Address: Via Sant’Elena 38, Battaglia Terme (PD)
Contact: info@villaselvatico.com
Villa Selvatico da Porto was probably built between the end of the 1400s and the beginning of the 1500s, and was a patrician country residence, where nobles used to stay for their summer ‘villeggiatura’ and to control their agricultural estates. There is no certain information as to who commissioned the villa, probably a noble family from Padua, who was succeeded over time by the Selvatico family, Venetian nobles who in 1792, as indicated by a plaque on the north façade, promoted an initial restoration that embellished the villa to its current form, and added other minor buildings for agricultural use.
The architecture of the building is typical of many Ville Venete, with a main building set on a double symmetry, with two identical sober and elegant façades, softened by arched portals surmounted by original masks. On the ground and first floors, large central halls cross it from north to south, flanked by smaller rooms.
The Villa, for a long time owned by the noble Selvatico family, has belonged to the da Porto family of Vicenza since 1951. Following a careful renovation in recent years, the villa now offers accommodation in 6 independent and fully equipped flats, all surrounded by a large garden (3 hectares), in which there is also a beautiful outdoor swimming pool that functions in the summer season.
Its proximity to Padua and Venice make it an ideal place for those wishing to make cultural tourism in the Veneto Region.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it/dimora/villa-selvatico/
