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Buy tickets & tours:GetYourGuide Villa Angarano is located northeast of Bassano del Grappa, in the district of San Eusebio, on the right bank of the Brenta River. The estate stands a few kilometers from the town center, between vineyards, the San Eusebio hills, the Brenta landscape, and the Monte Grappa area. The villa is one of the most unusual Palladian sites in the Veneto. It preserves the agricultural wings designed for Giacomo Angarano, while the central residence belongs to a later Baroque phase. This visible contrast makes the complex different from many more stylistically unified Venetian villas. Villa Angarano is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. The site was enlarged in 1996 to include twenty-one additional Palladian villas spread across the region, extending recognition from Vicenza to Palladio’s rural architecture. The complex still reflects the original meaning of a Palladian villa: not only a noble residence, but the organized center of an agricultural estate. The property includes rural spaces, vineyards, olive groves, service buildings, and historical structures connected with cultivation, wine production, storage, and estate management. Today, Villa Angarano remains a private residence and active farm. The estate belongs Read more [...]

Palazzo Sturm is one of the most significant historic buildings in Bassano del Grappa, located on the left bank of the Brenta River. Known today primarily for housing two major cultural institutions – the Ceramics Museum and the Remondini Print Museum – the palace stands as a testament to the artisanal, industrial, and artistic traditions that shaped the city across centuries.   Short History of Palazzo Sturm The origins of Palazzo Sturm date back to the mid-18th century, in a period when Bassano del Grappa was experiencing both architectural expansion and economic diversification. The palace was constructed in the district of Cornorotto, an area that already contained older structures, including a stretch of medieval walls, a tower, and a small nucleus of buildings from the 15th century. Instead of demolishing these earlier constructions, they were integrated into the new palace, creating an architectural stratification that still characterizes the building. Palazzo Sturm was commissioned by Vincenzo Ferrari, a wealthy industrialist and silk merchant. Silk production played a crucial role in the local economy during the 18th century, and Ferrari sought to create a residence that would reflect both his financial success and his cultural ambitions. For the architectural design, he relied Read more [...]

Palazzo Jonoch-Calmonte is one of the lesser-known but historically rich residences in Bassano del Grappa, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Overlooking the river Brenta at the end of Via Pusterla, this stately building is closely tied to the rise of a prosperous local bourgeoisie between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, Palazzo Jonoch-Calmonte is appreciated both for its refined interiors and for the panoramic viewpoint in front of it.     Short History of Palazzo Jonoch-Calmonte The story of Palazzo Jonoch-Calmonte is rooted in the economic development of Bassano del Grappa in the 19th century, when the city saw the growth of a dynamic entrepreneurial class. Among these new elites was the Jonoch family, associated with leather tanning (concia delle pelli) and landownership, sectors that played an important role in the local economy. According to research published in the multi-volume Storia di Bassano, Palazzo Jonoch was built as a “sumptuous bourgeois residence” for tanning and landowning entrepreneurs. It arose from the reconstruction of earlier buildings on the riverfront, at the very end of Via Pusterla, where the historic urban fabric meets the Brenta. The main decorative phase of Palazzo Jonoch-Calmonte belongs to the late 19th century. Read more [...]