Villa Badoer

Fratta Polesine, Italy

Villa Badoer was designed in 1556 by Andrea Palladio for the Venetian noble Francesco Badoer, and built between 1557 and 1563, on the site of a medieval castle which guarded a bridge across a navigable canal. This was the first time Palladio used his fully developed temple pediment in the facade of a villa.

Villa Badoer has been part since 1996 of the UNESCO World Heritage Site 'City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto'. The building is open to the public and one of the wings houses the National archeological museum of Fratta Polesine, opened in 2009.

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Founded: 1556-1563
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Italy

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Daria Voltazza (11 months ago)
We took advantage of the guided tour, not too long and clear even for children. The villa is well preserved and next to it there is also the archaeological museum. All this allows you to spend a pleasant half day.
Francesca Poletti (2 years ago)
Palladian villa of great visual impact, always effective Palladian solutions, to be seen absolutely. You never get tired of Palladio and his vision and construction following the aura rule. The search for harmony between the architectural structure and the environment, always at the top. Visit it.
jonas hendl (5 years ago)
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Denis Fantini (5 years ago)
Villa Badoer, detta La Badoera, costruita tra il 1555 ed il 1557 è una delle più prestigiose del Veneto. Il progetto e la realizzazione furono affidati da Francesco Badoer ad Andrea Palladio. La villa spicca per la dominanza visiva sul paesaggio circostante, in quanto sopraelevata rispetto al piano di campagna ed è costituita da un corpo centrale, destinato a residenza dei nobili proprietari, cui sono annesse due barchesse, che chiudono a semicerchio il prato antistante. La villa è uno dei gioielli italiani del patrimonio UNESCO.
giulia migliorati (5 years ago)
Bellissima villa merita! Noi abbiamo fatto la visita anche all'interno. Per chi è studente ha le agevolazioni. Prima di entrare per non rovinare il pavimento vi forniscono di un paio di ciabatte grandi che si inseriscono sopra la scarpa. Ben tenuta. Valorizziamo le nostre ville:)!
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