Villa Zirio
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| Villa Zirio | |
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 Villa Zirio in 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sanremo, Italy |
| Coordinates | 43°49′19.42″N 7°47′08.61″E / 43.8220611°N 7.7857250°E |
Villa Zirio is a historic villa located in Sanremo, Italy.
The villa was built in 1868 by the wealthy lawyer from Sanremo, Giovanni Battista Zirio, who at the time was working as a banker in Marseille.[1] It was designed by the architect Bérengier from Marseille,[1][2] while the construction contract was awarded to the firm Curti & Gibert.[1]
After the death of Giovanni Battista Zirio, his widow — founder of the Sanremo Red Cross — married Marquis Agostino Borea d’Olmo. The villa was later acquired by Senator Ernesto Marsaglia.[1] He rented it out for a period to the future Emperor Frederick III of Germany, who stayed in Sanremo for health reasons with his wife and three daughters between 1887 and 1888.[1][2]
