Mussolini’s summer villa on Italian coast to be a cultural space

The summer residence of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is to be used as a cultural community space featuring exhibitions on history to promote democratic values. Villa Mussolini, situated on the seafront promenade of the seaside resort of Riccione on the Adriatic coast, now belongs to the local council, which spent US$1.3 million to secure the site. The house was built around 1890 in th