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Quiet and deserted, the Diana Gate stands there, deprived of its original purpose. It has been a long time since brightly-illuminated boats have tied up at the blue-and-white spiralled poles and honourees in splendid garments have climbed the steps of the Villa Barbarigo. The ravages of time have eaten away at the pillars and balustrades, the statues and coats-of-arms of the villa in the town of Galzignano Terme in the “Colli Euganie” (Euganean Hills) in Veneto province, about an hour’s drive southwest of Venice. The magic atmosphere of the ephemeral also lies over the artfully designed garden…