10.08.06
Visions of Varese. The Villa Toeplitz
Visions of Varese - The Villa Toeplitz.
This video podcast features the Villa Toeplitz and its water gardens in Sant Ambrogio Varese. The Villa was built in the early 20th century. In 1920 the villa was owned by the Baron Giuseppe Toeplitz who added the observatory and the multi level Italian style gardens. The Gardens are interlinked water features and grottoes that cover almost 8 hectors. The water gardens are connected to the English style gardens to the east of the villa with its mature beech trees and green box hedges. The Villa and the beautiful Italian water gardens are now owned the municipality of Varese and are open to the general public. The Villa also is home to two museums, the history of electronic music and the African collection of the Castiglioni Family, famous archaeologists who came from Varese. Visions of Varese, a series of video gallery podcasts from Casavarese.
Discover the art, history and culture of Varese in the Italian Lakes.
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