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Villa Emma

  • Visit: about 50 min
Villa Emma
Photo: Alexandre Albore · CC0 · resized

16th-century Posillipo villa next to Villa Rosebery, fortified in 1648 by the viceroys.

In Posillipo, next to Villa Rosebery, residence of the Presidency of the Republic, Villa Emma, or Villa Barracco, was built in the 16th century by Giacomo Castellano.In 1648 the viceroys also used it for military purposes and equipped it with defences. A villa by the sea with an adventurous history.

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