“Villa Jana”, or “Castel Jana” as modestly written on a plaque at the main gate, is a striking structure in eclectic style built in 1921 in the outskirts of Quercianella.
Quercianella, an administrative division of Livorno, is a lovely seaside resort and the southernmost part of our Municipality.
The belvedere of the villa faces the bay on the south of the Romito headland, dominated by “Castel Sonnino”.
The villa has a turreted access to a small jetty...
... and to a pebble beach nearby.See also: Villa Jana, Quercianella
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You have sold me on this "seaside" resort. What do you think it would cost for Lois and I to spend a few days there?
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A wonderful castle - nicely documented! Nice beach too. Did you have warm water this year? While in Pula, 1st week of August, we have very cool sea water.
ReplyDeleteVP these are wonderful! I would love to visit there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeletegrazie perle informazioni molto dettagliate ed istruttive
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful area..... with so many nice and interesting places... Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat place and privileged views!
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Cezar
The person who designed it must have been really imaginative and creative! The view is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely use for a grand old castle.
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't imagine why I'm not already there! I love that last shot, you can see everything :D
ReplyDeleteA castle built in the 1920s. Cool!
ReplyDeleteWe have an Italian tower in Jerusalem just like that first square one.
great shots.
ReplyDeleteI love it. I wish I were there. It is just grand looking. I like all the shots but the last one best. MB
ReplyDeleteOh wow, weird but wow, what a place!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting shots!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful and reminds me so much of this house I posted some time ago: http://oeirasdailyphoto.blogspot.com/search?q=forte+da+cruz
ReplyDeleteIt looks a bit out of place w/ the umbrellas and all.
ReplyDelete@ Jacob - Wait for the next post, you may find it useful...
ReplyDelete@ JM - You are right, the similarity of the tower is stunning!
VP, as always, your photos and reporting are outstanding. But allow me to be a bit contrary. It appears to me the scale of this villa/castle is off... from its design - architecture - it looks like it should be a big building or complex while it is in fact quite small. Sort of like a midget castle. Hmmm...? Or am I seeing it wrong? Can't argue with it being is a lovely spot, though.
ReplyDelete@ Francisca - You got it perfectly right: this is a fancy villa, not a castle, with an excellent location and a large park.
ReplyDeleteI think this was intended and apparent from many details of the building. Maybe we'll see that in another post...
Wow. What a place. The architect didn't do much wrong here.
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