The History of Villa Guarnaschelli

Villa Guarnaschelli once again opens its doors to its exclusive guests dedicating the most magnificent and evocative. Walking through the flowery avenues and the noble halls, the villa is told. Its construction dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century, and photographic documentation shows the veracity of the canons applied according to the English neo-Gothic tradition, although in a late stage and exemplified in decorative and structural terms. It was not by chance that it belonged to the English noblewoman Mrs Hill Mabel, friend of the King of England Edward VII, who came to spend short periods of holidays in anonymous. It is thought that there was a great love story hidden between the two, and that he was born in this very place.

To the king was dedicated a special room overlooking the Isola Bella where he loved to observe the sunrise. In the forties it was purchased by Senator Count Vittorio Cini of Venice who entrusted the restructuring to Tomaso Buzzi, one of the most important creators of Italian taste of the 1930s and 1940s, starting a real standard imitated by many in the following years. Architect, designer, interior designer who worked for the most important figures of the great aristocracy of our country. His genius is admired for his great humanistic and literary culture, evident in his achievements in the form of refined quotations and references to ancient art.