The Cittadella Vigodarzere park, now owned by Valmarana, was designed by Giuseppe Jappelli in the early 19th century, establishing a sort of English-style model in the Veneto region. The park covers an area of about 14 hectares, initially enclosed and protected by a moat along the country road surrounding it. For the creation of the park and to shape the originally flat site, Jappelli used the excavated earth from the lake and the perimeter moat. The lake has a surface area of about one and a half hectares. Much of the shores and the islet are protected from water erosion by the roots of numerous taxodium planted over the last 80 years specifically for this important role. Another feature of the lake is that, despite its modest size, it was designed in such a way that from any viewpoint, one can never see it all at once. The temple, near the lake, partially destroyed by the two world wars, was dedicated by the architect to commemorate the tragic end of the Knights Templar. Today, the three rooms dedicated to Masonic rituals are still intact and open for visiting. The Villa, the 5,000 trees in the forest, 4 kilometers of paths, five oak and robinia wooden bridges, two greenhouses, two porticos, the ice house, and the famous "duck house" complete the site.

Excellences of the villa: The Villa is an imposing rectangular volume with a longitudinal development facing the park. The building has three levels, resting on a base where the dark cellars are often below groundwater level. The ground floor consists of a series of sequential rooms, while the second and third floors are designated for residential rooms, libraries, and lounges. Noteworthy is the dining room, furnished with original furniture and decorated by the frescoes of Michele Fanoli on the ceiling and some paintings by Chiara Dario Varotari depicting members of the Cittadella and Vigodarzere families. Following is the coffee lounge with four identical tables at the corners, the billiard room with English prints, and two lounges, one frescoed on the ceiling by Michele Fanoli where the hole made by English soldiers at the center of the fresco stands out for hanging a lamp…. Among the annexed buildings, the neoclassical chapel designed by Angelo Sacchetti should be mentioned.

Excellences of the context: Originally, about 30,000 plants of various special species were planted in the park, specifically studied to guide visitors in the "initiatory path." Today, the original arrangement of the various species has been lost, some due to epidemics (plane trees, horse chestnuts, and oaks), others due to a natural lesser adaptation to the climate. Currently, there are over 5,000 tall-stemmed plants, of which at least six are from the initial planting; five plane trees and one oak over 220 years old, which are subject to constant care and maintenance. Four of the five plane trees have a circumference at the base of over 7.5 meters.

Villa Pisani Bonetti, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996, was planned by Andrea Palladio in 1541, the date of his return from his first journey to Rome, and was built between 1544 and 1545. It is perhaps the most representative example of his early period and it marked the beginning of his collaboration with the Serene Republic of Venice.

The Villa was inspired by the ancient buildings of Rome, in particular the public baths; it reflected their monumentality and, in doing so, was a potent symbol of the new “fiefdoms” and the power of Venice on the mainland.

The location of the Villa on a river meant that there was easy access to Venice for the transport of people, materials and produce, and making it particularly convenient for the Pisani family when they came in the summer months.

The Villa is now in a perfect state of preservation thanks to the work of both the previous and the present owners; it may be visited all the year round by appointment.

The Barchessa, originally a rustic construction with large arched canopies for essentially agricultural use, which today, after a careful restoration and complete restoration, comes back to life, preserved and enhanced, in the 21st century, as a relais, event space and restaurant .

The Villa was built in 1764 by the architect Count Orazio Claudio Capra with contributions from Francesco Muttoni and Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi.

Villa Capra Bassani is an example of a neoclassical villa clearly inspired by Palladian architecture.
The Villa features a wide staircase flanked by statues that leads to the Ionic portico. The garden is bordered by a fish pond on the bridge from which the entrance gate opens. Particularly beautiful are the statues of the pediment and the supports of the staircase.

The Hall is enriched at the top of the walls with monochromes depicting mythological scenes that represent Ovid's Metamorphoses and a lively fresco with Phaethon falling from the chariot struck by Zeus's thunderbolt.
Of particular interest are the altar and the palette of the domestic chapel located on the second floor. In the second half of the 1800s, Villa Capra was purchased by the Bassani family, who are responsible for the expansion of the rustic annexes and the barchessa.

