The Villa of the Rinchiostra.

Theresa Pamphili had the villa in Baroque style built at the end of the 17th century according to the design of the architect Alessandro Bergamini. Under the rule of Alderano Cybo Malaspina the villa was provided with stables and surrounded with walls, but it was spoilt of precious works of art, which after many ups and downs are now conserved in the gardens of the Quirinal in Rome.
The villa became State property when the Malaspina family came to an end. In 1810 it was sold to the Perazzo family who, in 1857 gave it away it to Carlo Ludovico di Borbone, Duke of Lucca.
In 1903 the Robson family bought it from a religious congregation.
At present it belongs to the bishop's see. The marble which adorns it, has been used for different purposes: for example the doors, the windows-posts, the balustrade, many columns and the loggia.
The contrast between the white of the marble and the red of the external walls recalls the Doges' palace.

Massa buildings

Map of the Massa