Palaces, Villas and Castles

Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava is the residence of the President of Slovakia. The splendid rococo building has the white walls like the Castle a… Read the rest

Villa Emo Capodilista stands out among the Venetian Villas for its particular architecture and position: it was built around 1580 as a hunting lodge o… Read the rest

Along the Padua-Monselice state road, past the centre of Battaglia Terme with its canals, on the top of a small hill you can admire a white and majest… Read the rest

Palazzo Pianetti, the current seat of the Municipal Art Gallery, is a significant example of 18th century architecture. Begun in 1748 on commission of… Read the rest

First the Romans, then the Longobards, the Franks of Charlemagne, the Este family, the Swabians and finally the Serenissima: due to its strategic posi… Read the rest

Villa Barbarigo-Pizzoni Ardemani is located in Valsanzibio in Galzignano Terme in the province of Padua. The splendid villa was purchased in the fif… Read the rest

Villa dei Vescovi was built between 1535 and 1542 by the then Bishop of Padua, Francesco Pisani, as a holiday home. The direction of the works was e… Read the rest

The Bishops’ Hall is located in the monumental floor of the Bishop’s Palace of Padua; the origin of the complex, built south of the Cathed… Read the rest

The sixteenth-century villa built close to the heart of the thermal centre of Abano Terme houses the House Museum Villa Bassi Rathgeb. Destined to hou… Read the rest

From the centre of Abano, in the direction of Padua, Villa Moro Malipiero appears tall and imposing, today the property of the Counts Rigoni Savioli.… Read the rest