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Villa Capriata
Villa Capriata is named after the Capriata company that owned this villa. Enclosed within a park of 2.5 hectares it now holds wedding receptions and events. It will soon cater as a hotel once the empty rooms are furnished.
Just into the left is this ancient Oratorio della Madonna della Neve which dates to the 17th century. It’s currently closed but there are plans to restore it and actually hold wedding services once it’s been consecrated again.
The villa which dates to the mid 1800s was erected by Lucio Barbani on the designs of the architect Luigi Pondrelli and this is also indicated on the external wall on the third floor. It was used as a private residence right up until the end of 2006 and then from 2007 exploited for its commercial potential.
The grounds are a fabulous wealth of colours and mixed with a great variety of tall trees and small bushes.
Walking through the main doors leads into a long corridor that stretches the length of the whole building. This is typical characteristic of Bolognese villas and is also repeated on each floor with the rooms being divided between two opposing sides.
There are three Cà Rezzonico chandeliers here of note from Murano making them quite valuable. Four unusual columns with capitals break up the otherwise plain design of the room.
Towards the back of the room is this rustic table in the middle of the corridor. It sits in front of another exquisite looking piece of art that does not offer any information about it. The kitchen which serves the events is located behind here.
Up a plain set of linear stairs is the first real surprise of this building. There are few signs of anything significant here but the art work on the ceiling soon dispels any notion that this was anything but an ordinary household. Referred to as the noble floor it was probably used to entertain influential guests as this is also accessible from the wide sweeping stairs at the front of the building.
The hall is decorated with another magnificent Cà Rezzonico chandelier. On each side are rooms used presently for storage. There are five rooms on the floor above which will shortly be turned into fully furnished bedrooms.
Some of the paintings are clearly indicative of coat of arms while others depict free designs. The whole work is curiously symmetrical which is probably one last surprising element of Villa Capriata.
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