A Venetian villa completed in 1542 in the hamlet of Visinale, reshaped by the Querini family after they took it over in the seventeenth century.
At a glance
Villa Cavazza Querini stands at Visinale, a hamlet of Pasiano di Pordenone, and counts among the oldest villas of western Friuli. It is private property. The west wing now houses a bed and breakfast, Ca’ Settecento.
History
The Venetian Cavazza family completed the villa in 1542. In the mid-seventeenth century it passed to the Querini, another Venetian family, who altered the building; their most imposing addition is the staircase with superimposed flights that leads to the main floor. The national catalogue of cultural heritage dates the complex between 1542 and 1643 and credits it to local craftsmen.
In 2015 the west wing, three floors facing Via Visinale and the Italian garden, was under restoration with a loan and a grant from the Regional Institute for Venetian Villas. Heirs of the Querini of Santa Giustina still lived in other parts of the house.
What you see
The main block has a rectangular plan crossed by a narrow through-hall. The double flight of steps rises from a rusticated base with niches and an arched portal. Two lower wings extend to either side. The eastern wing opens onto the garden through arches and holds frescoed rooms; the western one ends in the Oratory of San Pietro, framed by pilasters and a pediment, which keeps a marble statue of Saint Peter from the Marinali workshop.
A round-arched portico runs along the north side. Walls topped with stone balls enclose the Italian garden and park, and statues stand at the gates.
Key facts
- Built: completed 1542 for the Venetian Cavazza family; owned by the Querini from the mid-17th century
- Builders: local craftsmen, according to the national heritage catalogue
- Plan: main block with through-hall, double external staircase, two side wings, Oratory of San Pietro at the end of the west wing
- Status: private property; catalogue record ICCD 0600007665
- Address: Via Visinale di Sotto 9, 33087 Visinale, Pasiano di Pordenone (PN), Italy
- GPS: 45.884702, 12.611345 · Open in Google Maps
- B&B: Ca’ Settecento
Practical information
The villa is private property, not a museum. The Ca’ Settecento bed and breakfast in the west wing takes overnight guests, with rooms on three floors, a breakfast room and a small library of historical books. Contact the B&B for stays and availability.
Getting there
Visinale lies just north of Pasiano di Pordenone, about 9 km south of Pordenone as the crow flies. The villa stands on Via Visinale di Sotto, at number 9.
Sources
- Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, Villa Querini, Pasiano di Pordenone
- Pordenone With Love, Villa Querini
- Messaggero Veneto, Cantiere nella villa veneta: «Non faremo un ristorante», 20 March 2015
- Dimore Storiche Italiane, Villa Cavazza Querini (the B&B’s own description)
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