The Villa is still today the private residence of the current owners, the Fortunato family, descendants of the Bassani.

In 1497, in Quinto, Giacomo Thiene, son of Marco, makes his will at the manor house and orders to be buried in the cemetery of S. Giorgio. Thus, there is already a villa and the lord resides there for long periods of the year. The presence of a lord in these lands is destined to strengthen more and more in the following centuries. From this moment on, the Thiene family will increasingly bind their name to the history of Venetian architecture and Palladio.

Excellences of the villa: "The drawings that follow are of the fabric of Count Ottavio Thiene in Quinto, his villa. It was begun by the happy memory of Count Marc'Antonio his father, and by Count Adriano his uncle: the site is very beautiful as it has, on one side, the Tesina, and on the other, a large branch of the said river.” Thus Andrea Palladio introduces the project of Villa Thiene in his treatise “The Four Books of Architecture.” However, it should be emphasized a fundamental aspect: the drawing included in the Treatise is the result of a radical theoretical reworking that came later. In fact, the first project for this villa is less complex but more attentive to the environmental context than that of 1570. The villa was built around 1545/46 for Marcantonio Thiene. On the ground floor, the council hall preserves the sixteenth-century fresco decoration by Giovanni De Mio from Schio. The villa, having passed from the Thiene family to the Valmarana family, has been a municipal seat since 1871. It has been UNESCO heritage since 1996.

Excellences of the context: -The Church of San Giorgio, which houses paintings from the Maganza school and a valuable baptismal font from the 1700s with the coat of arms of the Thiene family. -In contrada Valproto, in the 1200s, there was the ancient church of San Michele Arcangelo and on the ancient bell tower still visible, the stone coat of arms of the Thiene family. -The Church of Lanzè dates back to 1927 and is in neoclassical style, created by local architects. -In the location of Quintarello, we find Villa Tacchi-Fagan, notable for the vast park designed by architect Giorgio Massari (18th century). -Older is the villa De Tacchi Franco also known as "Cà Prigioni", whose structure incorporates a core that possibly dates back to the times of the lords of Lanzè. -Another testimony to the summer residences of the bourgeoisie, built between the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, is the Uderzo villa, now Cavinato, and the Galvanin Rigon villa in Lanzè.

Villa Forni Cerato was built around 1565 by reworking an existing building, commissioned by Girolamo Forni, a wealthy timber merchant but without noble title, a more unique than rare case for Palladian villas. Forni had business relations with Andrea Palladio as a supplier of timber, and this is one of the reasons most critics attribute the design of this villa to Palladio himself; the villa's design is also included in "The Constructions and Designs of Andrea Palladio" by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi.
It is likely that the dry minimalism of the building reflected the bourgeois social status of its owner.
The building has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1996.
The language of the Villa has generated doubts about its actual Palladian authorship, as well as the simple plan of the building. In reality, the Villa is the result of the restructuring of the pre-existing house and the perspective should be reversed, recognizing Palladio's intelligence in transforming constrained limitations into expressive opportunities.
At the time, the Villa had rich sculptural decoration, partly documented work by Alessandro Vittoria. The nearby farmhouses and the dovecote are in ruins. Villa Forni Cerato has always been the subject of study and historiographical analysis.

Villa Sandi, a splendid building of Palladian style dating back to 1622, is located in the heart of the Prosecco area. Below the villa, centuries-old and evocative underground cellars extend, providing an ideal environment for the maturation and aging of wines. Here, the bottles of the Classic Method sparkling wine Opere Trevigiane are stored to mature, while the two barrel aging rooms host the casks for aging the grand reserves.

The villa and the cellars are open to the public for free guided tours. In Valdobbiadene, Villa Sandi welcomes visitors to its estate in the heart of the historic production area of Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG. Qualified staff guide visitors to discover the wines through tastings in the "Wine Shops," and the exploration of the territory and its products continues at "Locanda Sandi" in Valdobbiadene, featuring dishes of the traditional Venetian countryside and six charming rooms.

