Villa Duodo

Villa Duodo. The principal facade, to the right are the cupolas of the church of San Giorgio. To the left begins the staircase, leading further up the cliff to the exedra

Villa Duodo, also known as the Villa Valier, is a villa situated at Monselice near Padua in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is attributed to the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi although some later parts are known to have been designed by Andrea Tirali.[1] The villa was built for a Venetian patrician, Francesco Duodo, circa 1592.[2]

Villa Duodo photographed by Paolo Monti in 1967 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC).

Sited high on the rocca of Monselice, the villa, which shows Palladian influences, is not so much a villa as a religious complex. Two L-shaped blocks form a rectangular courtyard. Attached to the villa is a church dedicated to San Giorgio which is the final and largest church completing a "sacred route" of pilgrimage.

  1. ^ dal Lago. p 74
  2. ^ dal Lago, p 89