Vittoriale degli italiani
House museum · Gardone Riviera, Italy
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History
The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a hillside estate in the town of Gardone Riviera overlooking Lake Garda in province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is where the Italian poet and novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio lived from 1922 until his death in 1938. The estate consists of the residence of D'Annunzio called the Prioria (priory), an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia set into a hillside, a boathouse containing the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a circular mausoleum. Its grounds are a member in the association Grandi Giardini Italiani.
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Visiting
This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.
