Villa Emo
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
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Villa Emo by Andrea Palladio with frescoes by Giovanni Battista Zelotti. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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mosa130
Italy42 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
The villa is not worth a visit, especially if you pay the full 10 euro ticket given the conditions in which it is located. Furthermore, under the excuse of work, they do not issue a receipt or ticket or anything else that can certify entry and obviously only cash payment.
Visit in Apr 2024. Main external body under renovation and therefore completely not visible. Inside you can visit only 6 rooms on the ground floor which are completely empty and with very little light as the windows are covered from the outside for the works and there is very little artificial light. You cannot visit the kitchens as expected. For this reason, even compared to the other villas in the area (e.g. Camerini, Rotonda) the ticket should not cost more than 3 or 4 euros.
To be avoided (even the opinions of other people who passed by the place were not so positive).
I read a previous critical review but then with 4 stars, something doesn't add up.
Visit in Apr 2024. Main external body under renovation and therefore completely not visible. Inside you can visit only 6 rooms on the ground floor which are completely empty and with very little light as the windows are covered from the outside for the works and there is very little artificial light. You cannot visit the kitchens as expected. For this reason, even compared to the other villas in the area (e.g. Camerini, Rotonda) the ticket should not cost more than 3 or 4 euros.
To be avoided (even the opinions of other people who passed by the place were not so positive).
I read a previous critical review but then with 4 stars, something doesn't add up.
Written 24 May 2024
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Buongiorno, Le sensibilità possono esser molteplici: ecco perchè qualcosa non Le torna rispetto alla recensione di aprile 2024 (oltre che di altre).
I preziosi lavori di restauro non sono una scusa, ma un dato di fatto, e per fortuna che ci sono, dal momento che non sempre è scontato poter restaurare nel migliore dei modi un sito UNESCO di tale portata.
Lo scontrino non le è stato dato per alcun tipo di maliziosa retrovia, ma semplicemente perchè, con i restauri, qualche volta vi sono purtroppo dei blocchi generali dovuti agli interventi in essere. Ma è interessante leggere anche questo tipo di retropensieri.
L'interno che ha visitato di 7 stanze, più loggia e vestibolo - mi permetto di correggerla- , è tutto quello che anche ordinariamente si può e si potrà visitare, ed era la parte abitativa della famiglia committente -Villa Emo è una Villa fattoria, non una Villa di rappresentanza, a differenza di Villa Capra..- . Di sopra ci sono infatti i sottotetti. Le stanze interne delle barchesse sono tuttora in corso di restauro, ma non è rimasto nulla da ben prima dei restauri. Le consiglio di documentarsi adeguatamente sui siti che visita prima di condividere giudizi con determinate modalità. La informo anche che, da agosto, le facciate sono finalmente visibili, finalmente con il colore originario. Se desidera, può ritornare, magari con queste informazioni in più. Cordiali saluti. Management Villa Emo
Written 25 September 2024
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LaBernardi
California/Italy248 contributions
May 2012
It says a lot that my Italian friend who is a certified guide for the region of the Veneto and an expert on Andrea Palladio finds Villa Emo to be her favorite among Palladian villas. Purchased from the Emo family who held the villa until about five years ago, the regional bank that now owns it has maintained and upgraded the building and grounds. Marked by lovely frescoes and other details, it is an intimate setting that offers the visitor a pleasant introduction to Palladio and the lives of Venetian aristocracy.
Written 27 October 2012
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KittyK71
Sydney, Australia59 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
Having seen a few of Andrea Palladio's Villas and loved them, Villa Emo is really lovely. While it's unlikely the majority of many of us will ever call a house like this home, it certainly felt very homely. The gardens are relaxed and picturesque, there was a tradesman restoring a section of the floor and it was great to talk to him about mending original works. If you love Palladian architecture, as I do, love classical architecture or just love Italian Villas, Villa Emo is a must see.
Written 12 July 2016
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Caroline H
Kuttolsheim, France212 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
A very attractive villa with frescos in beautiful grounds. Well worth a visit. Lots of history and wonderful to walk around.
Written 3 August 2014
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patrickbelgio
belgium313 contributions
Aug 2013 • Family
I wanted to visit this villa for years and finally made it ! And even if expectations were high, I wasn't the least disappointed:
This is pure harmony and beauty, and everything shows such good taste.
This is pure harmony and beauty, and everything shows such good taste.
Written 4 September 2013
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Italiaoutdoors
Vicenza, Italy100 contributions
Apr 2013 • Solo
I cannot say much more than the previous reviews concerning Palladio villa Emo. But it is very interesting to see first hand the influence corn played in the economic's of the region and art of the villa itself.
The villa sits 7 kms from Castelfranco, which is in the Treviso province and can be reached by train for bus from Venice. There is a safe bike route to ride or walk to reach the villa, the local community completed a bike path/sidewalk along section that has more traffic.
This is a great stop over if you are traveling from Castelfranco to Asolo or Bassano del Grappa.
The villa sits 7 kms from Castelfranco, which is in the Treviso province and can be reached by train for bus from Venice. There is a safe bike route to ride or walk to reach the villa, the local community completed a bike path/sidewalk along section that has more traffic.
This is a great stop over if you are traveling from Castelfranco to Asolo or Bassano del Grappa.
Written 12 April 2013
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MargaretEllen1950
Houston, TX325 contributions
Oct 2011 • Couples
This villa by Andrea Palladio has a monumental staircase that rises to the temple fronted main floor. Not only is the ascent grand but it useful for threshing grain - very helpful on a working farm, per Palladio's original design. Inside there are Zelotti's frescoes that are so real the figures seem to be climbing off the walls. This villa has side buildings usually included in Palladio's design but not often constructed. Well worth a visit to this remote location for this fabulous original Palladian villa. A world heritage site. Check out http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=8&lingua=e Easy to visit this and Villa Barberon in Maser on the same trip.
Written 27 March 2012
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876543
90 contributions
Mar 2015 • Friends
This may be Palladio's greatest villa. It's simple and complex.
The coffered ceilings of the loggia and sala are beautiful and not repeated anywhere else in his designs.
The frescoes are wonderful and work with the architecture.
The wide ramp leading to the entrance is also the only one of its kind.
If you see La Rotonda, then you must see this masterpiece too.
The coffered ceilings of the loggia and sala are beautiful and not repeated anywhere else in his designs.
The frescoes are wonderful and work with the architecture.
The wide ramp leading to the entrance is also the only one of its kind.
If you see La Rotonda, then you must see this masterpiece too.
Written 1 April 2015
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JoanWilkinHill
Eastham, MA19 contributions
Nov 2013 • Friends
This was the first truly Palladian villa I'd been to (outside of Monticello and the White House). The geometry of the building (and his others) fascinated me more than anything else - to have the square and cubic meters in relations to one another for each room is a really neat concept and makes the whole hang together nicely.
That Villa Emo was owned and lived in until recently by the family for whom it was originally built is amazing.
I think this is a must-see in the Veneto.
That Villa Emo was owned and lived in until recently by the family for whom it was originally built is amazing.
I think this is a must-see in the Veneto.
Written 13 December 2013
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Vane
London, UK9 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
Absolutely gorgeous. The frescoes are restored to perfections and the stories they tell, are very interesting. A must see.
Written 28 December 2019
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I neglected to say Saturday Only. The villa is open Sat. only May - Sept. from 3:30-6:00.
Written 21 September 2016
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