Villa Palagonia: Long with Fascination Allison Scola 12 years ago Villa Palagonia’s main driveway is now lined with residences and businesses. But in the 18th and 19th centuries, the long approach was lined with hundreds of statues–now dubbed monsters–that fascinated and frightened visitors. Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr