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Villa dei Vescovi

Villa dei Vescovi

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Villa dei Vescovi

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Location: Torreglia, Padova, Veneto, Italy

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1. Ancient vineyard paths from Villa dei Vescovi

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3. Chapel of Villa Vescovi – Clock Tower in Italy loop from Luvigliano

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fedeamelio FAI

December 12, 2023

A refined villa from the early sixteenth century inspired by classic themes and surrounded by the landscape of the Euganean Hills which dialogues with the frescoes of its rooms, creating a harmonious fusion between nature, art and architecture, between reality and illusion.
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Among the greenery of a Venetian countryside that has remained intact, Villa dei Vescovi stands out on a hill in the Euganean Hills, an important monument in the panorama of Venetian villas, which introduces into these lands the taste for classicism and Roman Renaissance echoes, thus anticipating the Palladian aesthetics.

The conception of the work was entrusted in the early 16th century to the nobleman Alvise Cornaro by the Bishop of Padua, who here identified the headquarters for an intellectual circle gathered around the value of the landscape and its role as a stimulus towards reflections and elevated thoughts, indispensable elements for govern well. Designed on these ideals by the Veronese architect Falconetto with a rigidly geometric conception, the Villa was the subject of subsequent interventions by Giulio Romano and presents itself as a refined experiment in humanist culture in which architecture, art and landscape play with each other in continuous visual references in the spaces of the loggias and terraces to achieve human well-being.

Approaching the Villa, an expanse of vineyards gives way to the verdant geometries of the orchard, then the beauty of the real landscape returns to be reflected in the idealized panoramas of the loggias and interiors entirely frescoed by the Flemish painter Lambert Sustris. The original vocation of a place capable of inspiring and elevating the spirit still survives today: in fact, the invitation is to enjoy Villa dei Vescovi by taking the time to spend a day of creative leisure there or to stay in its charming residence, savoring the benefits of its soothing atmosphere.

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Elevation 90 m

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Villa dei Vescovi

1. Ancient vineyard paths from Villa dei Vescovi

2. Mount Pirio – Rocca of Monte Pendice loop from Luvigliano

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