Austrian campaign aims to save writer Stefan Zweig’s Salzburg villa after Porsche tunnel row
Austrian cultural figures are campaigning to purchase the former villa of writer Stefan Zweig after owner Wolfgang Porsche put the property on the market. The move follows public backlash against Porsche's plans to construct a private tunnel for his car collection on the historic site.
The villa was home to Stefan Zweig and his family until 1934, when they driven out of Salzburg by the Austro-fascist regime. The villa was home to Stefan Zweig and his family until 1934, when they driven out of Salzburg by the Austro-fascist regime. Austria Austrian campaign aims to save writer Stefan Zweig’s Salzburg villa after Porsche tunnel row Supporters hope to stop 17th-century Villa Europa passing into private hands after Wolfgang Porsche unexpectedly put it on market
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