Villa La Vescogna is an old italian mansion that dates back to the XVII century and it is an extraordinary example of a country-stately house located on the homonym hillock (400 mt) in the superior administrative division of Calco village, in the heart of Brianza land to few kilometres away from Lake Como .
The origin of the strange name is unknown, Giovanni Maria Dozio (priest and historian, XIX century) says it has Spanish origins, but from where this information was taken is not clear. The name Vascogna as written in the oldest documents suggests, rather than Spanish, the French Guascogna.
La Vescogna is characterized by simple and dour shapes on the front facade that remind of its having been a castle in the past centuries, situated by the Adda river, on the border between the Dukedom of Milan and the Venetian Republic.
On the other side the house is rather baroque and it faces the south with its typical italian garden, constituited of three different terraces , each with its flight, balcony and decorations. In the most repaired but best located side, just few steps away from the amazing pool, there is an ancient stable shed that is now used as a club-house.
(ref:"Ville della Brianza-Tomo I°-Rusconi)
La Vescogna is characterized by simple and dour shapes on the front facade that remind of its having been a castle in the past centuries, situated by the Adda river, on the border between the Dukedom of Milan and the Venetian Republic.
On the other side the house is rather baroque and it faces the south with its typical italian garden, constituited of three different terraces , each with its flight, balcony and decorations. In the most repaired but best located side, just few steps away from the amazing pool, there is an ancient stable shed that is now used as a club-house.
(ref:"Ville della Brianza-Tomo I°-Rusconi)
