Villa Bertelli

<p>Villa Bertelli is a <strong>villa built in 1869, </strong>it is located in the Vittoria Apuana hamlet of the municipality of Forte dei Marmi, in via Mazzini 200.</p> <p>It was the <strong>management headquarters of the <strong>Italian Society of Explosive Products</strong> (SIPE). Initially there was a <strong>pier</strong> on the sea connected to the villa, used to ship the mines produced by the company abroad, but which was demolished in the <strong>thirties</strong>.</p> <p>At the end of the First World War the company faced a crisis due to the collapse in demand for mines and had to close.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The headquarters in Forte dei Marmi was purchased in 1926 by Ilio Bertelli who converted it into a hotel with the name of Villa Bertelli.</p> <p>The business closed in 1971, and remained in a state of abandonment for many years.</p> <p>The Villa was brought back to life in 2002 when the municipality purchased it and used it as an exhibition space. Nowadays <strong>events and exhibitions</strong> are held inside throughout the year, while in the summer a <strong>music festival</strong> takes place at the back of the structure.</p>