| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Mira, Province of Venice, Veneto, Italy |
| Part of | City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii) |
| Reference | 712bis-021 |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| Extensions | 1996 |
| Area | 5.87 ha (14.5 acres) |
| Website | www |
| Coordinates | 45°26′7″N 12°12′4″E / 45.43528°N 12.20111°E |
  Location of Villa Foscari in Veneto  Villa Foscari (Italy) | |
Villa Foscari is a villa in Mira, near Venice, northern Italy, designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The home was constructed by Palladio for two patrician brothers.[1] It was built in the mid 1550s.[2] It is also known as La Malcontenta ("The Discontented"), a nickname which—according to a legend—it received when the spouse of one of the Foscaris was locked up in the house because she allegedly did not live up to her conjugal duty.[3]
- ^ "Villa Foscari – La Malcontenta". La Malcontenta. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Marino, Joanne (5 August 2024). "Brenta Canal Part 4: Villa Foscari (Malcontenta)". Two Parts Italy. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Sakalis, Alex (9 August 2023). "7 Highlights of the Brenta Riviera". Italy Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2023.