villa valmarana ai nani

nicoletta992

Dear Nicoletta, thanks a lot for your very nice and positive feedback. e are very glad you enjoyed the visit and had such wonderful experience.We hope to have many guests from Brazil in the future also thank you :)We hope to see you againThe Valmarana family

tombantle

Dear guest, thanks a lot for your positive review. We are glad you enjoyed the visit at all and hope you can spend good words about Villa Valmarana in New York :)All the bestThe Valmarana family

MercyFernandez

Dear guest, thanks for the feedback you have left.We are glad you enjoyed your visit to Villa Valmarana ai Nani and hope to have you soon as a guestThe Valmarana family

Rockeee

Dear guest, thanks for your feedback. We are glad you completed the entire tour also taking also some time for a break at our new Coffee bar, located on a wonderful terrace, with a great view on the surrounding hills.Please come back to visit the Villa again!The Valmarana Family

LisaCatriona

Dear Lisa, thanks for your nice words. We are so glad you have been impressed by the history of the villa and the quality of the frescoes contained in its interiors.Thanks againThe Valmarana family

gra1Sydney

Dear guest,thanks for the words you had for our Villa. The bedroom you are mentioning is lived by the owners of the villa and has therefore never been part of the visit. Moreover it has no particular interest. The visit is focused to the spaces hosting Tiepolo frescoes.Come to visit us again!The Valmarana family

Jaycee2013

Dear Jaycee, thanks for your very kind words. We're glad you enjoyed the visit to the Villa and hope you have good words about it!Best regardsThe Valmarana family

whitewingsUsa

We loved the more intimate atmosphere of this villa compared to Rotunda. Furniture in the rooms and photos of the family. The views from the windows were amazing and the gardens beautiful. We went outside the garden wall to better view the dwarfs who line the walls. No photography allowed even without flash which is a shame.

El_Timon

.....lovely rooms, interesting paintings, lovely views, lovely gardens. We wanted to combine a visit with Monte Bericho and the Risorgimento museum but were reliant on public transport and are over 60 – so lots of walking out of the question. In the end we took a taxi to the villa, walked up to Monte Bericho and took a bus back to town – that worked really well.

tominbayeux

This was the first villa we visited on a (self-guided and self-driven) Palladio architecture tour we took in late August 2013. What a spectacular surprise! The frescoes in the main house are incredibly beautiful (the decoration in the "guest wing", a huge converted outbuilding aren't bad either), and the garden is charming with its statuary, terraces and arbors. A very friendly lady hands you a little binder with the history of each room, old fashioned but efficient! We also really loved the view of the valley from the property. BTW, you can park here and walk to La Rotunda via a quaint little pathway. If you don't have a really good GPS system, find the place can be a bit frustrating, be sure to study your map ahead of time and follow the signs (you have to make a lot of turns and drive up what looks like a one-way street...) I would also like to add that we had lunch at their little café - just a salad with some tomatoes, tuna and mozzarella, but the terrace was very relaxing and the servers were incredibly friendly. Be sure to bring cash, they don't take credit cards.

73lisan

With its quirky statuary and beautiful grounds, this villa is a true gem. There is even a nice little cafe in the gate house where you can rest your weary legs!

usacobbler

I took a taxi up from the train station which cost €6. What I liked about this villa was not only did you get to see the ground floor of the main house but also the guest accommodation. The price was €9.00 for both. The frescos are remarkable. The sciences are so dramatic and I was able to get a written explanation of each of them in English. I also really liked how there were family pictures going back to the early 1900's in both the main house and the guest house. I thought this gave a personal feel since the home is still lived in. The guest accommodation had a few different rooms to see as well as a nice cafe. Also, the next villa to visit is less than a 10 min walk away. Finally, I loved the dwarves on the wall and the legend behind them.

ObviousMan

We actually did not climb all the way to Rotonda, just took a walk to this villa on purpose. I add my vote to "well worth the visit" category. It is a reasonable 20 minute walk from either station or the center, some portion uphill. It is a home where people live, hence parts are off limits. You get to see Tiepolo's frescoes (plus few of the lesser known authors), lovely Murano glass chandeliers (like in Venice museums), and views of Veneto countryside.

Italiaoutdoors

One your way back from the villa Rotonda walk up the hlll to visit this lovely villa. The painting are well worth the visit and there is a nice myth behind the history of the villa.

PamelaM15

Down a walking path from La Rotonda is a jewel of a villa that although may not be as impressive as Palladio’s masterpiece is a delight. Villa Valmarana ai Nani (Villa at the Dwarfs) is a whimsical countryside villa near Vincenza that although mentioned in several well known guide books is often missed. According to a local legend the stone statues of the dwarfs on the walls alongside the villa represent servants who were petrified upon seeing the beloved nobleman's daughter thrown to her death, a result of unrequited love. The villa is across the road and up the hill from Villa Rotonda. It is a fair walk but worth the effort. The inside of the villa is as delightful as the outside. The frescoed walls of the villa are attributed to the father and son Tiepolos and are considered to be among the greatest examples of the fresco art of the 18th century. Be sure to allow enough time to enjoy the lovely garden which adds to the romantic storybook atmosphere.The Valmarana family still lives in the villa so only the villa's piano nobile is open to the public.