Selvazzano Dentro: History, Culture and River Connections

History and River Connections

Selvazzano Dentro reveals its history at several specific locations. At the Santa Maria di Quarta archaeological site, the human use of the area can be traced back to antiquity. This development is connected with the proximity of the Bacchiglione River. For those interested in culture, Santa Maria di Quarta, antiquity and the Bacchiglione are the specific historical points of reference here.

Villa and Park

The Parco romantico Melchiorre Cesarotti is a historic park belonging to the Villa and Barchessa Melchiorre Cesarotti. The park, villa and barchessa are jointly protected for their historical and artistic value and under heritage protection law.

Around 1792, Melchiorre Cesarotti began the radical transformation of his villa, which he used as a country residence and called “Selvaggiano”. The work lasted almost ten years and resulted in a complex, ambitious creation with literary and philosophical meanings. The villa also contained a “museo selvaggianesco”, a collection of natural objects, especially shells, minerals and fossils. For those interested in literature, the work’s literary and philosophical meanings stand alongside the natural history collection of shells, minerals and fossils.

Palazzo Eugenio Maestri on the Cycling Route

Palazzo Eugenio Maestri was designed at the end of the 19th century by the engineer Eugenio Maestri. It is located on the tourist river cycling route from Vicenza to Venice called “da Palladio a Galileo”. In Selvazzano Dentro, this route includes both Palazzo Eugenio Maestri and the Parco romantico Melchiorre Cesarotti. For a cultural cycling tour, this section connects two specific historical themes within Selvazzano Dentro. When planning an individual route, “da Palladio a Galileo” remains the specific name of the route from Vicenza to Venice.

Culture at the Auditorium San Michele Arcangelo

The Auditorium San Michele Arcangelo hosts performances, concerts and theatrical productions in a former deconsecrated church. At the same time, it houses valuable church furnishings and numerous paintings by artists from the Veneto region. For those interested in art, it brings together different types of events and art from the Veneto region. The building’s former ecclesiastical function remains the auditorium’s historical setting.

Golf, Nature and River Navigation

Golf della Montecchia is located in the municipality of Selvazzano Dentro. The golf course includes undeveloped areas with native vegetation, which have encouraged the presence of numerous animals. For those interested in nature, undeveloped areas, native vegetation and numerous animals stand alongside one another as specific landscape features. Nature enthusiasts can therefore also view the golf course from the perspective of its undeveloped areas.

Another connection with the river is found at Golena Sabbionari in the hamlet of Tencarola. There, the new landing stage enables river navigation services to operate. The landing stage thus connects Tencarola to the operation of river navigation services.

Other destinations

Other destinations for planning your trip: Baone, Mira, Lissaro, Cartura, Conselve, Cittadella, Terradura and Correzzola.

To the higher-level travel overview: Padua.