Villa Sagramoso - il Castello

Villa Sagramoso stands near a ford in one of the bends of the Adige River.

The complex is made up of three parts that are distinguished by the period of construction and architectural value. The oldest part seems to be the western one, which corresponds to the main entrance of the villa and comprises a wing of four and three floors, the tower, the cellars, and the brick bridge. In this part, the narrow windows for defense purposes and the wider windows topped by tympanums are clearly visible. The central part, which has two floors, recalls the enlargement works of the building dating back to the 18th century, which, however, seem to have not been completed. Finally, the eastern part, which has one floor, dates back to the late 19th century.

With the settlement of the Sagramoso family and the use of the villa as a private residence, the castle became the center of the family's important landed property, turning it into a renowned place for stays and leisure for notable figures of the time. A testimony of this period remains an inscription located on the southern side of the bridge that commemorates the marriage of Bianca Sagramoso to Luigi della Torre.

Throughout the long history of the castle, the buildings that make it up have been repeatedly damaged, destroyed, and rebuilt. The entire structure underwent numerous and significant transformations in the second half of the 17th century, which, however, retained some elements as a legacy of its original military function, such as the moat, the tower, the vaulted cellars, the bridge, and the drawbridge. Other elements, however, have been lost, such as the large interior halls and the botanical garden in front of the villa, which once housed a botanical garden for experimenting with new fruits.

In the late 1980s, the complex underwent a significant restoration and conservation intervention, after which the Municipality was established there.