Do you know «La Villa des Cent Regards» nestled in the district of Aiguelongue, north of Montpellier? It was built in the 1950s by a particularly imaginative Italian mason. Victor Grazi was born in Lombardy 1896\. In 1921, he married Ida Boldini, a native of the same village. Both left Italy in 1922, fleeing fascism and stayed a few years in Isère, before settling in the Montpellier countryside of Aiguelongue. Victor Grazi works as a mason, and in the evening studies by correspondence the courses of the Superior School of Reinforced Concrete of Rome. This mason is passionate about the technique of reinforced concrete: beams, beams, complicated formwork… Around 1950, Victor Grazi, now owner of a land, can realize the house of his dreams. It will be all concrete and even the doors and even the shutters! Concrete as the only building material, a mason gifted for complicated formwork, it will give a house with straight lines, right angles, repetitive elements: a beautiful example of Art De
Guided tours of the Villa des Cent Regards
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Villa des Cent Regards
1000 rue de la Roqueturière, 34090 Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Guided tours are offered every 15 minutes.
Discover the history of the villa, its builder, Vittorio Grazi, and his family. Throughout the visit, many anecdotes, transmitted by the daughter of the builder, will enrich the discovery of this place full of memory and history.
Informations
Limited to 20 people per group. €2 per person over 12 years old.
Villa des Cent Regards
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Localisation
1000 rue de la Roqueturière, 34090 Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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Accès
Line 2 station Aiguelongue then 15 minutes walk. Line 2 station St Lazare then 16 minutes walk. Bus line No. 15, stop Roqueturière, then 8 minutes walk (go up rue de la Roqueturière).
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