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Historic villa / palace
Villa Zeno
Villa at Cessalto, Veneto, Italy
At a glance
- Style
- Palladian architecture
- Architect
- Andrea Palladio
- Area
- 77,100 m²
- Protection
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- UNESCO World Heritage
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
- Coordinates
- 45°42′01″ N, 12°38′35″ E
History and description
Villa Zeno is a patrician villa at Cessalto, Veneto, northern Italy, and is the most easterly villa designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The building is near the highway between Venice and Trieste, but was built to face a canal which served as the primary means of arrival.
History
Palladio's building for the Zeno family has been dated to the 1550s. It is illustrated in I quattro libri dell'architettura, the architect's influential publication of 1570, and has similarities to some of the other villas described there such as the Villa Saraceno. It is also reminiscent of Villa Caldogno Nordera, which is attributed to Palladio, but is not included in I quattro libri.
Palladio appears to have incorporated an existing building, and his villa has had several modifications. Its Palladian features include a facade characterised by a triple-arched loggia. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the structure is of brick covered with stucco, typical of Palladio who was able to achieve great buildings with what are commonly regarded as inferior materials.
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Getting there
CeggiaTrain, nearest
1.5 km as the crow flies
Villa Zeno
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia31.6 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
Frequently asked questions
Where is Villa Zeno?
Villa Zeno is in Cessalto, in the province of Treviso (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.70028, 12.64306.
What else is there to see near Villa Zeno?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo della bonifica (9.6 km away), Parco della Scultura in Architettura (10.4 km away), Museo di apicoltura Guido Fregonese (13.1 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 3 photos
- Cessalto Villa Zeno FoNo — Chfono, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Zeno — Đuro Jiří, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VillaZeno 2007 07 12 1 — Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY 2.5
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences