Villa Molin

“According to our drawings and plans, His Lordship, the most illustrious Niccolò Molino Cavaliere, constructed a building in a location named the Mandria… The façade of the mansion faces towards Sirocco: the main road passes in front of it and the Bacchiglione, a very navigable river, flows alongside it” (taken from Renaissance architect Vincenzo Scamozzi’s treatise, ‘L’Idea dell’Architettura Universale’).

Located between Padua and the Euganean Hills, Villa Molin looks out in all its glory onto the waters of the Bacchiglione river and remains perfectly faithful to Scamozzi’s original design. The Villa was built in 1597 for Niccolò Molin, a senior magistrate or ‘Savio di Terraferma’ (meaning ‘Wise Men of the Mainland’) and ambassador of the Republic of Venice at the court of England, and also husband of Doge Alvise Grimani’s daughter. It was common at the time for patrician Venetians to compete with each other when it came to the construction of opulent residences, so when this important politician decided to build a country residence for his family, he called on the most prestigious Venetian designer of his time: namely, Vincenzo Scamozzi, official architect of the Serenissima and creator of the Procuratie Nuove buildings in St. Mark’s Square.

The skilful and expert hand of its developer created clear and elegant lines and a layout that had extraordinary geometric coherence, centred around the quadrangle determining the shape of both the Villa and the central hall. The decision to involve Scamozzi and the concrete embodiment of the desired results, which make the residence similar to houses of antiquity, testify to a desire for the Villa to be elevated to the highest social level, and for it to blend in with the architectural features of similar properties customarily seen in cities.

Facilities and services
The residence is located just a few kilometres away from the centre of Padua and is conveniently situated for nearby ring road exits and motorway junctions.

Villa Molin offers a bespoke service for organising all the finer details of your private event. Its spacious premises, consisting of a magnificent hall adorned with Baroque frescoes and several reception rooms that are all individually furnished and decorated, provide ample flexibility for hosting many different types of event. The Italian-style garden and romantic grounds are available for outdoor events and weddings. The historical, artistic and architectural qualities of the Villa make it the perfect setting, whatever the occasion.