Built in 1854, Villa De Vecchi is nicknamed ” the ghostly mansion” for its many mysteries that hover around its dramatic, dark but fascinating history.
Shrouded in legends of ghosts, esoteric rituals and family tragedies, this ancient 19th-century residence continues to attract curious onlookers, photographers and mystery lovers from all over Italy.
We are located in Bindo fraction of the municipality of Cortenova, in the province of Lecco.
Villa De Vecchi
The villa extends over 3 floors. The basements were used as cellars, kitchens and laundries. The ground floor contained dining rooms and guest rooms, while the second floor housed the master’s rooms. The second floor was used for servants; on the top floor in the original plan, there was to be an astronomical observatory, but it was never built.
Abandoned in the 1960s, Villa de Vecchi remains one of the most mysterious and fascinating mansions in northern Italy. From the irresistible taste
Commissioned by Count Felice De Vecchi, a Milanese patriot who participated in the Five Days of Milan and decided to build a summer retreat in the mountains of Lecco.
The project was entrusted to Alessandro Sidoli, who chose an eclectic and oriental style for the villa, with frescoes, columns, and stuccoes, making it a rich and opulent residence.
The drama and mystery behind the villa’s history
The story goes that upon returning from a long journey, the count found his wife brutally murdered and his daughter vanished into thin air.
After years of searching in vain, the tired and desperate Count took his own life inside Villa de Vecchi in 1862.
Legend has it that on full moon nights the now completely destroyed piano appears to play.
After the Count’s death the villa then passed to his brother, other properties followed. Until the 1950s the building was inhabited by the Medici family, the last owners. Later it was inhabited by the Negri family, who were the janitors of the villa for many years.
Since the early 1980s the house fell into decay and is now a destination for vandals and alleged spiritualists, mediums and Satanists, as the villa is said to be haunted by ghosts, especially that of the Count.
Making the history of the Villa de Vecchi even more mysterious was a geological phenomenon: a landslide in 2002 fell on the village of Bindo (Valsassina), completely destroying several houses and factories. Miraculously, the Villa was saved.
In addition to the sound of the piano, there are also tales of female wails during the nights of the summer solstice or the winter solstice, probably of the wife brutally murdered inside.