Resting on the cliffs of the Sorrentine peninsula, Villa Astor overlooks the Bay of Naples and the infamous Mount Vesuvius. 

According to The Heritage Collection, the villa has a "long history that can be traced back to the 1st century A.D., when Agrippa Postumus, grandson of Emperor Augustus, first made it his residence." It is said that Ovid was a frequent visitor of the villa. Unfortunately, it was destroyed along with Pompeii in 79 A.D. 

The Villa itself was built in the late nineteenth century and a nobleman from Calabria, Baron Labonia, sold it to William Waldorf Astor in 1905, who filled it with both 20th century classical and Renaissance antiquities he had collected over the years. After Astor's death in 1919, the Italian government declared that the sculpture collections and gardens of Villa Astor should remain protected due to their cultural value. 

During World War II, the property was controlled by the British and American occupying forces and became a command center and home to the anti-Fascist leader and philosopher Benedetto Croce. 

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In the 1970s, The Villa was acquired by shipping magnate Mariano Pane and his wife, Rita, who eventually sold it to new owners in 2012. The new owners commissioned Jacques Garcia, a renowned French designer, to restore the home to its former glory for guests to enjoy in the present day.