Villa Volpi is a
neoclassical seaside villa situated in
Sabaudia
Sabaudia is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, in central Italy. Sabaudia's centre is characterised by several examples of Fascist architecture.
Villa Volpi, a neoclassical seaside villa built for Countess Nathalie Volpi of Misurata ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
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 ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
, and was designed by architect .
The villa has served as the filming location for several films including ''
Divorce Italian Style
''Divorce Italian Style'' ( it, Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian dark 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 de ...
'' and ''
Compagni di scuola''.
Description
The villa, which is located within the boundaries of
Circeo National Park, lies on a sand dune facing the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
. Featuring a
neoclassical and
neo-Palladian
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective ...
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)
Sabaudia
Buildings and structures in the Province of Latina
Villas in Lazio