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Villa Faragiana is a historic 18th-century residence located on Via Salomoni in Albissola Marina, in the province of Savona. Built in the 18th century as the residence of the noble Durazzo family, it currently belongs to the Municipality of Novara according to the last owner's will, Alessandro Faragiana, dated 1961, but has been open to visitors and exhibitions since 1968. Commissioned by Eugenio Durazzo and his nephew Gerolamo, the villa underwent a complex development that lasted from 1717 to 1735, and then again until 1765. Palazzo dell'Olmo, the name of the first and most significant residential complex, was built in 1735, probably thanks to the work of a Genoese architect and local workers. Construction was completed in 1736 with the finishing of the façade, and in 1738 work began on the large garden. Following the death of his nephew Gerolamo, the property passed in 1778 to his daughter Maria Maddalena, wife of the Doge of the Republic of Genoa, Marcello Durazzo (1767–1769); it then passed to his daughter Maria Francesca [1], who passed it on to her son Marcello in 1804–1805. In 1821, the villa was sold to the last Novara nobles, Giuseppe and Gerolamo Faragiana, after whom the building takes its name. It then belonged to the Faragiana family of Novara and passed into the hands of their son Giuseppe, and after the latter's death—without direct heirs—to his nephew, Senator Raffaele Faragiana, and then to his son Alessandro. Shortly before his death, Alessandro, also without direct heirs, decided in his will to bequeath the entire property of the villa to the municipality of Novara in 1961.