Villa Cimbrone is a villa in Ravello on Italy's Amalfi Coast whose site dates back at least to the 11th century and has passed through several noble families, including the Accongiogioco, Fusco, and Amici families. Ernest William Beckett, later Lord Grimthorpe, bought the property in 1904 and rebuilt it extensively with the local builder Nicola Mansi, incorporating architectural fragments gathered from across Italy in a mixture of mock-Gothic, Moorish, and Venetian styles, so little of the medieval structure remains visible today. Its best known feature is the Terrazza dell'Infinito, a belvedere with panoramic views of the coast, and the villa drew visitors including members of the Bloomsbury Group, D.H. Lawrence, Winston Churchill, and Greta Garbo. It now operates as a hotel, with its gardens open to the public. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Villa Cimbrone
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Cimbrone, lead definition
Villa Cimbrone is a historic villa in Ravello, on the Amalfi Coast of southern Italy.
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It now operates as a hotel, with its gardens open to the public.
View the Source2. Villa Cimbrone (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q828374, instance of (P31): villa
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ravello, Italy
Wikidata item Q828374, property P131/P17 (location): Ravello, Italy
View the Source Wikidata: Villa Cimbrone
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