Villa Morosini Cappello

The Villa, located on the left bank of the Brenta River, represents a unique and ingenious example of great Venetian architecture in the late 16th century. The singular construction, dating presumably towards the end of the 16th century (1560-1580), is attributed to the Palladian architect Francesco Zamberlan and completed by the architect Antonio Sardi.

It is characterized by a portico and an Ionic loggia that runs along its entire rectangular perimeter, so that no section of wall ever interrupts the extraordinary pictorial and chiaroscuro effect. The Villa presents, both in its exterior and interior, solutions that, while presupposing Palladian experience, are entirely new and original, making the construction destined to remain an isolated and unrepeatable architectural episode. Once belonging to the Morosini, Cappello, Battaggia, Lampertico, and Vanzo-Mercante families, the Villa is now owned by the Municipality and serves as the town hall.

On the first floor of the South Barchessa is the Municipal Library, whose back wall, frescoed by Master Bruno Breggion, tells the story of the town through images. Near the former Caretaker's House is the senior day center, where conferences, exhibitions, and public meetings are held.