Villa Il Palmerino

Via del Palmerino 10

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Villa Il Palmerino

The villa, of 15th-century origin, was bought by sophisticated and eclectic English writer Vernon Lee, the pseudonym of Violet Paget (1856–1935), in 1889. She made several innovative improvements to the property and to the estate as a whole.

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On her death, "Il Palmerino" was purchased by painter Federigo Angeli and his wife, painter and writer Carola "Lola" Costa, who managed to keep the property together through troubled times.

Their descendants continue to this very day to promote initiatives and events in favour of the arts.