Villa Farsetti, Selvatico

Famous Villa built by the cultured abbot Filippo Farsetti on the site of the previous Sala palace.

Abbot Farsetti called the architect Paolo Posi from Rome, who designed the majestic palace in Rococo style, adorning it with thirty-eight columns from the Temple of Concord in Rome.

The abbot also had a wonderful garden built, a botanical garden of considerable size and interest, citron orchards, greenhouses, groves, and a maze. On a small hill formed from the excavated material of an oval pond, he erected a small temple that depicted the Roman baths. He then constructed a large earthen embankment (also oval) that he surrounded with a row of yews shaped in an arch to evoke a Roman amphitheater. Nearby, he recreated the remains of the temples of Diana and Jupiter Thunderer.

From all this work, today only the main palace, the guesthouse, two citrus greenhouses, and the stables remain.

Villa Farsetti is a Venetian villa built in the agricultural context of the Municipality of Santa Maria di Sala, in the province of Venice, by the Sienese architect Paolo Posi. The work, built between 1744 and 1774, was commissioned by Filippo Farsetti. Every day from 08:00 to 19:00.The villa, which houses some of the municipal offices, often hosts cultural initiatives and concerts.