Villa Priuli Lazzarini Crisanti, in Val Liona, Sunday opens exceptionally to the publicthanks to an initiative of the Fai Giovani (Italian Environment Fund) Vicenza and the availability of the owner, the microbiologist Andrea Crisantiwho became famous for the experimental study carried out on the population of Vo Euganeo to detect positivity to Covid 19. Crisanti, elected senator on the Democratic Party lists in September 2022, purchased the villa in February of the same year, causing a certain stir, considering the size and particularity of the property, taking on the burden of a challenging restoration, ongoing. It is a historic residence from the late 16th century attributed, although not unanimously, to Vincenzo Scamozzi, che has eight bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 lounges, furniture and fine finishes.
The 12 thousand square meter garden
Beyond 12 thousand square meters of greenery, which also includes the beautiful garden that welcomes guests. It is no coincidence that the route guided by Fai will start from the exterior of the villa, in particular from the Italian terraced garden, and will then wind through the internal rooms, enriched with frescoes and friezes. In the hall it will be possible to admire fragments of frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo, part of a pictorial cycle also present at the Palladio Museum in Vicenza. Visit it will end in the cellars with a free glass. Reservations are now closed, but anyone wishing to try their luck must go to Villa del Ferro, in via Chiesa, 6: non-members Fai at 3pm and 4pm – 7 euros, members Fai at 5pm and 6pm with the intervention of the architect Barbara Zattra – 3 euros.
The list of historic homes in Vicenza
The villa, however, it is included in the list of Vicenza residences that can be visited for free as part of the National Day of the Historic Houses Association by reservation on the site www.associazionedimorestoricheitaliane.it. The complete list includes: in Thiene, the Castle, Palazzo Zironda, Villa Fabris and Villa Cornaggia; in Vicenza, Villa Valmarana ai Nani, Palazzo Valmarana Braga; in the immediate suburbs: Villa Ghislanzoni Curti (Bertesina), Villa Zileri Motterle (Monteviale), Villa Brunelli Bonetti and Villa Vaccari Giacon (Longare); Villa Angarano in Bassano; Villa da Schio in Castelgomberto.
