Villa Petrobelli
"Today little ensembles still have a so extensive and whole ambit and it can be enjoyed like the built-time” (Venetian Villa Regional Institute).
A benedictine community is certified in documents of 1.034 with name “Casa murada” (“Wall home”). In the municipality of Maserà (14 km from Padova) the medieval village Ca’ Murà (little church, Villa and farm-houses) is the best site, both historical and environmental.
About this monastery now there is only the Oratory of Saints Eurosia and Stefano: here Saint Francesco and Saint Antonio stopped.
A few meters and you can see Villa Petrobelli: they built it at the end of XVII th century. Petrobelli Counts used this accomodation during the Summer because here it was cold and there were to pay attention about the agricoltural harvest. In the historical garden there are still the well and the stone-court to drying cors.
The map of the Villa is tipically venetian: square, two floors, attics and two symmetrical facades.
The internal distribution shows a big central saloon with four sides rooms. In the ground floor saloon there is the Petrobelli painting. The saloon at the first floor opens in a big window with balustrade in local stone and noble family arms in the center.
Villa has laterally two porches: they have two floors and were used for agricoltural functions: barns for hay and wheat, stables for cows and horses, cellery and carriages-stores.
In the 1811 the noblewoman Eloisa Petrobelli married the famous Giuseppe Jappelli, neoclassic architect of Pedrocchi Caffè and Treves Park in Padova.
During the Second World war here there was the nazist command of the area.
The garden in front, the park back and the woods are in romantic style, there are hundred of vegetal species and a lot of rare and monumental trees. In the 2013 everything is been selected at the italian competition “Il parco più bello d’Italia” (“Best park in Italy”).
Informations
Architectural barriers: Barrier-free access
Number of people: max 30 pax visits - max 130 pax receptions
Packed lunch area: inside and outside in the park
Parking Cars: outside near the Villa Max. 60
Bus parking: outside near the Villa Max. 2
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Accomodation
A few meters from Villa Petrobelli, in the historic residence’s park, guests can stay in a splendid, romantic four-star hotel, the country hotel Ca’ Murà http://www.ca-mura.com/
The hotel has 24 rooms (all with double beds and en-suite bathrooms) of three types: Love, Family and Junior Suite.
Lodging with breakfast included from € 120 a night.
Food & Wine
At Villa Petrobelli there’s a little farm hut called Casetta Giuditta, no longer used as a dwelling, converted to a food-lover’s corner of paradise.
The fare is always seasonal, with traditional Padua/Veneto dishes, and particular attention to the accompanying wines, with an eye towards often hard-to-find local gems.
The perfect place for the occasional gathering, casual dinners to enjoy the company, deepen old friendships and lend gusto to new ones.
For friendly get-togethers for up to 29 people seated, or 45 standing/buffet-style.
Weddings and Events
Have your reception at Villa Petrobelli; we can organize a variety of celebrations, from First Communions to birthday dinners, from graduation parties to weddings, in the Villa and its expansive outdoor garden areas with elegant catering for up to 130 guests, or in the farm steward’s house with family-style dining for up to 50 guests
At Villa Petrobelli, we put all our experience into preparing your party; the Villa owner, a professional taster of cured meats and cheeses as well as a Sommelier, can suggest delectable pairings.
Meetings and Conferences
Villa Petrobelli offers several indoor/covered spaces for fashion shows, company events and various types of meetings: the old “caneva” (wine cellar) (60 sq. m.), the “portego” (portico) (120 sq. m.) and the “barco” (elegant outbuilding) (150 sq. m.).
Wine cellars and gourmet products
At Villa Petrobelli visitors can purchase some of the area’s excellent wines and gourmet products.
Wines from the Euganei Hills, Campo Biondo craft beer are always on hand, along with seasonally-available preserves (made using traditional local recipes by the ‘house botanist’ Count Petrobelli with organic fruit from the villa’s orchard), and occasionally a few jars of wildflower honey and home-made rosolio and vinegar.
Sport and Wellness Tourism
Villa Petrobelli is set in the little medieval rural village of Ca’ Murà.
Here, on the east side, fields were once farmed by hard-working peasant families; today, the area hosts the renowned Ca’ Murà equestrian center - http://www.ca-mura.com/equitazione.htm .
Historic gardens and parks
Villa Petrobelli has no statues or frescoes, but boasts an incomparably bucolic setting. It is a residence with a distinctly rustic style, where nature holds sway. In 2013 it was chosen for recognition in the prestigious national competition “Italy’s most beautiful park” (organized by the Ministries of Agriculture and Tourism and the FAI, Fondo Ambient Italiano).
The garden in front of the villa and the park behind it, as well as the orchard and the wood, are in a vaguely romantic style and contain hundreds of species and numerous rare and monumental trees.
All of this is still today overseen by the resident Count, Sergio Chiesa Petrobelli, previously the curator of the Scientific Herb Garden of the oldest botanical garden in the world, located in Padua.
The garden in front of the villa and the park behind it, as well as the orchard and the wood, are in a vaguely romantic style and contain hundreds of species and numerous rare and monumental trees.
All of this is still today overseen by the resident Count, Sergio Chiesa Petrobelli, previously the curator of the Scientific Herb Garden of the oldest botanical garden in the world, located in Padua.
