Estancia Villa Maria
| Estancia Villa Maria | |
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 Estancia Villa Maria in 2018 | |
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| Location | Máximo Paz, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°58′08.1″S 58°35′07.1″W / 34.968917°S 58.585306°W |
Estancia Villa Maria is a historic country estate located in Máximo Paz, in the Cañuelas Partido, near Buenos Aires, Argentina.
History
The estate, which was born as a livestock farming estate, was bought by Vicente Pereda in 1895.[1] In 1919, his son, Caledonio Pereda, commissioned architect Alejandro Bustillo to design a new main manor house to serve as the family's summer residence.[1][2] Construction took place between 1923 and 1927.[1][3]
For decades, the residence hosted family and high society events.[2] In the 1990s, the then-owner, Eleonora Nazar Anchorena, a member of a prominent ranching family, decided to transform the estate by abandoning livestock production in favour of tourism, opening the property to the public as a hotel and polo club.[2][3] Over the years, the villa has also become a sought-after venue for weddings and special events, hosting celebrities such as Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato, and Araceli González.[4] It also served as a filming location for the 2016 Argentinian telenovela Los ricos no piden permiso.
Description
The estancia's principal manor house is an outstanding example of Tudor-Norman architecture and encompasses more than 3,000 square meters.[1] It is set within a 74-hectare landscaped park designed in 1917 by the landscape architect Benito Carrasco, a disciple of Carlos Thays.[1][2][5] The park contains more than 300 species of trees and plants, as well as artificial lakes and ponds.[1] The estate as a whole extends across more than 600 hectares of rural landscape.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gerard, Silvina (21 September 2022). "#HistoriasDeCemento: estancia Villa María, la imponente residencia estilo Tudor que desafía el paso del tiempo". Parati (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Bianco, Victoria (14 March 2023). "Villa María, una estancia con más de 140 años historia". Billiken (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Estancia Villa Maria – A Luxury Estancia in an English Tudor Mansion". Sol Salute. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Hernandez Otaño, Camila (7 April 2019). "Casamientos de famosos y aristocracia: cómo es la estancia estilo Tudor con 92 años de historia ubicada a media hora del Obelisco". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Estancia Villa María". Bafilma (in Spanish). Instituto Cultural de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
External links
Media related to Estancia Villa María at Wikimedia Commons