History

The Giustinian family commissioned the villa around the mid-seventeenth century, building on their established presence in the region—they had owned the nearby Villa Piarotto since the sixteenth century. Construction concluded in 1661.

The family’s fortunes waned over subsequent decades. In 1792, the Morosini “dalla Sbarra” acquired the property and undertook comprehensive restoration work. The nineteenth century brought further changes of ownership: the Marquis Paolucchi delle Roncole held it mid-century, followed by Jacopo Monico in the early 1900s.

The main residence housed the civic library until 2003, when the municipality redirected the space toward cultural programming.