In 1870, pharmacist Pietro Vacchieri bought a plot of land and built a palace, designed by Filippo Grossi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Villa had three floors (just the third floor was facing the garden) and a tower, covered in tiny stones, that\u2019s why it was defined \u201ccrunchy\u201d. The doors and the windows were richly decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Villa was considered weird, because of its eclectic style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1874 Cavalier Lazzaro Patrone bought the completely furnished Villa, a small dependence in a garden full of exotic plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At his death the Villa was sold by his heirs to the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, in 1891.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Villa was renovated by architect Pio Soli, who raised one more floor (decorated like the tower) and added lofts and a slate roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The indoor area is decorated with an exotic taste: wicker, bamboo, statues and Chinese vases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the outdoor, he was allowed to build an iron pier on the sea in order to make ballistic experiments. He also built a neoclassical pavilion with columns, where he put a statue of a \u201ctuffolina\u201d, a girl diving into the sea. In the park there was a shed for his assistants\u2019 experiments, and also some rare plants, like banana trees and pineapples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, in 1873, and he was a famous chemist, who discovered dynamite and other explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of a fight with the French government, he chose Sanremo as his new home. Here, he lived until 1869, when he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After his death a new association was founded, and it still gives Nobel prizes every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1923 the Villa was sold to Giovan Battista Parodi, and his heirs gave it up to the public administration, that opened the Nobel museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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