Exterior view
by PALLADIO, Andrea, Photo
Located at a hill with a beautiful view, this villa was created by Palladio for the Vicenzan nobleman Girolamo Godi. It is the first villa designed by Palladio. It consists of a massive main body, with the middle portion of the fa�ade set back considerably to make room for a monumental staircase that leads to a loggia with three arches. This fa�ade does not yet have what will become the typical Palladian canon - a colonnade surmounted by a tympanum.
The interior was decorated with frescoes by Gualtiero Padovano, Battista Zelotti and Battista del Moro.