蒙塔沃別墅(VillaMontalvo)位於加州的薩拉托加(Saratoga),是一座意大利地中海風格的豪宅。曾經的舊金山市長、美國參議員詹姆斯·費倫(James Phelan)於1912建立了這座別墅,在他的有生之年,豪宅成了無數名人、藝術家光顧的地方,其中傑克•倫敦就是蒙塔沃別墅的常客。在費倫去世之後,他將豪宅捐獻給了國家,成為一個文化藝術中心。1978年,蒙塔沃別墅被納入國家注冊的曆史古跡。
蒙塔沃別墅占地175英畝,豪宅本身是兩層樓的結構,一共有19間客房。蒙塔沃別墅包括兩個劇院和一個藝術畫廊,如果我們去得巧的話,可以到內部進行參觀。別墅前麵是一個巨大的草坪,四周小徑旁是無數的花草和藝術雕塑,草坪的盡頭是一個巨大的植物園,這些都是我們非常喜歡逗留的地方。
Lilian Fontaine一生獻給了蒙塔沃的藝術事業,在這樣的靈山秀水之中,她培養了兩位優秀的女兒,著名演員瓊·芳登(Joan Fontaine) 和奧利維亞·哈維蘭(Olivia deHavilland)。我不禁想起當年觀看希區柯克的《蝴蝶夢》,被勞倫斯·奧利弗和瓊·芳登迷得如癡如醉。
蒙塔沃別墅背麵是原始的自然區域,風景如畫的林蔭山徑,適度上升的登山小道,都是我們遊覽必去的地方。每次我們總要比賽,看誰先登上山頂,以前總是兒子做第一名,現在輪到女兒一路領先了。微微地出一身汗水,迎風站在蒙塔沃的山頭上,俯瞰整個舊金山灣區的景色,我們每次總是心情特別歡暢。
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