Villa Balladoro

The villa's highlights include interior frescoes on the ground and first floors and in the exedra of the park. It boasts a 23,700 square meter park with centuries-old trees, statues, and a fountain. The ground floor houses the Historical Library, comprising 10,728 volumes, and the Balladoro Family Archive, comprising 74 envelopes (for a total of 911 files or proceedings) and 149 registers. The public library is located on the first floor (hours: Monday 9:00-13:00 and 14:30-18:30 / Wednesday 14:30-18:30 / Thursday 14:30-19:30 / Saturday 9:00-12:00).

Scholarly highlights: Povegliano Veronese is considered by scholars to be an important site of prehistoric finds, and the numerous archaeological finds, dating from the Oenolithic (2500 BC-1800 BC), clearly indicate a continuous life from the Bronze Age (1800 BC-900 BC) to the Early Middle Ages, as evidenced by the numerous artifacts unearthed on various occasions and the discovery of a Lombard necropolis. Another local feature is the resurgences, freshwater springs of natural origin, sometimes brought to light by man, typical of the alluvial plains that cover the area. the territory of Povegliano Veronese.