My Sicily Trip 2007
"Villa Tasca" Page Two
Here
I am taking pictures of the 2 famous swans, could be related to the ones in
my mural from early 1900's. The Manager that took us around the garden said
they love to have their pictures taken, he was right.
This
is a close-up of the front facade, Neo-classic, of the Villa. The inside is
beautiful, you can have an inside virtual tour thru the internet on some sites.
This
is another shot of the reflective pond.
This
was my surprise while in the gardens (giardini), there are 3 gazebos and under
each is a grotto. We only went into one of the grottos, and it had 2 rooms.Above
is me and the Manager going to the entrance of grotto.The other 2 pictures are
in the grotto.He said that they think the grottos were used for the residents
to keep cool hundreds of years ago. It also could of been for underground water
to come thru, because the garden has a bridge and small ravine for water. Also
the painting done in 1907 shows a waterfall coming out from under the grotto.
Who knows ??
Here
were are inspecting the structure of the largest gazebo, my favorite.The Manager
didn't let us out of his sight, don't know what he was afraid of.
Well,
it is arrivederci to this grand site of our ancestor's hard work.We could of
stayed all day but the manager had an eye on his watch and was anxious to usher
us out.
Click
on Pictures for Enlargement or Click on Flag for Misilmeri!!
This
is an old glass house in the gardens that was used for special small parties.There
were some old tables and chairs inside.
