The renaissance in the Euganei Hills A country retreat from the turn of the 16th century and inspired by antiquity dominates the landscape of the Euganei Hills. Built as a summer residence for the Bishops of Padova, it is the sublime work of famous architects, including Giulio Romano, and is[…]

Surrounded by a park of over 30,000 square meters, Villa Ghislanzoni is a venetian villa dating from the eighteenth century, in a complex architectural extensive and detailed, which is also Villa Gazzotti Marcello, designed and built by the famous architect Andrea Palladio, Unesco world heritage since 1994. Precious eighteenth-century statues[…]

Located between Verona and Lake Garda, the small municipality of Pastrengo is home to Villa Padovani: a very special corner of the world offering the magic of silence and the exclusivity of a unique place immersed in history, art and beauty. This Villa, nowadays owned by the Padovani family, conserves[…]

Villa Selvatico da Porto was probably built between the end of the 1400s and the beginning of the 1500s, and is a patrician country residence, where the nobles used to stay during the summer “villeggiatura” and for the control of the agricultural estates. There is no certain information on who[…]

Villa Troubetskoy is a 17th century house situated in the Venetian countryside. The villa was owned by the descendants of Tsar Nicholas I, and its links to the tsarist Russia are evident in its furnishings and splendid decorations. The villa is composed of several living rooms and dining rooms and its quiet atmosphere makes[…]

Villa Valmarana ai Nani is composed of three buildings, the Palazzina (Owners’ Residence) built in 1669, the Foresteria (Guest-House) and the Scuderia (Stables) built in 1720. They are embraced by a large historical park with rose gardens, a “giardino all’italiana” with its open air theatre and well, a double hornbeams[…]