Villa Emo Capodilista stands out among the Venetian Villas for its particular architecture and position: it was built around 1580 as a hunting lodge on a project by Dario Varotari, a pupil of Veronese, who frescoed it with Eliodoro Forbicini and Antonio Vassillacchi called the Aliense.
Thanks to its original function, different from most of the Venetian Villas, the internal and external spaces were designed to fully enjoy the territory and nature: a place to meet and celebrate or to relax a few kilometers from Padua and Venice.
In 1800 the north wall was closed to add some service rooms to improve the liveability and make it comfortable for long stays.
The perimeter is formed by double loggias, also frescoed, which overlook the garden and form a fantastic setting.
While waiting to visit it in person, you can take a virtual walk.
The particular combination of geometry, paintings and landscape has inspired several works, both ancient and contemporary.
In the earthly loggia at noon you can still read the inscriptions that recall a play, the Adriana a tragedy by Luigi Groto, who seems to have been an inspiration for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
In more recent times it has been the set of the film "The Merchant of Venice" with Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons;
