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Golfo
dei Poeti
Lerici, Portovenere
Tellaro, Fezzano, Cadimare.. -
Golfo
dei Poeti
Lerici, Portovenere
Tellaro, Fezzano, Cadimare... -
Golfo
dei Poeti
Lerici, Portovenere
Tellaro, Fezzano, Cadimare...
LERICI VILLAS
Villa Magni
This 16th century villa is situated on the seafront at San Terenzo, and was originally built as a monastery for the Barnabite priests. It is most famous for having been home to the Shelleys between April and September of 1822, when it was owned by the marquis of Ollandine.
The villa is made up of a series of arched walkways and doorways and originally gave directly onto the seafront, but is now separated from the sea by a road built in 1888.
Villa Marigola
The Villa Marigola is situated on an olm-oak covered promontory that separates the bay of San Terenzo from the bay of Lerici.
The original building dates back to the second half of the 18th century, and was built as a holiday home for the Ollandine marquis. Its most impressive feature is a large terrace that faces a garden dedicated to the growing of citrus fruits, whereas the surrounding slopes are covered in vines and olive groves. In the 19th century, the increase in popularity of the English garden saw a change in the layout of the gardens. The Mediterranean layout was replaced with neat, geometrical flowerbeds and winding paths.
The villa has changed hands a number of times over the years, passing from the Florentine marquis of Maccarani, to the Englishman Sir Reginald Pearce in 1888, to the marquis Magna Griffi at the beginning of the 1900s. The ancient turret was also once home to writer Sem Benelli.
The villa and its gardens owe their current appearance to changes made in 1926, when the citrus gardens were replaced by the geometric forms of a traditional Italian garden. The villa is currently owned by the Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia and is used as a conference centre.
Villa Magni