Sunday 26 May 2024also in the province of Pavia, the National Day ofItalian Historic Houses Association, now in its fourteenth edition. A selection of villas and palaces will open their doors completely freely and free of charge to welcome those who want to spend a Sunday immersed in unique places of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage of our territory. Throughout Italy there will be 450 that can be visited, let’s discover those in the province of Pavia.
National Historic Homes Day
L’Italian Historic Houses Association, founded in 1977, brings together the owners of historic homes spread throughout the national territory. The mission of the association is to help them defend, preserve and enhance this heritage intended for all humanity and, above all, pass it on to future generations.
Italian historic homes are divided into:
- Villas and palaces
- Castles and villages
- Charming hotel
- Museums and galleries
- Farmhouses, farmhouses and farms
- Abbeys, abbeys and chapels
- Parks and gardens
Visits throughout the national territory
These are assets located throughout the national territory: in metropolises, capitals, towns and villages; in the high mountains, along the valleys, on the coast and plains. Each of them constitutes a unique monument: its history is unique, its maintenance problems are unique, its cultural value is unique and its relationship with the community of reference is unique.
Their rediscovery is crucial to shedding light on a heritage that is too often ignored, which not only represents the best of Italian history and tradition, but which – before the pandemic – managed to welcome 45 million visitors a year.
Historic homes open in Pavia and its province on Sunday 26 May 2024
Before going into the specifics of the villas that will open for free in the province of Treviso, we leave you below a link to our national portal News First which brought together all the historic homes that joined the initiative throughout Italy.
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In the province of Pavia, On Sunday 26 May 2024 it will be possible to visit:
- Villa Badalla: Via Gramsci 22 – Sartirana Lomellina
Also known as the Doctor’s House, Villa Badalla is a symbol of Lomellina both for its Victorian style architectural structure and for the historical events and residences of the doctor Gianfranco Badalla (1921-2006) who lived and practiced here until 2006. Villa Badalla it is a magnificent Victorian style building which was desired, conceived, designed and built in the “home/work” formula with a medical office on the ground floor personally by the doctor Gianfranco Badalla.
The large 600 m2 structure sits on 4000 m2 of exotic garden (ginkgo biloba, Japanese apple tree, Japanese ivy, Japanese laurel, Japanese black pine, Japanese chestnut and blackberry brambles), with entrances in the central Via Roma 66 and Via Gramsci 22. The two symmetrical towers of Via Gramsci signal the entrance leading to the staircase that leads to the Aradic coat of arms.
The imposing structure of Villa Badalla in Victorian style with towers, bay windows and decorations attracts with its charm anyone passing through Sartirana Lomellina.
