Usmanov’s favorite residence in the hands of an Australian businessman
PORTO CERVO. It is the second millionaire deal of the emerald summer. And perhaps this, not only for the cost but above all for the prestige, makes even more noise. Another dream villa, a few steps from the sea, among the most armored and well-known of all, has been sold: it is Villa Violina, just bought by a wealthy Australian entrepreneur for 40 million euros. Yes, the wonderful residence attributed over the years (directly or indirectly) to Alisher Usmanov. In reality, the Russian oligarch (to whom, in addition to Dilbar, six villas in Porto Cervo have been frozen) was only particularly fond of “Violina”. And in 2012, for two hundred guests, he organized the Sting concert right here. To negotiate and conclude the sale of the villa, however, it was a Scandinavian woman who, on paper, appeared to be the real owner until a couple of weeks ago. It is not known if there was the mediation of a real estate agency, but in any case the unknown buyer has traveled around the world to win Villa Violina. It is one of the finest pieces of Liscia di Vacca (Liscia René, to be exact) where an expanse of perfectly mowed green lawn almost touches the white sand of three coves that look towards Caprera. Villa Violina also ended up in the spotlight in 2016 when another concert was organized, the Pro Unicef one, but perhaps not even the highly selected guests have never managed to fully discover the immense and princely residence and the infinite heritage of beauty that surrounds it.
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