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Villa Emma Hamilton

  • Visit: about 50 min
Villa Emma Hamilton
Photo: Étienne Giraud · Public domain · resized

Posillipo villa opposite Palazzo Donn'Anna, where William Hamilton and Emma Lyon lived.

In Posillipo, opposite Palazzo Donn'Anna, stood a small "casino" that around 1784–85 became the property of William Hamilton, British ambassador to Naples.He lived here with his second wife, Emma Lyon, famous for her beauty and her love affair with Admiral Nelson. A seaside villa steeped in romance and history.

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