The Barchessa di Villa Bressa Loredan, known as the ''Palazzon'', is a 16th-century

Palladian Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

barchessa A barchessa is a rural service building, typical of the architecture of Venetian villas. The concept was created and popularized by architect Andrea Palladio. A barchessa contains the working portions of the estate, separately from the central b ...

of the

Loredan family The House of Loredan (, ) is a Venetian noble family of supposed ancient Roman origin, which has played a significant role in shaping the history of the entire Mediterranean. A political dynasty, the family has throughout the centuries produced a ...

immersed in the vineyards of

Volpago del Montello Volpago del Montello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Treviso on the southern slopes of Montello. History The fall of the Republic of ...

, but clearly visible from the Schiavonesca state road, between

Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 32,000. Montebelluna borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Crocetta del Montello ...

and

Conegliano Conegliano (; Venetian: ''Conejan'') is a town and ''comune'' of the Veneto region, Italy, in the province of Treviso, about north by rail from the town of Treviso. The population of the city is of people. The remains of a 10th-century castle ar ...

, to which it is connected by a long avenue of

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Description

The

is part of a vast complex which also includes a Venetian villa which was destroyed around 1840 by the then owners Scondella. It is said that it was the powerful Bressa family who diverted the Brentella di Pederobba, the canal behind it, to obviate the law of the

Serenissima aSerenissima ( heMost Serene) may refer to: Certain countries * , a name for the Republic of Venice * , the official Latin name of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Art, entertainment, and media * La Serenissima (musical ensemble), a British ...

which required the destruction of all the buildings north of the Canàl that runs along the Montello hill, as the land had to be sold to become state property. The noble residence, built in the sixteenth century, at the beginning of the eighteenth century became property of Pietro Marcello, who had it restored by

Giorgio Massari Giorgio Massari (13 October 1687 – 20 December 1766) was an Italian late-Baroque architect from Venice. He designed the Villa Lattes near Treviso in 1715, the church of Santo Spritito in Udine, the church of Santa Maria della Pace 1720–46 in ...

. From what is reported in a map by Angelo Prati in 1763, the villa appeared as a two-storey, tripartite volume, with the classic central tympanum and a single barchessa. Pietro Marcello's wife, Orsetta, transformed the residence into a humanistic center, hosting artists and writers of the Serenissima, including the bishop of

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

, Giustinian. Today the imposing barchessa remains of the original complex, with the entrance gates and part of the surrounding wall, owned by the Loredan patricians, who are responsible for the latest recovery. The building consists of nine arches with a volute keystone and framed by Doric pilasters supporting a molded entablature, which extend over the entire ground floor, turning with a single span. Above the

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

rises the first floor, with a very large attic, in which all the heating systems for the breeding of silkworms are still preserved.

Barchessa Loredan winery

The Barchessa Loredan winery is based in the barchessa, and is owned by the

, who managed the latest renovation. It directly produces and markets its wines obtained from D.O.C. Montello and D.O.C.G.

Asolo Asolo () is a town and ''comune'' in the Veneto Region of northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings. History The town was originally a settlemen ...

. The farm covers an area of {{convert, 50, ha, acre, abbr=off of vineyards in the hamlets of Selva and Venegazzù, and is managed by Countess Nicoletta Loredan Moretti degli Adimari, who founded it in the 1960s. Above the

rises the first floor, with a very large attic, perfectly restored, in which the most significant memories of the Loredan family are preserved.

References

* * Villas in Veneto Palladian villas of Veneto