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Villa Badoer at Fratta Polesine was designed in 1554 for the nobleman Francesco Badoer, as the pivot of his vast agricultural estate. It’s not a popular destination because of its

Villas

Villa Foscari known as “la Malcontenta”

2 February 2018 Roberta Parlato

Villa Foscari known as “la Malcontenta” was designed by Palladio for Nicolò and Alvise Foscari in around 1555. More than a villa-farm, it is a suburban residence which takes advantage

Villas

Villa Emo

1 February 2018 Roberta Parlato

Villa Emo is one of Palladio’s best achievements, probably the most representative of his villas. He designed it towards the end of the 1550s for an affluent Venetian family, owners

Villas

The Barchessa of Villa Trissino at Sarego

29 January 2018 Simone Lanza

The Barchessa of Villa Trissino at Sarego is the agricultural section of a villa whose main block was never built and the imposing building with a porch and a dovecot

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Villa Rotonda

28 January 2018 Simone Lanza

The Villa Rotonda is the masterpiece of Palladio’s maturity, designed in 1566 for Paolo Americo, who had moved back to Vicenza after a brilliant ecclesiastical career in the Vatican. Consequently,

Villa Saraceno lectures and tours

Villa Saraceno at Finale di Agugliaro was designed by Palladio for a family of Vicenza in the first stage of his career as an architect of villas, therefore, as in his other early plans, the central residential section is characterized by an impressive simplicity. The lack of columns is balanced by other classical elements, such as the triangular pediment derived from the ancient Roman temple.
Thanks to the Landmark Trust, the villa is now perfectly preserved…