The original part of the property was a late 16th-century fortress serving the Chiatamone bastion, it became the residence of Felice Gazzola in 1751 and, from 1761, of the Prince of Francavilla, before returning to the Crown’s holdings at the end of the century and becoming Queen Maria Carolina’s “luogo di delizie”. Transformed in the Neoclassical style, it hosted Alexandre Dumas in 1860, only to be converted into a hotel in 1864. Its history then became intertwined with the redesign of the coastline and the redevelopment of the shoreline, and the disappearance of its centuries-old direct connection to the sea.
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Chapter Title
16. Il casino del Chiatamone. Trasformazioni, rifunzionalizzazioni e permanenze di un sito reale
Authors
Angela Pecorario Martucci
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6.21
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Le ville a Napoli di età moderna. Chiaia luogo di conveniente dimora
Authors
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
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Number of Pages
248
Publication Year
2026
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6
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979-12-215-1082-9
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979-12-215-1083-6
Series Title
I Quaderni di NeaVia. Studi sulla villa