An early 20th-century Art Nouveau building surrounded by a tree-lined park, it has been the location of the famous Cala Gonone Jazz festival for several years. The Villa, belonging to Count Ticca, dates back to the 1920s; it was the Duce himself who gave this title to the owner. The architecture reflects the decorative motifs of the period, both inside and out. Featuring three floors, the ground floor, garden and a studio accessible from the courtyard will be open for visits. To embellish the villa, the Count employed artists of Nivola’s fame. The interiors, now poor in objects, contain some furniture from the period, but most of all flaunt mosaic floors, walls with historical photos depicting the Villa at the time it was born, and a room containing frescoes by Nivola. The garden is large, the original decorations still well maintained, one Nivola sculpture is covered due to the restoration it is undergoing, but will be presented through photos and description by the guides. Among the ancient rooms, history ebbs and flows and becomes reality, and one is moved by listening to a stream of memories and anecdotes.
