![]() It’s on Via Gardeletta, across the Torrente Setta, in Gardeletta, a small village a few miles south of Marzabotto itself, which was the site of a notorious massacre of around 800 civilians, mainly women, children and older men, by the Nazis in 1944. It goes without saying, but I’d better add, that the film is a work of fiction and the events have no connection with the hotel.Īlso significant is the location of the bridge over river – with its signpost to ‘Marzabotto’ – where one of the youths makes a spirited attempt to escape. The villa was requisitioned by the Nazis in 1943 and became home to Benito Mussolini during the life of the Republic.Īfter the war, the Villa was returned to its former owners and has since been renovated to become a luxury hotel, the Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Via Rimembranza 38-40, Gargnano. ![]() It’s the 19th century Villa Feltrinelli on the western shore of Lake Garda, about 10 miles northeast of Salò. The exterior of the first mansion, where the victims are selected, is deliberately chosen by Pasolini. Salò film location: the first mansion, where the victims are selected: Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Via Rimembranza, Gargnano, Italy | Photograph: Wikimedia / BMK
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