Villa de Stefano Restaurata – Via Francesco Ciampa 25 – Piano di Sorrento – Italy

– Pennisola Sorrentina

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“È di quel rosa che hanno le architetture nei sogni” Pier Paolo Pasolini ‘Visioni del Sud ’50’ – mentre passava col treno il Palazzo Reale a Caserta

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Facciata Sud

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Facciata Ovest

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Facciata Nord

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Todays Villa de Stefano, built in the second half of the 18th century, once known as Villa Bochet, then Castellano, became the property of three de Stefano brothers of itlo-american origins. Through the facist times the structure was occuppied by the “Colonia Marina” as a summer resort; from 1948 up to the sixties it became the secondary school building of Piano di Sorrento; then it was used by “Nino Bixio” naval academy and today it is the property of “Marinvest slr”.

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Ground Floor Plan – level +/-0.00

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Mezzanine Floor – Level +4.60

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First Floor – Level +8.90

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Cross-Section through northern portico and North Elevation

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References: “Sorrento dall’Impero alla Repubblica” by Goffredo Acampora, Nicola Longobardi Editore, Castellamare di Stabia; “Piano di Sorrento, Storia, Arte, Vita” by Tommaso Prisco, Tipografia Editrice Scarpati, Piano di Sorrento; “Villa De Stefano” by Giuseppe Guida and Luigi Vanacore, Legma Edizioni, Napoli.

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