Villa Zirio

Villa Zirio is a historic villa located in Sanremo, Italy.

History

The villa was built in 1868 by the wealthy lawyer from Sanremo, Giovanni Battista Zirio, who at the time was working as a banker in Marseille. It was designed by the architect Bérengier from Marseille, while the construction contract was awarded to the firm Curti & Gibert.
After the death of Giovanni Battista Zirio, his widow — founder of the Sanremo Red Cross — married Marquis Agostino Borea d’Olmo. The villa was later acquired by Senator Ernesto Marsaglia. He rented it out for a period to the future Emperor Frederick III of Germany, who stayed in Sanremo for health reasons with his wife and three daughters between 1887 and 1888.

The villa stands along Corso Felice Cavallotti, next to Palazzo Bellevue and just a short distance from the seafront.
The building, which has three floors, features an almost symmetrical floor plan.