Villa Fontanelle
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Villa Fontanelle is a villa (sometimes called a Palazzo) near Moltrasio at Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy, about 50 km from Milan. The 4 storey and yellow painted building has been built in the 19th century by Lord Charles Currie. There is a 1.2 hectars of land attached to it including a park and an anchorage. It was completely renovated in 1980. Hundreds of oil paintings and other artwork are part of the interior and exterior.
The estate is owned by Russian millionaire Arkady Novikov since 2008 who bought it for a price of 33 million Euros. It was previously owned by Gianni Versace from 1977 until his murder in 1997. Before his death, celebrities such as Sir Elton John, Sting and Madonna were guests in the building.
Since the death of Versace, only American singer Jennifer Lopez and her husband Chris Judd spent their honeymoon there.
[edit] References
- http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2008/03/versaces-villa-fontanelle-sold.html
- http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/overseas/article3545401.ece
- http://www.larghevedute.com/eng/versace01.htm
Coordinates: 45°52′N 9°6′E / 45.867°N 9.1°E
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