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Villa Grock – Oneglia

Villa Grock, Via Fanny Roncati Carli, Imperia, IM, Italia

Villa Grock – Oneglia

Villa Grock, Via Fanny Roncati Carli, Imperia, IM, Italia

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Villa Grock, also known as Villa Bianca, was built between 1924 and 1930 as the residence of the well-known Swiss clown Charles Adrien Wettach who, known by his stage name Grock, was considered the “King of the Clowns”.
While the Villa has a strong art deco appearance, it also contains influences from the art of Dalì, Picasso and Gaudì, and features circus references and other esoteric elements that Grock himself commissioned. The garden, like the house, also reflects the artist’s eclectic personality. A mysterious and fairy-tale place, where lush vegetation combines with arches, columns, sculptures and oriental references.
Facing the villa is a small lake, where Grock liked to swim and fish, which features a central island linked to land by an ogive arch. After the death of the artist, the villa was closed for several years until 2006, when the Province of Imperia bought it and in 2010, following restoration work, opened it to the public.

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Water
Yes
Electricity
Yes
Access
Tarmac road
Print sheet

Contacts

Genova Liguria Film Commission
Villa Durazzo Bombrini — Via L. A. Muratori 5 (ingresso principale) — 16152 Genova Cornigliano
Phone: +39 010 868 0850
Fax: +39 010 868 1399
Email: info@glfc.it

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Region Liguria
Facilities Liguria
National
Tax Credits for Videogame Production Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 15)
National
Automatic contributions - Law no. 220/2016
National
Tax Credits for Production Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 15)
National
Tax Credits for Distribution Companies — Law n° 220/2016 (art. 16)
National
Tax Credits for attracting investments in film and audiovisual products to Italy — Law n° 220/2016 (article 19)
National
Selective contributions for writing of screenplays — Law n° 220/2016
National
Selective contributions for development — Law n° 220/2016
National
Selective contributions for production — Law n° 220/2016
National
Call relative to selective grants for the production of feature-length films of special artistic quality - Articles 26 and 27 of Law No. 220 (2016) - 2024
National
Film Distribution Fund
National
International Exporters Fund – Funds for Internationalisation
National
Fund for the development of film co-productions between Italy and the Baltic States
National
Selective contributions for film with a minority co-production or participation in international partnership - Year 2024
Transnational
TV and Online Content - CREA-MEDIA-2025
Transnational
Films on the Move - CREA-MEDIA-2024
Transnational
Media 360° — CREA-MEDIA-2025
Transnational
Video Games and Immersive Content Development - CREA-MEDIA-2024
Transnational
European Slate Development — CREA-MEDIA-2025

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