Restored Villa in Sweden

The Italian inspired villa Muramaris which means "hearth by the sea" is located north of Visby and was built around 1915. Owners Ellen von Hallwyl and Johnny Roosval allow us to step in and take a look.





A magnificent sandstone fireplace in the sitting room. The goddess of love flanked by two male figures that symbolize suffering and hard work appear at the top, and the four elements air, earth, fire and water at the sides. The latter two are seen here represented by a dragon and a mermaid. On the wall, and painted by artist Greta Ruuth, is the hunting goddess Diana.




The hall originally had no windows, but was built as an open loggia with arches overlooking the garden.



Have a lovely weekend!
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Villa in Italy

Casa del Leone is the name of this rustic home located in Castello di Reschio, a private estate that covers 2,700 acres of Umbrian countryside on the border with Tuscany. This is the green heart of Italy, a land of rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves and woods of oak and chestnut, where little has changed since St Francis of Assisi preached here in the Middle Ages. If you are curious to know how much it would cost to stay a night here the answer is at the end of this post!






























So, you can stay the night from 1457 to 2321 euros. See you tomorrow, sweethearts!
All images from here.

Restored Villa in Italy

Good morning to you, precious readers! Ahh, you are not going to believe the stunning views of this 17th century restored farmhouse in Italy. It is called NOCI or Col delle Noci, which means Walnut Hill. It lies high up on a gentle slope overlooking the entire Reschio estate and nature reserve.





























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Villa in Tuscany

Good morning, dears, had a good week? Last night my husband and I went to see John Malkovich at the theatre here in Peru. He performed The Infernal Comedy and I'm sad to say we were very disappointed. A real pity, we were so looking forward to a great show.

Back to our daily fun time then, let me take you to Italy. This villa called Fagnana is in Tuscany and not far from Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Siena.

Fagnana is on Villa Saletta estate, once owned by the Riccardi family (bankers to the Medici), which covers approximately 1,760 acres. In total, there are more than 20 old farmhouses on the estate, mostly dating back to the 1800s. Three of these farmhouses have been restored so far. Fagnana was the first one and it was refurbished in 2004.

Have a lovely weekend!
All images from here.

Villa in Italy

Casa del Leone is the name of this rustic home located in Castello di Reschio, a private estate that covers 2,700 acres of Umbrian countryside on the border with Tuscany. This is the green heart of Italy, a land of rolling hills, vineyards, olive groves and woods of oak and chestnut, where little has changed since St Francis of Assisi preached here in the Middle Ages. If you are curious to know how much it would cost to stay a night here the answer is at the end of this post!






























So, you can stay the night from 1457 to 2321 euros. See you tomorrow, sweethearts!
All images from here.