{"id":4339,"date":"2023-12-02T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlagodigarda.it\/the-vittoriale-degli-italiani-its-unmissable-wonders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:33:27","slug":"the-vittoriale-degli-italiani-its-unmissable-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitlagodigarda.it\/en\/the-vittoriale-degli-italiani-its-unmissable-wonders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vittoriale degli Italiani"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Whether you love him or not, Gabriele D’Annunzio has left an indelible mark on the Italian landscape, ranging from the artistic-literary to the political and military.<\/p>\n

The Vittoriale of D’Annunzio reflects the uniqueness of the great poet: it is more than a house, a villa, or a palace: it is a real monument, which attracts thousands of tourists every year!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are in Gardone Riviera<\/a><\/strong> when, between 1921 and 1938 under the guidance of the architect Giancarlo Maroni, the Vittoriale degli Italiani is built. It is something never seen before: a complex of squares, buildings, water games, gardens and even an open-air theater.<\/p>\n

The Vittoriale extends for about nine hectares in a magnificent panoramic position on the Lake. Of the many things to see we want to invite you not to miss at least 10.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. THE ANPHITEATRE<\/h3>\n

The amphitheatre still hosts summer performances and over the years, has seen some of Italy’s greatest actors, \u00e9toiles from the world of dance and international music stars take the stage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. THE PRIORY<\/h3>\n

Named after the poet, literally the ‘prior’s house’. In the centre of the fa\u00e7ade is D’Annunzio’s famous motto ‘Neither more firm nor more faithful’. Once inside, it will be like starting a symbolic journey<\/strong>, as is well exemplified by the cement basket with pomegranates, a fruit chosen by D’Annunzio to signify abundance and fertility.<\/p>\n

From the priory you will find not one but two doors: one, in fact, was reserved for “unwanted” guests, those on official visits, and the other was intended for the entrance of the poet’s friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. THE MASQUERADER’S ROOM<\/h3>\n

Curious and enigmatic, this is the waiting room for official visits nicknamed the ‘masquerader’s room’, because of the inscription on the mirror above the fireplace:<\/p>\n

“To the visitor.<\/em>
Teco bring the mirror of Narcissus?<\/em>
This is plumbed glass, O maskmaker.<\/em>
Adjust your masks to your face<\/em>
but think that you are glass against steel’.<\/em><\/p>\n

Verses composed on the occasion of Mussolini’s visit in 1925.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. THE MUSIC ROOM<\/h3>\n

This is a large chamber concert hall, upholstered in black and silver damask to improve its acoustics. Numerous musical instruments are stored here, including two pianos.<\/p>\n

But what is most striking is the juxtaposition of objects totally different in origin and age:<\/strong> statuettes from the Orient, Murano glass, casts of Greek sculptures, snake skins. Even the funeral masks of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt: it is the poet’s typical eclecticism that finds full expression here.<\/p>\n

5. THE GLOBE ROOM<\/h2>\n

This room is so called because of the presence of the eighteenth-century globe that immediately stands out in the centre of the room.
It is the main library of the house. It houses no less than six thousand volumes of art, and is only a ‘small’ part of the poet’s endless collection!<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. THE BLUE BATHROOM<\/h3>\n

Very scenic, it houses no less than six hundred objects, coloured between green and blue.
Divided in the French manner, i.e. into a toilet room and a retreat, on the walls we find surprising depictions of Michelangelo from the Sistine Chapel, numerous Persian ceramic tiles, Murano glass, masks from Japanese theatre, and a collection of swords and daggers.<\/strong> Once again, d’Annunzio’s eccentric taste reigns supreme.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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