Villa Erba | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Classic |
Location | Cernobbio, Italy |
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villaerba.it |
Villa Erba is a 19th-century villa in Cernobbio, on the western shore of Lake Como in northern Italy.[1] Its location is not far from the Villa d'Este luxury hotel in Cernobbio.
The villa was built by Luigi Erba, brother of the prominent Italian businessman Carlo ErbaErba pharmaceutical company), to express his grandiosity. After the death of Luigi Erba, the villa was inherited by his daughter Carla (1880–1939) and was used by members of her family, including her son Luchino Visconti.
(founder of theIn 1986, the property was bought by a public consortium to use as an exposition and congress center.
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In popular culture
In 2004, the building and grounds were used as a filming location for the movie Ocean's Twelve, serving as the villa of a gentleman thief named François Toulour.[2]
In early 2005, American singer Gwen Stefani shot the music video for her 2005 single, Cool, on the villa's grounds. During the same year, a leg of Anastacia's Live at Last Tour was hosted in the villa's park.
References
- ^ "Villa Erba". Visit Como Lake. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "OCEANS 12 - Production notes - About the production". CinemaReview.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
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