Villa Fogazzaro Roi, Literary residence in Valsolda, Italy.

Villa Fogazzaro Roi is a 19th-century villa on the Italian shore of Lake Lugano in Oria, Valsolda. It is an amalgam of buildings constructed around a 16th-century core, whose rear hanging garden survives. A bronze statue of Antonio Fogazzaro by Emilio Bisi stands at the entrance. The interior rooms, many for guests, include the Salone Siberia, named for its difficulty in heating, and a library holding Fogazzaro's and Marquis Roi's books.

Villa Fogazzaro Roi began as a 16th-century core owned by the parish of San Sebastiano. In the second half of the 19th century it passed to the Barrera family, and Antonio Fogazzaro stayed there as a child in 1848–1849 with his uncle Pietro. The Fogazzaro family acquired it in 1900, after allying with the Roi marquises in 1888; Marquis Giuseppe Roi restored it in the 1950s and 1960s and donated it to the FAI in 2009.

The name reflects Antonio Fogazzaro, the Italian writer who made this his home and creative workspace. Inside, you can see his personal objects and books that reveal how he lived and worked here.

Entry is only by guided tour, so advance registration is wise. Check opening hours before visiting, as they change with the season.

In the Alcove Room, Fogazzaro's writing desk hides handwritten notes inside its drawer, even along the edges, partly worn away by the wood rubbing as it opened and closed. One note addresses his son Mariano, who died of typhus in 1895: "Mariano, Mariano, Mariano mio!" dated 11-8-95.