The Villa

One of the better preserved private parks in Veneto

The Villa

 

At the beginning of the 19th century the brothers Francesco and Alessandro Papafava dei Carraresi, friends of such leading figures in the arts such as Antonio Canova, Angelica Kaufmann, Sir Thomas Lawrence and Giuseppe Jappelli, decided to transform the 16th-century hunting pavilion on their estate Frassanelle into a splendid Neo-classical-style villa. It was an impressive undertaking at that time as the brothers decided to equip the buidling with a proper plumbing system; a vast series of cisterns collected water which seeped down from the surrounding hills to feed the system.

Before remodelling the hunting pavilion set on a hill in the midst of the property, on their visits to Frassanelle the family had lived in the extensive 17th-century farming estate at the foot of the hill. A monumental staircase was built to connect the old farm buildings to the main façade of the newer villa.
The estate also includes two family chapels which face each other across the piazza in front of the rear façade of the villa (now the main entrance) and a delightful small Greek temple “in antis” (built by the Venetian architect Giuseppe Jappelli) set in a clearing in the midst of the park.

VISITS 

The villa is open on Sunday and Italian National Holidays it is possible to visit it only with a guide.

2023

from March 19th to November 26th 

 

RATES ON SITE (buy the tickets on line and save money!)

Guided tour of VILLA; PARK AND GROTTOES
Adults: € 16,00
Children from 6 to 12 years: € 10,00
Children up to 6 years: not suitable

 

The tour is in Italian. If you are a group and would like a tour in other languages please contact info@frassanelle.it

 

 

PLEASE NOTICE: IN THE VILLA IS NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE PICTURES.

DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED.