The early Palladian works: Villa Godi Malinverni and Villa Caldogno

Want to know how it felt like living in a Palladian villa? We must visit Villa Caldogno then.

In the noble floor and among its Renaissance frescoes, I’ll tell you the treats that the noble commissioners shared with their guests: dance, concerts, gambling, sweet open-air picnics, flirting….

Villa Caldogno also treasures a perfectly preserved “machine” in its bowels: we will go down in the basement and we see how the Renaissance plumbing system of the villa used to work. This is the only one that has been discovered in a Palladian villa so far, and has been recently opened to the public.

If you wish to know more about the young Andrea Palladio, Villa Caldogno represents an unmissable stopover.

Villa Godi Malinverni is the first Palladian villa ever built: enter with me and discover its superb frescoes and ancient furniture, its mysterious stories of heresy and crimes, its rooms used as a movie set by Luchino Visconti, and the ones that hosted the British monarchy.

Villa Godi Malinverni is also surrounded by a majestic park and is a perfect location for private parties, lunches and wine tastings.