TREMEZZO, Villa Carlotta Introduction
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I am Marcy, your personal guide, and together with MyWoWo I’d like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world: Tremezzo.
Tremezzo, like Lenno, is part of the municipality of Tremezzina and is mainly known for the beautiful Villa Carlotta, with its must-see botanical garden.
The construction of the mansion was commissioned by Giorgio II Clerici, an important politician, whose descendants sold it to Gian Battista Sommariva for financial reasons in 1801.
Sommariva, who was a great art collector, enriched the rooms with masterpieces by the most important artists of the time, including the sculptor Antonio Canova....