Palazzo San Bonifacio Ardit

The Palace was built in the second half of the 1500s by Ercole San Bonifacio, on the remains of a fortification from the 1200s to defend the territories of Azzo VI d'Este. The project is attributed to the Peruzzi school, which is responsible for the Palazzina Chigi in Lungara, known as Villa Farnesina, a reference model for the structure. The large central hall with marmorino is in neoclassical style, and the frescoes on the noble floor are by Giovanni Carlo Bevilacqua and his workshop. Remaining unchanged over the centuries, the complex, which was protected in 1927 and cataloged as a Villa Veneta, consists of the Manor House with Chapel, Garden with Statues, Barchessa, and Granaries, Courtyard and Brolo. It was inherited by Elia Polcenigo and Fanna Sambonifacio, and finally by Pietro Ardit, the nephew of his wife Elisabetta Maraldo. The Garden has a collection of ancient and modern roses, as well as oleanders with spectacular blooms. The Palace is still inhabited by the descendants of the Ardit family.