Villa Selvatico, Padua

Villa Selvatico near Padua Villa Selvatico near Padua

Villa Selvatico offers Venetian villa apartment accommodation near Padua in Veneto countryside.

The fifteenth century structure is an ideal place for a relaxing holiday and an excellent base for visiting all the tourist attractions in Veneto towards Venice.

Surrounded by an ancient park and a prosperous farm, the Villa is a few kilometres from Padova and the Riviera del Brenta.

The artistic cities of the Veneto, Venice, Vicenza, Verona and Treviso are all easy to reach in a day, as well as the smaller although no less beautiful Bassano, Asolo and Castelfranco Veneto.

 

Villa Selvatico is a Venetian Villa built at the end of the XV Century on ancient medieval castle remains. This pre-palladian Villa is a typical patrician country house, where the nobles used to spend their summer vacation.

Owners included the rich and powerful Speronella Dalesmanin and her shameful son Jacopo da Sant'Andrea, mentioned in Dante's 'Inferno'.

The Veneto Villa Selvatico near Padova offers hospitality in the main part of the Villa in completely independent apartments with bathroom, kitchen or kitchen area , autonomous central heating, air-conditioning, television and telephone, as well as adjacent buildings.

The large park that surrounds the Villa can be freely used by the guests. There is also a laundry with washing machine at guests' disposal.

Sport facilities nearby include tennis, a swimming pool at 2 km, horse riding and a golf course 15 km away.

The nearest village, that is also reachable by walking along the river, has some little shops for daily shopping.

Last modified on 23 July 2012
Adriabella

Agriturismo Tenuta Regina, Villa Selvatico and Agriturismo Dune form part of the hospitality network 'Adriabella' which has grouped together the fine properties owned by a single family in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia.

They form a unique visitor circuit for anyone looking to discover this corner of Italy and are a mix of historical residences along the Brenta Riviera, working farms near Udine and agriturismo apartments near the Veneto coast.