''
Divorce Italian Style
''Divorce Italian Style'' () is a 1961 Italian black comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay is by Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's novel '' Un delitto d'onore'' (English ...
'' and ''
Compagni di scuola''.
Description
The villa, which is located within the boundaries of
Circeo National Park
Circeo National Park (Italian language, Italian: ''Parco Nazionale del Circeo'') is an List of national parks of Italy, Italian national park founded in 1934. It occupies a strip of coastal land from Anzio to Terracina, including also a sector of ...
, lies on a sand dune facing the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (, ; or ) , , , , is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenians, Tyrrhenian people identified with the Etruscans of Italy.
Geography
The sea is bounded by the islands of C ...
. Featuring a
neoclassical and
neo-Palladian
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Republic of Venice, Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetr ...
style, it is composed by a central volume and two side wings. The central part of the villa resembles a
classical Roman temple.
Gallery
File:Villa Volpi Sabaudia 1.jpg
File:Villa Volpi Sabaudia 5.jpg
File:Villa Volpi Sabaudia 4.jpg
References
External links
{{Commons category-inline, Villa Volpi (Sabaudia)
Buildings and structures in Sabaudia
Villas in Lazio