Villa Cademartori

Eighteenth century building originaly owned by Artaria family one of the most famous publishing family of the time. It was for long time Artaria family holiday resort. In 1842 the german trader and banker Giorgio Mylius bought the Villa and proceeded to a full renovation. When Giorgio died, his second wife Sophie Elisabeth Vonwiller sold the villa to Corrado Cramer member of a very important milanese family owns of a textile industry. Recently, the Cademartori family, owners of one of the most important Italian food company, bought the Villa and used it as holiday resort for long time. In the eighties, the Villa went through the last renovation and shared into apartments.

Villa Troubetzkoy

Villa Troubetzkoy owes its name to the Russian prince Alexander Troubetzkoy, married to the great dancer Maria Taglioni. Veteran of six years of hard labor in Siberia, inflicted by the Zar for attempted insurrection, Prince moved to Blevio. So he brought down a pre-existing rural construction starting work on their own villa. As many rocks crowded the shore where the prince wished their home, he demolished many rocks with mines to level the ground more quickly, earning the nickname for this prince “Disturbs rocks“.