Palazzo Vertemate - Lombardia
Prosto is a little village near the border between the Lombardia region and Swiss. Of course, it is surrounded by very high peaks of the central Alps range and it is characterized by the presence of a particular ancient palace, named Palazzo Vertemate (Vertemate palace).
Prosto is crossed by two communication routes that connect northern Italy and Europe which were very important in the past. Indeed, close to this village, there are two important passes, one called Spluga (2114 meters high) and the other called Maloja (1815 meters high).
As it happens in borderlands, also Prosto has been crossed by very important politicians, personalities and businessmen. For these reasons, Guglielmo and Luigi, of the very powerful and wealthy Vertemate Franchi family, built the palace in the second half of the XVI century.
The external architecture of the building is very simple and looking at it you cannot imagine the beauty of the interior of the palace, surrounded by a wonderful but not very large garden immersed in forests and meadows with chestnut trees.
The ground floor of the building is characterized by the presence of rooms used for welcoming people, the first floor was intended for rooms used for daytime purposes and the second one was used for bedrooms.
The rooms are characterized by frescoes, valuable wooden decorations and ceilings. Visiting Palazzo Vertemate, you can appreciate the skill of the craftsmen called not only from Prosto but from all over Italy, to build and decorate this one-of-a-kind palace.
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