18th century Venetian villa in Bosco Buri near the village of San Michele Extra in Verona.

It is a monumental complex formed by the patronal house, the chapel, the cottages, the stables, the farmer's house, and the barchessa, surrounded by 300 hectares of countryside and an English garden largely planted with exotic trees that, from the banks of the river Adige, extends for about 25 hectares.

Meeting point of Bodies and Associations present in the territory of Verona (including the Bishopric of Verona, ACLI Verona, AGESCI, Banca Popolare Etica, Federazione Veronese del Volontariato and others).

The Villa, formerly Ca' Orsato and Villa Cittadella Vigodarzere, dates back at least to the early 16th century.

Elegant in its neoclassical geometries, it is believed to have originally belonged to the Da Fontaniva family, and only later to the Orsato family through marriage.

Property of Cittadella Vigodarzere since 1848, it was bequeathed by Fabrizio Orsato to Andrea C.V., after being surrounded by a magnificent English garden, attributed to G. Jappelli.

In the following centuries, it became a national meteorological observatory, a field hospital, a Nazi headquarters, and always a favored destination for illustrious figures in national politics and the arts. The current name derives from the union of Aurelia C.V. with Tommaso Gallarati Scotti that took place in 1918.

NATIONAL MONUMENT since 1925.

It features a perfectly preserved large English garden where one can find the typical stylistic elements of a romantic park; gentle slopes, winding paths, small streams, and an impressive tree frame that encloses a suggestive central water mirror. An essential scenic completion to the overall architecture of the place. Dating back to the second decade of the 1800s and attributed to G. Jappelli, it covers an area of about three hectares and presents a considerable variety of plant species, some of which are centuries old.

A funerary noble chapel in flamboyant neo-gothic style has been preserved, reconstructed in honor of Count Fabrizio Orsato between 1848 and 1850 according to a design by Pietro Selvatico Estense, a pupil of Jappelli.

Villa Gallarati Scotti is strategically located for reaching other interesting tourist destinations. Just 1 km away, you can visit the beautiful walled city of Cittadella, a fortified medieval town, beautifully restored. Slightly farther away, for art lovers, is Villa Contarini of Palladio in Piazzola sul Brenta, while nature lovers can enjoy the Onara Marsh. Finally, within about twenty minutes by car, you can reach Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, and Castelfranco Veneto.

In the heart of the Valpolicella Classica, the cradle of important wines such as Amarone, stands Villa Novare, a monumental complex of significant relevance, situated in the center of a green basin bordered by wooded slopes and beautiful vineyards. The architectural structure was erected in the first half of the 18th century and consists of both the master villa with a consecrated chapel and a centuries-old park, as well as a winery that is still perfectly functional today.

Highlights of the villa: The interior has undergone many alterations over time, leaving only traces of 17th-century decorations or those more recent from the 18th and 19th centuries. The hall of the Graces, where the two coats of arms of the Mosconi family are visible, spans two floors of the villa, divided by a painted wooden balustrade that separates them into two overlapping horizontal bands: - in the lower part, the use of false ashlar dominates; - in the upper part, fantastic trompe l'oeil architectures can be found, which provide a perspective characterization to the whole. The four seasons and thus the passage of time (with a clear reference to the agricultural context in which it was and still is) represent the main theme of the fresco on the ceiling. By the end of the 18th century, naturalistic complexes also began to spread in Verona in harmony with the fashion of the time (the beginning of Romanticism), which favored the English garden (landscape-oriented, romantic, with exotic plants, avenues, secluded spots, and faux archaeological corners) over the Italian one, which was predominantly green and regular. Following this trend, brothers Giacomo and Guglielmo Mosconi arranged the lands behind the villa, giving them a dual purpose, as a garden and a forest, and built the pond with the little island at its center.

Highlights of the context: Verona, Valpolicella, and its historic residences.