Villa for Sale in Abano Terme, Padua, Italy
Villa Palladiana Rigoni Savioli
Villa palladiana Moro Malipiero, which is now property of the family Rigoni Savioli, was built in the second half of the 16th century and its style refers to the Palladian patterns. Once it had a high tympanum, which gave the complex a tone of nobility, and some very interesting adjacencies that have partly disappeared. A wide flight of stairs decorated with statues leads to the main entrance portal which is surmounted by the coat of arms. Four Ionic Order semi-columns lean against the façade wall and cover both floors of the central block. The impressive façade is completed by a classic entablature and a triangular pediment decorated with a double dentilled cornice. The roofline of the two lateral wings is highlighted by the same dentilled cornice beneath the entablature quota and the large windows reveal the inner rooms frescoed by Zelotti.
From the centre of Abano, in direction of Padua, Villa Moro Malipiero appears high and mighty, which is now property of Counts Rigoni Savioli. Villa Rigoni Savioli is a Palladian style villa commissioned by Nicholas Malipiero in 1557. The facade consists of four Ionic half-columns supporting a large pediment; the staircase, flanked by two statues made of Costozza's white stone, such as those found on the three gates, leads into the principal room of the main floor or "noble floor" (piano nobile). On the ground floor there is a splendid cap vaulted cellar. The grand ball room, which once occupied both floors of the central part of the house, was divided after the French Revolution leaving the top half intact, while the bottom was divided into five portions. The villa is surrounded by a garden and three orchards. It is provided with various barns and a dovecote tower or "Colombara tower". In the back orchard there is a thermal water well, which was damaged during the last war. Another architectural jewel on the estate is still a consecrated chapel. The scagliola and marble fireplace and the fresco of a young Page offering a bouquet of flowers around a doorway are also very nice. The original Palladiana flooring was made with one single casting. Inside the villa there is a vast archive of documents of the area.
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About This Property
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Address
Abano Terme
Padua
Italy
Padua
Italy
Area
5 Acres
Bedrooms
37
Bathrooms
7