6Nov
Moltrasio's patronal feast
The feast of the patron saint San Martino in Moltrasio in November.
The parish church, Moltrasiountil 8 November
Blevio
Villa Taglioni, Blevio
- Visit duration
- 5–15 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- First Basin
Why go
Villa Taglioni is a residence on the Blevio shore that belonged to Maria Taglioni (1804–1884), a ballerina of the Romantic era.
The complex includes the main building, with three rows of windows of different shapes and sizes, a large terrace supported by arches and sculptures, and a boathouse with a guest house. In the second half of the nineteenth century Taglioni retired here after a career on European stages, from Paris to Saint Petersburg. The site was already known for sheltering Emperor Joseph II in 1769, when a storm caught him on the lake. The façade can be seen from the lake, near Blevio's church square.
- Maria Taglioni's villa, which stretches along the shore.
- Where Emperor Joseph II sheltered from a storm in 1769.
Highlights
- The front on the shore
- The terrace on arches and sculptures
- The boathouse and its guest house
- The story of Maria Taglioni
Getting there
- It stands on the shore at Blevio, in the hamlet of Sorto, near the church square; the front is seen from the lake.
On the map
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.