PNRR: Historic Parks and Gardens

 

PNRR, Mission 1 – Digitalization, Innovation, Competitiveness, and Culture, Component 3 – Culture 4.0 (M1C3), Measure 2 “Regeneration of small cultural sites, cultural, religious, and rural heritage,” Investment 2.3: “Programs to enhance the identity of places: historic parks and gardens” funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU

 

In 2022, Villa Valmarana participated in the PNRR and received funding to restore its Historic Garden.

The Woodland and the ancient terraces, currently inaccessible to visitors, will be restored and enhanced. Meanwhile, the Front Park, the Italian Garden, and the Rear Park, already open to the public, will be enriched and refined.

 

A Brief History of the Park

Villa Valmarana dates back to the second half of the 17th century, and a map by Architect Muttoni from 1701 confirms that the Villa was surrounded by gardens. By the mid-18th century, while the Tiepolo family was frescoing the interiors, the garden already featured an orderly layout with statues, water features, paths, and tiered terraces. From 1785, Elena Garzadori, wife of Giustino Valmarana, reorganized the garden, adding numerous statues, including “the Dwarves” along the perimeter wall.

The park forms an organic whole with the architectural structure, creating an inseparable bond between the natural and the man-made. It is a place where the tales of the Dwarves and water lilies intertwine with the exotic charm of the garden and woodland, complete with a pavilion reminiscent of a Chinese pagoda.

 

The objectives of the Call

  • Raise the standards of management, maintenance, safety, and hospitality.
  • Contribute to the improvement of cultural offerings and services, as well as the quality of life for citizens.
  • Promote the development of ecosystem functions with direct and positive environmental impacts.
  • Strengthen and spread scientific, technical, botanical, and environmental knowledge.

Useful links

Europe’s Recovery Plan: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/recovery-plan-europe_en

Italia domani: https://www.italiadomani.gov.it/content/sogei-ng/it/en/Interventi/investimenti/programmi-per-valorizzare-l-identita-di-luoghi-parchi-e-giardini-storici.html

 

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