Gae Aulenti's cave villa La Grotta Rosa listed for sale on Amalfi Coast
For sale at a confidential price through Italy Sotheby's International Realty, La Grotta Rosa is a villa crafted by Gae Aulenti in 1972. Situated on Via Smeraldo in Conca dei Marini, the property boasts 500 square meters of indoor space and 1,000 square meters outdoors, complete with private access to the sea. This three-story residence features a magnificent salon with vaulted ceilings, a panoramic terrace, and a kitchen that opens to a larger terrace through a glass wall. It offers two master suites with en-suite bathrooms, guest accommodations, and a pool that is partially sunlit and partially nestled within a tuff cave. Aulenti (1927–2012) was a celebrated architect, with a retrospective at Triennale di Milano running until January 12, 2025.
Key facts
- Villa La Grotta Rosa was designed by Gae Aulenti in 1972.
- The villa is built inside a cave in Conca dei Marini on the Amalfi Coast.
- It is listed for sale by Italy Sotheby's International Realty at a reserved price.
- The property has 500 sqm interior and 1,000 sqm exterior space.
- It includes a Moorish-style salon with vaulted ceilings and hand-painted majolica.
- The pool is half in the sun bordering the sea and half in a tuff cave with whirlpool and lounge bar.
- Gae Aulenti's career retrospective is at Triennale di Milano until January 12, 2025.
- Aulenti's notable works include Musée d'Orsay, Centre Georges Pompidou, and Palazzo Grassi.
Entities
Artists
- Gae Aulenti
Institutions
- Italy Sotheby's International Realty
- Triennale di Milano
- Olivetti
- Musée d'Orsay
- Musée National d'Art Moderne
- Centre Georges Pompidou
- Palazzo Grassi
- Quirinale
Locations
- Conca dei Marini
- Amalfi Coast
- Via Smeraldo
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Milan
- Paris
- Buenos Aires
- Venice
- Rome