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Villa Grumello on Lake Como has a turbulent history. In the 15th century it was almost a fortress, later bankers and count sons spent their days here.

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Leading headings: Marina Volkova

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Magazine: Nya (186) 2013

Villa Grumello on Lake Como has a turbulent history. In the 15th century it was almost a fortress, later bankers and count sons spent their days here.

For the first time this place is mentioned in documents of the 15th century as a small fortified castle, the owners of which quarreled with their feudal neighbors and were forced to fight them off. Around the mini-fortress then grew vineyards and orchards. There were many chestnuts, which was a special charm of the local landscapes. At the beginning of the next century, the Milan banker Tommaso d'Adda bought the property.

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