18th-century villa · Veneto

Villa Cavazza Querini — Cà Settecento

Villa Cavazza Querini, popularly known as Cà Settecento (House of the 18th Century), is a historic noble villa located in the Vittorio Veneto area of the province of Treviso, in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy. Built or substantially remodelled in the 18th century, the villa takes its name from the Cavazza and Querini families, two noble Venetian lineages active in the terraferma territories of the Serenissima. It exemplifies the tradition of Venetian villa architecture that transformed the Veneto countryside between the 16th and 18th centuries.

At a glance

Type: Venetian noble villa (villa di terraferma)
Period: 18th century (with possible earlier origins)
Style: Venetian Baroque / late Palladian
Location: Vittorio Veneto area, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Coordinates: 45.8847° N, 12.6113° E

Overview

The area around Vittorio Veneto, in the Marca Trevigiana — the historic hinterland of Treviso — is exceptionally rich in historic villas built by the Venetian nobility as summer residences and administrative centres for their agricultural estates. The Cavazza and Querini families were part of this tradition, using their terraferma property as both a productive estate and a prestigious seasonal residence. The popular name “Cà Settecento” evokes the villa’s characteristic 18th-century architectural character, a period when Venetian villa design reached its fullest expression before the fall of the Republic in 1797.

History

The Venetian noble families Cavazza and Querini were prominent members of the Venetian patriciate who held estates throughout the terraferma during the centuries of Venetian Republic rule. The Querini in particular were one of the oldest noble families in Venice, with branches active in Friuli, Treviso, and other mainland territories. The villa likely reached its present form during the 18th century, when Baroque and late Palladian architectural taste was dominant in the Veneto, although the estate may have existed in an earlier form from the 16th or 17th century.

What you see

The villa presents the characteristic features of the Venetian villa di terraferma: a central residential block with a symmetrical facade, wings or barchesse flanking the central body to accommodate farm functions, and a formal entrance court. The 18th-century character is evident in the proportions and decorative vocabulary of the facade, which draws on the Baroque idiom as filtered through the Venetian tradition. The surrounding agricultural landscape of the Treviso pre-Alps foothills — with vines, orchards, and wooded ridgelines — provides a picturesque setting.

Cultural significance

Villas like Cà Settecento form part of the vast heritage of Venetian villa architecture that UNESCO has recognised through the inscription of individual villas and the broader designation of the Palladio villas of the Veneto. The Vittorio Veneto area contains a significant number of less-celebrated villas that deserve greater scholarly and touristic attention alongside the more famous examples of the Riviera Brenta and the Vicenza area.

Practical information

Address: Vittorio Veneto area, Treviso (TV), Veneto, Italy
Access: Private property; exterior visible from public road. Check with local tourism office for visit arrangements.
Hours: Check official website or local tourism authority

Getting there

Vittorio Veneto is approximately 40 km north of Treviso. By train, take the Treviso–Belluno line to Vittorio Veneto station (journey approx. 50 minutes from Treviso; Treviso is served from Venice in approx. 30 minutes). By car, take the A27 motorway from Venice/Mestre and exit at Vittorio Veneto Sud. Local roads lead through the surrounding villages and estates.

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Villa Cavazza Querini, known as C&agrave; Settecento located in Visinale, is one of the oldest in western Friuli: it was completed in 1542, at the behest of the important Venetian Cavazza family. In the mid-17th century the property passed to the Querinis.



Querini&nbsp;is a patrician family from Venice belonging to the group of original families, present at the time of the foundation of the Serenissima.



In 1720 the villa was completely renovated and enlarged by the Querinis with various interventions which, overall, gave it its current structure; at that juncture the modification of the fa&ccedil;ade was arranged to give it greater monumentality, the expansion of the west wing in the 18th century - followed by that of the east wing, in the 19th century - and the construction of a small church dedicated to the SS. Peter and Paul, which bears a frescoed sundial.



The entire villa is surrounded by a boundary wall decorated with fine eighteenth-century statues. In front of the building, some statues beheaded at the hands of the Germans during the occupation of the First World War remain.



The current residence, thus restructured, was subsequently owned by the family of Commendatore A. d&#39;Agostino, a renowned economist and banker, who kept it until the early years of the 21st century. Over time, the house was frequented by historical figures, friends of the owners, becoming a meeting place for famous occasions.



Tradition has it that the villa also hosted Gabriele D&#39;Annunzio, who, in the course of his aviation exploits, would have coined the motto &quot;Eia, eia, alal&agrave;&quot; here.



Recently, the Sanarica family, with over thirty years of experience in the hotel and restaurant sector, took over the property in the west wing with the idea of ??using it as an accommodation facility, creating a period residence. The project has made it possible to revive a portion of the villa, which, uninhabited for several years, would otherwise have been destined to survive a serious state of neglect. The restoration work was completed in 2017, under the supervision of the Superintendence of Fine Arts of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. In the project, the recovery of the three floors of the structure was prepared, creating the private residence and guest rooms, thus allowing you to experience the ancient beauty recovered through the sharing of common spaces.

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It is currently included in the catalog of the Istituto Regionale Ville Venete.

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Villa Cavazza Querini – Cà Settecento