Villa La Briciola A touch of History |
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Villa La Briciola rises from the ruins of a much older medieval hunting pavilion or meeting place that was destroyed and rebuilt several times in the many battles fought in the area during Italy Independence Wars from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later on World War I & II. The ruins were abandoned after WWII, and although the land remained in the family the area reverted to farmland use until the 1960s, when the father of the current owner purchased from the county the right to re-build. The new building designed by the owner to blend the original characteristics of medieval hunting pavilion with modern comforts, was named La Briciola, literally “The Bread Crumb” and was used by the family as a Summer House for the next forty years. Villa La Briciola was born. When asked about the peculiar name for the property the owner simply said:” I love the medieval origins and traditions of my family; I just added to the ruins they left me a “Crumb” of Good Sense.” To better underline this thought, he had the walls of the house covered with a rough texture of granite pebbles mixed to white plaster that give the impression of “crumbs trapped in the walls”. |
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