Villa Zinna is a 17th-century
country estate
An estate is a large parcel of land under single ownership, which would historically generate income for its owner.
British context
In the UK, historically an estate comprises the houses, outbuildings, supporting farmland, and woods that s ...
located in the Zinnafondo / Zannafondo county in the Province of
Ragusa, Sicily
Ragusa (; scn, Rausa ; la, Ragusia) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with 73,288 inhabitants in 2016. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valley ...
.
Formerly a property of the order of the Knights of Malta, it was then absorbed into the
Catholic Order of the Jesuits.
With the institution of the early Italian State in 1861, the
Italian government
The government of Italy is in the form of a democratic republic, and was established by a constitution in 1948. It consists of legislative, executive, and judicial subdivisions, as well as a Head of State, or President.
The Italian Constitutio ...
negotiated with the Vatican State the concession, division and eventual sale of large church property to private Sicilian citizens.
Today the property serves as the center of operations for the IBLA GRAND PRIZE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVAL.
Annually hundreds of musicians from all over the world join in public performances in
Ragusa Ibla
Ragusa (; scn, Rausa ; la, Ragusia) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with 73,288 inhabitants in 2016. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valley ...
during the month of July for the IBLA GRAND PRIZE.
The IBLA GRAND PRIZE was founded in 1992 on the occasion of the 500th year celebrations of the discovery of America and it celebrated its 27th Anniversary in 2018.
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Province of Ragusa
Buildings and structures in the Province of Ragusa
Villas in Sicily