VILLA VIZCAYA, Presentation

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Villa Vizcaya.

Villa Vizcaya is a splendid Italian Renaissance-style masterpiece in the heart of Coconut Grove, the first suburb of Miami developed at the end of the 19th century as an independent neighborhood, incorporated into the city in 1923.

South Bayshore Drive is one of the main roads in Coconut Grove, flanked by the gardens of Biscayne Bay on one side and lined on the other with ultra-fashionable buildings that include some of the most luxurious homes in Miami. Next to the beautiful Villa Vizcaya which you’re about to admire, let me draw your attention to two other buildings.

First, the Miami Science Museum, ideal for young people with an interest in both natural history and the mysteries of the cosmos, revealed in the planetarium, ready to welcome visitors beneath its 20-meter dome....