Villa Rocca Matilde
Villa Rocca Matilde is a 19th-century seaside villa, located on Via Posillipo #222, below Piazza San Luigi, in the neighborhood of Posillipo, Naples, Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa Rosebery and Mausoleo Schilizzi.
Villa Rosebery
Park
Photo: Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Villa Rosebery is one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. It is located in Naples and its area covers 6.6 hectares. The villa is named after its former owner, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, who served as British prime minister in 1894–1895 for the Liberal Party. Villa Rosebery is situated 1 km south of Villa Rocca Matilde.
Mausoleo Schilizzi
Church
Photo: Fn339, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mausoleo Schilizzi, also known as the Mausoleum of Posillipo or Ara Votiva per i Caduti della Patria is a monumental mausoleum built in the 1880s in a Neo-Egyptian style. It is located at Posillipo, Naples, and overlooks the bay from atop a hillside. Mausoleo Schilizzi is situated 600 metres southwest of Villa Rocca Matilde.
Villa Donn’Anna
Castle
Photo: Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palazzo Donn'Anna is a historic residence in Naples, Italy. It sits prominently at water's edge at the beginning of the Posillipo coast, just west of the Mergellina boat harbor. Villa Donn’Anna is situated 1¼ km northeast of Villa Rocca Matilde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuorigrotta and Chiaia.
Fuorigrotta
Suburb
Fuorigrotta is a western suburb of Naples, southern Italy. Covering an area of 6,2 km2, it is the most populated suburb of the city.
Chiaia
Suburb
Photo: Robert Rive, Public domain.
Chiaia is an affluent neighbourhood on the seafront in Naples, Italy, bounded by Piazza Vittoria on the east and Mergellina on the west. Chiaia is one of the wealthiest districts in Naples, and many luxury brands have shops on its main street. Chiaia is situated 3½ km northeast of Villa Rocca Matilde.
Villa Rocca Matilde
- Type: House
- Description: building in Naples, Italy
- Categories: villa, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Municipalità 1, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.80954° or 40° 48′ 34″ northLongitude
14.20643° or 14° 12′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FGPR654+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 174000560OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q4012299
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tagalog—“Villa Rocca Matilde” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗卡马蒂尔德别墅”
- French: “villa Rocca Matilde”
- French: “Villa Rocca Matilde”
- German: “Villa Rocca Matilde”
- Italian: “Villa Firmian”
- Italian: “villa Lauro”
- Italian: “villa Matilde”
- Italian: “Villa Matilde”
- Italian: “villa Pierce”
- Italian: “Villa Rocca Matilde”
- Tagalog: “Villa Rocca Matilde”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Villa Rocca Matilde”. Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0.