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ITALIAN GARDENS:
Villa Arconati, Bollate
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Villa Arconati, also known
as the Castellazzo, is one
of the historic mansions
located in Bollate, in the
hamlet of Castellazzo di
Bollate. It is an example of
late XVIII century Lombard
baroque, and it is a natio-
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nal monument. The villa is
located within the “Parco
delle Groane”, on a corner
of a large garden square, next to the courts and
the church of the farming
town of Castellazzo. The
complex is surrounded by
woods, heaths and cultivated land for about 200
hectares (494 acres).
The
park
developed
around a previous core
around the XVII century,
reaching its peak in the