Villa San Martino was purchased by Napoleon in June 1814 to make it his summer residence but then remained uninhabited due to his departure from Elba. It was later acquired by Prince Anatolio Demidoff (Bonaparte’s heir by marriage), who had the imposing neoclassical Gallery built, which was named after him and today preserves a collection of 19th-century Napoleonic prints and period furnishings in the frescoed rooms. The most beautiful is the so-called "Egyptian Room," which was intended to celebrate Napoleon’s victory in Egypt. Inside the Villa we also find the statue of Galatea whose inspiration was Napoleon’s sister Pauline.
