Villa della Torre Site Features

The monster fireplaces

Four of them, carved as gaping mouths. Nothing else in the Veneto looks like this, and they are the reason to come.

The Roman atrium

A covered courtyard with a central pool, built as an educated reconstruction of an ancient house.

The chapel

Attributed to Michele Sanmicheli, and a calm counterpoint to the strangeness of the villa.

The cellar and the wine

The estate makes Amarone, and a visit generally combines the architecture with a tasting -- which is the natural way to see Valpolicella anyway.