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Villa Contarini

Villa Contarini

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    1. From Padova to Piazzola sul Brenta along the river – loop tour

    49.7km

    01:57

    80m

    80m

    Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    April 22, 2022

    Villa Contarini has a unique history of its kind, made up of alterations and abandonments. The first building was built on the remains of a castle dating back to the year one thousand and until the middle of the sixteenth century it remained a fortified structure. Purchased by the Contarini family, it was rebuilt as a rustic residence perhaps following a project by Palladio. However, it was the subsequent interventions, commissioned by Marco Contarini, procurator of San Marco, that determined the current appearance. A period of abandonment followed which lasted until the mid-1800s when the complex was bought by the Camerini family, who restored the building and finished it following the stylistic dictates of the time. The English garden dates back to the same period. The villa was abandoned again after World War II and it was only in the 1970s that, thanks to the interest and work of Giordano Ghirardi, new restoration works began to open this architectural treasure to the public. In 2005 Villa Contarini was purchased by the Veneto region.

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      May 7, 2024

      Very nice residence where we were allowed to occupy the large forecourt.

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        June 9, 2025

        In June 2025, for the first time, Villa Contarini will host the BAM, the cycle-tourists' gathering

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          Location: Piazzola Sul Brenta, Padova, Veneto, Italy

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